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Emma Bradford/Cronkite News July 14, 2025 WASHINGTON – In 14 states that made abortion all but impossible to obtain after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, women seeking to end a pregnancy had to drive four times further on average – 11.3 hours, up from 2.8 hours. “People are spending a lot of time…

Travis Bradley/Cronkite News July 2, 2025 PHOENIX — The George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center wasn’t always a national landmark. Nearly 100 years ago, it was the Phoenix Union Colored High School – a symbolic representation of the reprehensible race relations in the Valley during the 1920s. Today, it is affectionately known as “The…

ABC15 talked with Marion and her husband, Bob Auray, who founded what is now the Companion Animal Program at St. Vincent De Paul in Phoenix. By: Kaley O’Kelley Posted 6:48 AM, Jul 01, 2025 PHOENIX — It started with a simple question asked over lunch. Marion Auray, who had spent years working in animal rescue, was chatting…

Sebastian Mondaca Sepulveda/Cronkite News June 9, 2025 PHOENIX – While President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy National Guard troops to Los Angeles has garnered national attention, a quieter storyline is unfolding at high schools in Arizona. Young athletes from diverse backgrounds are speaking out as they witness the growing fears in their communities surrounding deportation.…

Katherine Weaver, Chicago Tribune Sat, July 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM CDT You wouldn’t guess that Matt Keeth has a severe visual impairment from the way he skateboarded up and down Chicago’s Disability Pride Parade in the Loop — if not for the red-and-white striped cane he rolls in front of him. Keeth, 31, a…

By Ryan Yamamoto Updated on: July 28, 2025 / 9:27 AM PDT Every July, Pride Disability Month gives Maya Morya Selkie Scott another reason to celebrate and cover herself in sequins, color, and a lot of fabulous glam. “I am a living, breathing, dancing, rainbow,” said Scott. But for Scott, who uses an electric wheelchair…

Janea Melido Jul 15 Liz Henry first became a wheelchair user in 1993, while living in poverty and navigating a world of uncertainty. The tools aiding their transition were sparse: a few issues of New Mobility magazine, a library book written by an author with arthritis and a manual wheelchair stolen out of necessity from Valley Medical…

By Miranda Green July 14, 2025 / 5:00 AM EDT In the wake of January’s deadly wildfires, Los Angeles County leaders are weighing a disaster registry intended to help disabled and senior residents get connected to emergency responders to bring them to safety during disasters. County supervisors approved a feasibility study this spring for such a voluntary database.…

By Lauren Victory July 11, 2025 / 6:45 PM CDT About 60,000 children with developmental disabilities qualify for a free Illinois program that provides speech, physical therapy, and other services. It’s called “early intervention” and can be a game-changer. The problem is that the service is delayed for more than 2,000 kids. Meet the Heath…

ABC7 News reached out to every one of the people allegedly involved, but has not received a response back from anyone By Dustin Dorsey  Monday, June 9, 2025 SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) — The San Jose Silicon Valley NAACP and San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan are calling for the release of text messages between City Councilmembers…