The organization reduced the number of consultations on health issues, while it focused on providing abortion services. Abortions conducted by Planned Parenthood are a leading cause of death in the United States, with the organization recommending the procedure to pregnant clients 97 percent of the time, according to Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America group. Planned
Foreign aid legislation advances, but could cost Speaker Mike Johnson – CBS News Watch CBS News The House Rules Committee advanced a foreign aid package that provides billions in stalled security funding for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, steering the measures closer toward passage this weekend. The legislation had been tied up for weeks. The progress
Critics of the legislation argue that animal testing has helped advance research that supports veterans with disabilities. The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) will end testing on dogs, cats, and nonhuman primates by 2026. Congress approved the bipartisan measure included in the VA’s 2024 fiscal spending bill, which was signed into law last month. “VA
A man set himself on fire on Friday outside the New York courthouse where Donald Trump’s historic hush-money trial was taking place, witnesses said. A witness on the scene said he first heard the man throwing pamphlets into the air, then saw him douse himself from a can and light himself on fire. “At that
A man who set himself on fire outside the New York City courthouse where former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial is underway has died, police said. Witnesses said that they saw the man — who the New York Police Department identified as 37-year-old Max Azzarello — pour liquid over his head and set himself
World leaders weigh liquidating frozen Russian assets to assist Kyiv. Members of the Group of Seven (G7) have discussed using seized Russian assets to help rebuild Ukraine’s infrastructure, which would be a “critical” tool following Moscow’s invasion, according to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday. While speaking to reporters at a G7 meeting
Washington — A third Republican joined the effort to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson from his post on Friday, making it more likely that Democrats will have to save him if it comes to a vote. Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona announced he was signing onto the motion to vacate against Johnson, a Louisiana Republican,