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Over-the-counter birth control? Drugmaker seeks FDA approval
A drug company is seeking U.S. approval for the first birth control pill that women could buy without a prescription. The request from a French drugmaker on Monday sets up a high-stakes decision for the Food and Drug Administration amid the political fallout from the Supreme Court's recent decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
Privacy advocates fear Google will be used to prosecute abortion seekers
When law enforcement requests it, Google usually hands over location and search data collected through its smartphone apps. Will that now be used against people seeking abortions in some states?
Smithfield Foods settles pork price-fixing lawsuit for $42M
Smithfield Foods will pay restaurants and caterers $42 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the giant meat producer of conspiring to inflate pork prices, which will likely only add to concerns about how the lack of competition in the industry affects meat prices.
The Supreme Court is the most conservative in 90 years
In an astounding 62 percent of the decisions, conservatives prevailed, and more importantly, often prevailed in dramatic ways, according to new data.
Supreme Court to hear case on state authority over elections
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from North Carolina Republicans that could drastically limit state court authority over congressional redistricting, as well as elections for Congress and the presidency.
Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in as first Black woman on the Supreme Court
Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden's first Supreme Court pick, will be sworn in as the 116th justice Thursday at 11 a.m. CDT. She will be the first Black woman to serve on the nation's high court.
Federal prosecutors outline sentencing recommendations for 3 ex-cops in Floyd killing
Federal prosecutors asked a judge Wednesday to sentence one of the four former Minneapolis police officers convicted of civil rights violations in George Floyd's killing to as many as 6 1/2 years in prison — but to impose significantly stiffer yet unspecified sentences on two others.