With three justices appointed by former President Donald Trump part of a 6-3 conservative majority, the court is taking on a case about whether states can ban abortions before a fetus can survive outside the womb.

The immunologist who leads the COVID-19 response in the United States said that many members of minority groups work in essential jobs where they might be exposed to the coronavirus, and are more likely to become infected if exposed because of medical conditions mostly due to to disadvantageous conditions

The first court test of whether local governments can ban police from enforcing certain gun laws is playing out in Columbia county, one of a wave of U.S. counties declaring itself a Second Amendment sanctuary.

Citing intelligence that there are “imminent” efforts from outside groups to “engage and advance gun violence” this weekend, the Portland City Council announced police and the FBI will be on the streets of the city for the next few days

The Chief Officer of The Associated Press responded with shock and horror to the bombing of an international media building in Gaza, where its journalists were based. Israel said it was being used by Hamas commanders

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has announced that the state will immediately follow guidance from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Charles Avery had barely started marching when police arrested him, forced him into a police vehicle and took him to jail for participating in landmark civil rights protests that helped change the nation in 1963.

Washington is on track to fully reopen its economy by June 30, and a full reopening could happen even sooner if 70% or more of residents ages 16 and older have gotten at least one dose of vaccine by then.