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Trump administration to block foreign aid from those promoting abortion, DEI and gender identity
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (480+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he climbs a staircase after a signing ceremony of his Board of Peace initiative at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. Credit: AP/Laurent Gillieron WASHINGTON " The Trump…...
Supreme Court likely to rule in favor of abortion opponents in challenge to state investigation
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (479+ words) With flowers in the foreground, construction on the front of the U.S. Supreme Court continues Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, in Washington. Credit: AP/Mariam Zuhaib WASHINGTON " The Supreme Court seemed likely on Tuesday to side with a faith-based pregnancy center challenging an investigation…...
New IVF policies bring hope — and moral questions
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (782+ words) Scientists are on the brink of preventing some diseases " not just treating them " at the sperm, egg and early embryo stage, with technology called germline editing. Credit: Universal Images Group via Getty Images/BSIP This month, President Donald Trump released…...
The role of LI's Bishop Barres amid Pope Leo's call for more strident opposition to the immigration crackdown.
3+ mon, 10+ hour ago (1283+ words) The Most Reverend John Oliver Barres, the Bishop of the Rockville Centre Diocese. Credit: Morgan Campbell When Bishop John Barres arrived on Long Island to take over the Diocese of Rockville Centre a decade ago, he set ministering to Latino…...
Planned Parenthood wins partial victory in legal fight with Trump administration over funding cuts
6+ mon, 1+ day ago (463+ words) A Missouri and American flag fly outside Planned Parenthood in St. Louis, June 24, 2022. Credit: AP/Jeff Roberson BOSTON " Planned Parenthood won a partial victory Monday in a legal fight with President Donald Trump's administration over efforts to defund the organization…...
Judge rejects a challenge to Michigan's decades-long ban on publicly funded abortions
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (352+ words) Abortion-rights protesters demonstrate against the United States Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, federally protected right to abortion, outside the state capitol in Lansing, Michigan, June 24, 2022. Credit: AP/Paul Sancya DETROIT " A judge has rejected a challenge to Michigan's…...
French scientist Etienne-Emile Baulieu, inventor of the abortion pill, dies at 98
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (450+ words) ROME " French scientist Etienne-Emile Baulieu, best known as the inventor of the abortion pill, died on Friday aged 98 at his home in Paris, his institute said in a statement. Both a doctor and a researcher, Baulieu was known around the…...
Judge vacates federal rules requiring employers to provide accommodations for abortions
8+ mon, 1+ day ago (826+ words) The emblem of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is shown on a podium in Vail, Colorado, Feb. 16, 2016, in Denver. Credit: AP/David Zalubowski NEW YORK " A federal judge on Wednesday struck down regulations requiring most U.S. employers to provide workers…...
South Carolina Supreme Court decides heartbeat definition allows six-week abortion ban
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (771+ words) The exterior of the South Carolina Supreme Court building in Columbia, S.C. is shown, Jan. 18, 2023. The right to an abortion is back before the highest court in South Carolina on Tuesday, June 27, as Republicans try to restore a ban that was…...
State Department wants staff to report instances of alleged anti-Christian bias during Biden's term
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (604+ words) As the Christian world commemorates Holy Week leading up to Easter Sunday, the State Department has issued an appeal for its employees to report instances of alleged anti-Christian bias, including actions taken for opposition to vaccines or personal pronoun choice,…...