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Democratic Gov. Jared Polis of Colorado signed a trio of bills Friday that further protect the rights to abortion and gender-affirming services in the state, as access to the so-called

The suicide rate in the United States returned to a near-record high in 2021, reversing two years of decline, according to a report released Thursday by the US Centers for

The new rule proposal comes as Vice President Harris is set to convene an interagency task force meeting on reproductive rights at the White House.

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The Louisville mass shooter legally bought an AR-15-style rifle at a local gun dealership six days before he used it to kill five of his colleagues at a downtown bank,

An Idaho mother who is accused of killing her two children and conspiring to kill her husbands ex-wife was motivated by "money, power and sex," prosecutors said as opening statements

The mother of a 6-year-old who shot his first grade teacher in Newport News, Virginia, in January has been indicted on charges of felony child neglect, and one count of

Opening statements are set to start Monday in the trial of an Idaho mother who is accused of killing her two children and conspiring to kill her husbands ex-wife as

The Justice Department asked a federal appeals court on Monday to put on hold a judges ruling that could make a medication abortion drug unavailable nationwide starting Friday at midnight.

Two Democratic members of the Tennessee House of Representatives have been expelled while a third member was spared in an ousting by Republican lawmakers that was decried by the trio