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US Supreme Court to decide on access to abortion pill in major case
The Biden administration aims to preserve access to the abortion pill mifepristone, which has been approved by the FDA. By the Associated Press On December 13, 2023 The US Supreme…
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Equal Rights Amendment was introduced 100 years ago — and still waits
By Frederic J. Frommer On December 12, 2023 America’s feminists were feeling confident. Three years earlier, they’d won passage of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote. And…
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Supreme Court declines to intervene in Voting Rights Act challenge to Texas county map over objections from liberals
By Devan Cole On December 8, 2023 The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to intervene in a dispute over a Republican-drawn commissioners map in Galveston County, Texas, as courts continue to consider the…
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Groups want full federal appeals court to revisit ruling limiting scope of the Voting Rights Act
By Andrew Demillo and Ayanna Alexander On December 11, 2023 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Progressive advocacy groups in Arkansas on Monday asked a full federal appeals court to reconsider…
Read MoreAlleged prostitution and human trafficking ring busted in metro Detroit
The bust spanned businesses and residences in several cities By: Darren Cunningham On December 18, 2023 DETROIT (WXYZ) — Authorities from multiple jurisdictions busted an alleged prostitution and human trafficking…
Read MoreGeorgia Motel Manager Sentenced for Trafficking and Forced Labor of Victim
On December 7, 2023 A motel manager in Georgia was sentenced to 57 months in prison for trafficking a victim with respect to peonage, slavery, involuntary servitude or forced labor…
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2010 to 2020 Saw Disparities in Surgeon Supply Widen in the United States
Widening gaps seen for rural counties and socially vulnerable counties By Lori Solomon On December 6, 2023 Disparities in surgeon supply between rural and urban counties and between socially vulnerable…
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More Senior Physicians See Fewer Underserved Patients
Findings for share of Medicaid patients and minority patients By Lori Solomon On December 14, 2023 Senior physicians treat fewer traditionally underserved patients than their junior colleagues within the same…
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Particulate pollution from coal associated with double the risk of mortality than PM2.5 from other sources
By Maya Brownstein On November 23, 2023 Exposure to fine particulate air pollutants from coal-fired power plants (coal PM2.5) is associated with a risk of mortality more than double that of exposure…
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