As the Supreme Court appears poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that guarantees the constitutional right to an abortion, reproductive rights advocates are thinking about a new legal landscape for medication abortion.. One of their strategies involves preserving the availability of medication used to initiate an abortion in states poised to restrict […]
Misinformation after the May 24 shooting that killed at least 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, followed a familiar playbook. As authorities pieced together what happened, unverified rumors and hoaxes about the attack, the victims and the shooter stood in for confirmed facts. Almost immediately after the Uvalde attack […]
Monkeypox is rarely seen outside of Africa, but a recent spike in cases across the globe has health officials worldwide scrambling to contain the disease. More than 250 confirmed and suspected cases have been found in at least 16 countries, including the United States and Canada, prompting the CDC to issue an advisory on May […]
Fox News host Tucker Carlson falsely claimed he was unfamiliar with the racist and antisemitic “great replacement theory” cited by the mass shooter in Buffalo, New York. “You’ve heard a lot about the ‘great replacement theory’ recently,” Carlson said on his primetime show May 17. “It is everywhere in the last two days, and we […]
As the nationwide baby formula shortage continues, Abbott Laboratories, one of the largest manufacturers of formula in the country, announced it reached an agreement with U.S. health regulators to resume operations at its largest domestic factory in Sturgis, Michigan. While this is welcome news for parents and caregivers scrambling to find food for their babies, […]
In the wake of a mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket, U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., is facing criticism for ads that echo the “great replacement theory” referenced by the man charged in the attack. The baseless conspiracy theory holds that Democrats and elites are trying to replace white people with non-white immigrants. Stefanik, who […]
An online screed linked to the 18-year-old man arrested for killing 10 people in a Buffalo, New York, supermarket repeatedly referenced the racist and anti-semitic “great replacement theory.” The theory is white supremacist rhetoric amplified in recent years by some of the loudest voices in conservative media. Several recent shootings have been motivated by belief […]
Abortion protests have erupted across the country since a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion suggested Roe v. Wade may be overturned. With more demonstrations expected in the nation’s capital, some Republicans have called into question the legality of protesting outside of justices’ homes. Conservative political commentator Bill O’Reilly raised the issue during a May 11 […]
Quick take North Carolina, a state with a divided but slightly Republican-leaning electorate, is playing host to one of the key U.S. Senate contests — the race to succeed retiring Republican Sen. Richard Burr. Election Day is May 17. While polls have been scarce, former President Donald Trump’s endorsed candidate, U.S. Rep. Ted Budd, seems […]
It’s estimated that millions of people in the U.S. use period-tracking apps to plan ahead, track when they are ovulating, and monitor other health effects. The apps can help signal when a period is late. After Politico published on May 2 a draft opinion from the Supreme Court indicating that Roe v. Wade, the landmark […]
The Republican Senate primary in Pennsylvania has featured months of aggressive attacks between frontrunners Mehmet Oz and Dave McCormick — with an unexpected third candidate, Kathy Barnette, joining the mix of possible winners. The Republican and Democratic primaries, which close on May 17, will determine the nominees to succeed retiring Republican Sen. Pat Toomey. Both […]
As protesters gathered outside the homes of conservative-leaning U.S. Supreme Court justices, a rumor took off on social media that Justice Samuel Alito had moved to an “undisclosed location.” Alito authored a leaked draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade and return authority over abortion access to the states. In the days after Politico […]