U.S.Yahoo NewsSouth Carolina is the latest state to pass post-Roe abortion restrictions with 6-week ban
Nine states have passed new abortion restrictions since Roe v. Wade was overturned.
WorldYahoo NewsPopocatépetl volcano erupts over central Mexico: What we know
Three million people living near the 17,887-foot volcano are facing possible evacuation orders as it continues to spew smoke and ash, forcing schools to close and hundreds of flights to be delayed or canceled.
U.S.Yahoo NewsMan who crashed U-Haul truck into security barriers near White House charged with threatening the president: What we know
The U.S. Secret Service said that a 19-year-old man who drove a U-Haul truck into a security gate at Lafayette Square on Monday night has been charged with threatening the president.
U.S.Yahoo NewsWhy a growing number of women are suing Texas over the state's abortion laws
Eight more women have joined a lawsuit filed by five women against the state of Texas, where, they say, abortion laws prevented them from terminating their pregnancies despite life-threatening health concerns.
U.S.Yahoo NewsJudge enters not-guilty plea for Bryan Kohberger, suspect charged in deadly stabbings of 4 Idaho college students: What we know
The 28-year-old criminology graduate student suspected in the grisly killings of four University of Idaho students was arraigned Monday on four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary.
U.S.Yahoo NewsFeinstein’s health issues were far more serious than publicly disclosed: What we know
The 89-year-old senator’s office on Thursday confirmed that her complications from shingles were far more serious than previously known.
U.S.Yahoo NewsAllegations in Giuliani lawsuit could lead to criminal investigations, experts say
The new explosive allegations against former Rudy Giuliani could expose the former New York City mayor and Donald Trump lawyer to potential criminal liability, experts say.
BusinessYahoo NewsMontana bans TikTok: Why did the governor outlaw the app and how will it be enforced?
Montana has become the first U.S. state to ban popular video-sharing app TikTok, which is owned by Chinese company ByteDance. Here’s what you need to know about the new law signed by Gov. Greg Gianforte on Wednesday.
U.S.Yahoo NewsNYC bike path terrorist, convicted of killing 8 in 2017, sentenced to life: What we know
Sayfullo Saipov, a 35-year-old Uzbek citizen who killed eight people and injured dozens more with a rented truck on a popular New York City bike path, was formally sentenced Wednesday to life in federal prison.
U.S.Yahoo NewsRudy Giuliani lawsuit: Here are the 7 most salacious claims against the former NYC mayor
A woman who says she worked for Rudy Giuliani claims that the former New York City mayor and ex-personal lawyer for Donald Trump coerced her into sex and owes her nearly $2 million in unpaid wages.
U.S.Yahoo NewsRasheem Carter was found decapitated in Miss. woods. His family believes he was murdered.
Rasheem Carter, a 25-year-old Black father who went missing late last year, was found with his head severed from his body and separated from his spinal cord, which was found in a different location near Taylorsville, Miss.
U.S.Yahoo NewsRep. Gerry Connolly's staff attacked by man wielding a baseball bat in his Va. office: What we know
A 49-year-old man entered the Democrat’s office in Fairfax on Monday morning with a metal baseball bat and attacked two members of his staff, police say.
U.S.Yahoo NewsNorth Carolina's 12-week abortion ban bill: What's at stake
Yahoo News spoke with Kelly Baden, vice president for public policy at the Guttmacher Institute, a research organization that supports abortion rights, to unpack what’s in the bill and what’s at stake for abortion access in the surrounding region if it goes into effect on July 1.
U.S.Yahoo NewsThe EPA has a plan to eliminate climate pollution from power plants, but will it survive in court?
The Environmental Protection Agency proposed by far the largest-ever climate change regulation in U.S. history on Thursday, when it unveiled a proposal to require a 90% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from the largest power plants by 2040.
WorldYahoo NewsProtests erupted in Pakistan this week after Imran Khan's arrest. Here's what you should know.
Violence broke out in several major cities across Pakistan this week following the dramatic arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Supporters of Khan and his party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, had been protesting since his arrest on Tuesday.
PoliticsYahoo NewsE. Jean Carroll may sue Trump for defamation again after CNN town hall: What we know
The author — who was awarded $5 million in damages from the former president after a jury found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming her — is considering whether to file a new defamation lawsuit in the wake of his diatribe mocking her on live television.
PoliticsYahoo NewsDebt ceiling standoff: Everything you need to know
As the U.S. veers toward a potentially devastating default on its debts, Republican leaders are set to meet with President Biden on Friday to discuss an end to the impasse.
PoliticsYahoo NewsGeorge Santos arrested: What are the charges and what's next after his not guilty plea?
The embattled freshman congressman pleaded not guilty in federal court Wednesday to 13 counts, including wire fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds and making false statements to the House of Representatives.
U.S.Yahoo NewsWhat is ‘Right Wing Death Squad’? Investigators probe Texas mall gunman’s ties to far-right extremism
The gunman who killed eight people before he was fatally shot by a police officer at a Dallas-area mall on Saturday was wearing a tactical vest with a patch that read “RWDS,” an acronym that has been embraced in recent years by far-right extremists.
U.S.Yahoo NewsMall shooting, SUV crash kill 16 in deadly Texas weekend. Here's everything we know.
A 33-year-old gunman opened fire at a Dallas-area mall on Saturday, killing eight people and wounding seven others before he was fatally shot by police. Less than 24 hours later, eight people waiting for a bus outside a migrant shelter in Brownsville were killed when a driver ran a red light and hit them with his SUV.
U.S.Yahoo NewsWhat to know if you've been denied abortion medication at the pharmacy
Since last year’s reversal of Roe v. Wade, restrictive and sometimes vague state laws have prompted a slew of legal challenges, creating a landscape of uncertainty for abortion access among health care providers, clinics, pharmacies and patients across the U.S.
U.S.Yahoo NewsMan dies on NYC subway after being placed in chokehold by fellow passenger
A 30-year-old man who was acting “erratically” on a New York City subway is dead after another passenger, a 24-year-old U.S. Marine veteran, put him in a chokehold, police and witnesses say.
PoliticsYahoo NewsWhat is the debt ceiling, and could Biden avoid a financial crisis with the 14th Amendment?
The White House and congressional Democrats continue to look at their options to avoid a looming financial crisis as Republicans so far refuse a clean raising of the debt ceiling.
U.S.Yahoo NewsBig drop in history and civics scores for American students shows extent of pandemic learning loss
American students are failing to learn basic facts about their own nation’s history or how its government works, according to a closely watched assessment whose results were released on Wednesday.
U.S.Yahoo NewsTexas Gov. Abbott issues retraction after calling mass shooting victims 'illegal immigrants'
The Republican governor's office issued a statement retracting his assertion that all five victims of the deadly mass shooting in Cleveland, Texas, were “illegal immigrants” despite evidence that at least one was not.
