A hospital is suing to move a quadriplegic 18-year-old to a nursing home. She says no
Alexis Ratcliff attends her 18th birthday party at the hospital in Winston-Salem, N.C. She is a quadriplegic who uses a ventilator and has lived at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist…
An unsanctioned coterie of pro-Israel quasi-lobbyists has descended on D.C.
Winning over lawmakers can take on several different forms. Among those who have rushed to Israel’s defense is Ronald Lauder, the billionaire heir to the cosmetic empire Estée Lauder who…
Erdoğan warns Sunak: Don’t stoke Israel-Hamas crisis
Turkish president says the West should ‘remember and fulfill the promises made to Palestine over the years.’ The two leaders spoke about the ongoing conflict during a phone call Monday…
65 cops hurt during pro-Palestine protest in Berlin
‘Antisemitism has no place in Germany,’ says Chancellor Olaf Scholz. During pro-Palestine protests on Wednesday evening in Berlin, 65 police officers were injured and 174 people were temporarily detained after…
Arizona GOP scuttles attempt to repeal 1864 abortion ban
The move highlights the deepening divide between the more socially conservative wing of the party, which opposes abortion on moral grounds, and the more populist, MAGA branch. Arizona State Speaker…
Federal appeals court narrowly blocks controversial Florida law barring Chinese land ownership
“This prohibition blatantly violates the Fourteenth Amendment’s protection against discrimination,” Judge Nancy Abudu wrote. Echo King, president of the Florida Asian American Justice Alliance, introduces speakers at a rally outside…
Miami schools under fire over Black history permission slip flap
School officials say they were only complying with a statewide education rule. School officials say the permission slips are the district’s way of complying with a statewide education rule tied…
Trump’s seesawing legal drama shifts back to Florida
Judge Aileen Cannon has scheduled a pivotal hearing Friday in the classified documents case. People show their support for former President Donald Trump as he visits the Alto Lee Adams…
Florida must clarify parental rights law under settlement in ‘Don’t Say Gay’ lawsuit
The law, which has since been expanded, prohibits teachers from leading classroom lessons on gender identity or sexual orientation for students in kindergarten through third grade. The lawsuit against the…
Florida Supreme Court approves ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana
Florida Supreme Court approves ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana If the provision gets 60 percent in November, it will legalize recreational marijuana in the country’s third-most populous state. Florida…