Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill mifepristone

Washington — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a challenge targeting the availability of the widely used abortion pill mifepristone, preserving access to the drug in its first major abortion-related ruling since the reversal of Roe v. Wade. The unanimous ruling from the justices was on procedural grounds. They determined that a group of anti-abortion rights doctors

U.S. does not expect significant Russian breakthrough in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region

The U.S. does not expect Russia to mount a significant breakthrough in its offensive against the Kharkiv region in northeastern Ukraine, the Pentagon said Thursday.  “A couple of weeks ago, there was concern that would see a significant breakthrough on the part of the Russians,” said Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. “I don’t think we’ll see