When faced with infertility, Amanda and Jeff Walker had a baby through in vitro fertilization but were left with extra embryos — and questions. Tori and Sam Earle “adopted” an embryo frozen 20 years earlier by another couple. Matthew Eppinette and his wife chose to forgo IVF out of ethical concerns and have no children […]
A split Kansas Supreme Court ruling last week issued in a lawsuit over a 2021 election law found that voting is not a fundamental right listed in the state Constitution’s Bill of Rights. The finding drew sharp criticism from three dissenting justices on the high court. The Associated Press looks at what the ruling might […]
A date for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress remains uncertain after one date initially floated was ruled out because it fell on a Jewish holiday. A US congressional leadership aide initially said Monday that Netanyahu was scheduled to speak on June 13, which falls on Shavuot. It also coincides with President Joe […]
Maryland State Police are investigating a prisoner’s death at the Eastern Correctional Institution in Somerset County. Eugene Stanford, 49, originally of Trappe, Maryland, was killed while serving time at the facility around 3:30 p.m. on Friday, police said in a news release. The Eastern Correctional Institution is a medium-security facility in Westover on the lower […]
Jun. 1—1/1 Swipe or click to see more STAR-ADVERTISER / 2019 Protesters gather at Mauna Kea Access Road in opposition to the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope atop Mauna Kea. Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? to continue reading. Get unlimited access From as low […]
A 26-year-old McKean County man who was fatally injured last month died as a result of a logging accident, Pennsylvania State Police said Thursday. Coudersport-based troopers said Atlee Weaver of Port Allegany was killed April 15 in a logging incident at 112 Pinneo Hill Road in the Town of Oswayo. According to a report from […]
WEST PALM BEACH — Two men accused of murder in the fatal 2020 shooting of a man near Boynton Beach have been cleared of criminal charges after a judge ruled they are immune from prosecution under Florida’s “stand your ground” law. Circuit Judge Scott Suskauer dismissed charges of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder against […]
WEST PALM BEACH — Two men accused of murder in the fatal 2020 shooting of a man near Boynton Beach have been cleared of criminal charges after a judge ruled they are immune from prosecution under Florida’s “stand your ground” law. Circuit Judge Scott Suskauer dismissed charges of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder against […]
WASHINGTON — Action on the floor of the House of Representatives paused for more than an hour Wednesday after Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., listed off the criminal charges against former President Donald Trump. “We have a presumptive nominee for president facing 88 felony counts, and we’re being prevented from even acknowledging it,” McGovern said during […]
A woman was found shot to death inside a Victorville home Thursday following what coroner’s investigators have ruled to be a homicide. Stephanie Santacruz, 37, was found shortly after 3 p.m. suffering from a fatal gunshot wound in the living room of a home in the 16300 block of Orick Avenue, according to San Bernardino […]
A fatal skiing collision at a popular Wyoming resort on April 14 was ruled a “homicide” this week by the county coroner, but whether it is a crime is up to the authorities. Skiing instructor Peter Wuerslin and an unidentified 34-year-old man collided with each other on the slopes of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch will have a book out this summer on a subject he has commented upon often — the volume of laws in the U.S. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, announced Wednesday that ”Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law” will be released Aug. 6. […]