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If Roe v. Wade is overturned, many states may limit access to abortion immediately

5:10am May 04, 2022

NPR's A Martinez talks to Elizabeth Nash of the Guttmacher Institute about state "trigger" bans on abortion, that may take effect if the Supreme Court erodes Roe v. Wade abortion rights protections.

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With wildfire closing in, New Mexico residents prepare to flee

5:10am May 04, 2022

A fire has been burning for weeks in the mountains above the town of Las Vegas, N.M. The town has a population of about 13,000, and some families have started to evacuate their homes.

As cases increase, the Bay Area is California's COVID hotspot

5:10am May 04, 2022

by Lesley McClurg

The San Francisco Bay Area is in its fifth surge of the pandemic, surpassing last summer's Delta variant peak. But public health officials says this wave is different.

Even when IVF is covered by insurance, high bills, surprises and hassles abound

5:00am May 04, 2022

by Phil Galewitz

Only 15 states require insurance to cover in vitro fertilization, a pricey path to parenthood. But expensive procedures and drugs can lead to unexpected bills even for the fortunate who are insured.

BOSTON: Protesters begin marching down Park Street during the Defend Abortion Rights rally at the Massachusetts State House.

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See protests grow across the country as the Supreme Court deals with Roe v. Wade leak

1:08am May 04, 2022

by Nicole Werbeck

Marches for and against abortion rights swell after a leaked draft opinion shows a majority of the Supreme Court is ready to overturn the landmark 1973 ruling that established the right to abortion.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine speaks Jan. 21, 2022 in Newark, Ohio.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine wins GOP nomination over 3 pro-Trump candidates, the AP says

9:35pm May 03, 2022

by Andy Chow (Statehouse News Bureau)

For the first time since 1978, a sitting governor faced a primary challenge in Ohio, but Gov. Mike DeWine clenched the nomination after facing criticism about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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People hold signs while protesting in front of Starbucks on April 14, 2022 in New York City. Activists gathered to protest Starbucks' CEO Howard Schultz anti-unionization efforts and demand the reinstatement of workers fired for trying to unionize.

Starbucks says employees getting new benefits, but not at stores that are unionizing

8:56pm May 03, 2022

by Andrea Hsu

On an investor call, Starbucks interim CEO Howard Schultz said the company was investing $1 billion to raise wages, enhance benefits and modernize stores. But unionized stores won't get some of that.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on April 12 in Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma governor signs Texas-style abortion ban into law

8:44pm May 03, 2022

by The Associated Press

The bill signing comes on the heels of a leaked draft opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court that it is considering weakening or overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade decision.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., called the leak of the draft Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade lawless and declined to answer questions about the impact of the draft ruling.

Senate Republicans zero in on the abortion decision leak, not its impact

6:25pm May 03, 2022

by Deirdre Walsh

Top GOP lawmakers emphasized the unprecedented nature of the unauthorized disclosure of the high court's draft ruling on an abortion case instead of the possible impact on women or on the midterms.

A juvenile California condor flies from a shelf to a branch in the condor reintroduction pen of the Redwood National Park near Orick, Calif., on April 12.

Condors are soaring again over Northern California's coastal redwoods

5:55pm May 03, 2022

by The Associated Press

The endangered California condor, the largest native North American bird, returned to soar the skies over the state's far northern coast redwood forests for the first time in more than a century.