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Vermont passes bills aimed at protecting abortion pills

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:29 GMT

The Vermont Legislature passed reproductive and gender-affirming health care bills on Thursday with a late addition aimed at protecting access to a medication widely used in abortions even if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration withdraws its approval of the pill, mifepristone. The bills protect providers from discipline for providing legally protected reproductive and gender affirming health care services. Legislators recently tacked on medicated abortion to the definition of legally protected reproductive health care services, and believe the state is the first to do so. In the identical bills passed by the House and Senate, “reproductive health care services” includes “medication that was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for termination of a pregnancy as of January 1, 2023, regardless of the medication’s current FDA approval status.”Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court preserved women’s access to the drug, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continue...

Migration crisis as hundreds stranded at Peru-Chile border

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:29 GMT

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A migration crisis at the border between Chile and Peru intensified Thursday as hundreds of people remained stranded, unable to cross into Peru in an effort to return to their home country of Venezuela.The mostly Venezuelan migrants are seeking to cross into Peru to continue on to their home country but Peru isn’t allowing them to enter because they lack documents.While stalled at the border of the two South American countries, the migrants face the inhospitable climate that characterizes the Atacama Desert, one of the driest on the planet, with extremely hot days and intensely cold nights. Some have improvised tents with blankets but they lack water and other basic services.A group of migrants ran through the desert toward Peru, but they were turned back by Peruvian officers. Some women complained and demanded that the government of President Gabriel Boric provide a bus for them to travel to Venezuela.Images showed migrants shoving Peruvian border patrol offi...

Trump lawyer questions E. Jean Carroll at rape lawsuit trial

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:29 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyer sought Thursday to pick apart a decades-old rape claim against the former president, questioning why accuser E. Jean Carroll did not scream or seek help when Trump allegedly attacked her in a department store.But Carroll, a writer and former advice columnist, rebuffed the suggestion that rape victims are supposed to act a certain way, saying such thinking deters women from coming forward.“I’m telling you, he raped me, whether I screamed or not,” Carroll said, her voice rising and breaking, at the federal civil trial in New York.Carroll, who is suing Trump over the alleged assault, claims he raped her in a dressing room at the posh Manhattan store in 1996. She did not go to police and said she only told two close friends at the time.Trump lawyer Joseph Tacopina suggested her claims strained credulity, contending that she only came forward in 2019 — midway through Trump’s presidency — because of her disdain for his politics and b...

1 dead in 4-car crash on Jane Addams Tollway in Schaumburg

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:29 GMT

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — One person is dead in a crash involving several cars Thursday afternoon on the Jane Addams Tollway in Schaumburg, according to Illinois State Police.The crash happened in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 90 near Meacham Road. Cow located in Niles after ‘senior prank’; students cited Four vehicles were involved, state police said. One driver died and the three other drivers were taken to a hospital with unknown injuries.As of 4:45 p.m., traffic is still moving on the shoulder while investigators are on the scene.The identities of those involved haven't been released.

2023 NFL Draft tracker: Follow Round 1 picks live Thursday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:29 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The 2023 NFL Draft kicks off from Kansas City on Thursday with the first round starting at 7 p.m. Hundreds of NFL prospects are hoping to hear their name called, and 17 were invited to the draft, ready to walk across the stage and shake hands with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. 2023 NFL Draft order for all seven rounds But in the end, only 259 prospects will be selected over the three-day NFL Draft this year. Thursday night will only feature Round 1 of the draft where each team has 10 minutes to make their selection. The order teams make selections is based on the reverse order they finish in the league the previous season. Many teams have already made trades with other organizations to move up or down in the draft order. First look at 2023 NFL Draft Green Room in Kansas City As of Thursday afternoon, the Carolina Panthers have the first overall pick after trading with the Chicago Bears. They're widely speculated to take a quarterback.But as NFL fa...

Why is Kansas City hosting the 2023 NFL Draft, and who hosts next?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:29 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (NEXSTAR) - This week, Kansas City will become just the 12th city to host the NFL Draft in the event's 88-year history. Kansas City, home of the Super Bowl champion Chiefs, was declared the 2023 NFL Draft host site in 2019. But why?Before it was formally selected, the city was among the finalists for the 2019 and 2020 drafts, according to the NFL – Nashville and Las Vegas were selected instead, respectively. As with other hopeful host cities, Kansas City had to be pitched for the draft. It took three attempts for local leaders to convince NFL officials the city was a good venue for the event. 2023 NFL Draft order for all seven rounds After the first failed bid, which would have brought the 2015 draft to the city, leaders learned they needed to have a more compact and accessible location. The addition of a street car line improved Kansas City's chances, but not enough for it to land the 2019 draft. Thanks to the construction of a convention center hotel in th...

NFL Mock Draft: Here's who AP has each team taking

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:29 GMT

(AP) - It took the Carolina Panthers until this week to decide which quarterback they’ll select with the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night.They’re not saying, but oddsmakers believe it’ll be Alabama’s Bryce Young. The 2021 Heisman Trophy winner is an overwhelming favorite to go first, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud has dropped from favorite to having the third-best odds behind Kentucky’s Will Levis. Florida’s Anthony Richardson is a longshot.The Panthers traded four picks, including No. 9 overall and a first-rounder next year, along with wide receiver DJ Moore to give new coach Frank Reich a quarterback to build around.The final edition of the AP’s 2023 mock draft gives the nod to Young.1. Carolina Panthers (from Chicago): BRYCE YOUNG, QUARTERBACK, ALABAMAYoung can make every throw, has strong pocket presence and is a dynamic playmaker. The biggest question is his size — 5-foot-10, 204. It was never an issue while Yo...

NFL Draft Guide: How to watch, who will go No. 1

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:29 GMT

(AP) - The NFL never really stops, so the offseason continues with the draft starting Thursday night.The Carolina Panthers have the No. 1 overall pick and, as usual, a lot of the hype surrounds the quarterbacks. Alabama's Bryce Young, Ohio State's C.J. Stroud, Kentucky's Will Levis and Florida's Anthony Richardson are among the coveted prospects.At least one team has decided to address their quarterback situation by adding a veteran via trade. The New York Jets acquired veteran Aaron Rodgers from the Green Bay Packers earlier this week in a long-expected blockbuster deal that also has draft implications.The Jets received Rodgers, the No. 15 overall pick and a fifth-rounder this year from the Packers. In exchange, Green Bay will get the 13th overall selection, a second-rounder (No. 42) and a sixth-rounder this year and a conditional 2024 second-round pick that can become a first-rounder if Rodgers plays 65% of plays for New York this season.Here's more to kno...

Hendriks, 4 others closer to return for slumping White Sox

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:29 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks could go out on a rehab assignment next week in a big step in his recovery from non-Hodgkin lymphoma.Hendriks announced his diagnosis in January and completed his final round of chemotherapy three weeks ago. The 34-year-old right-hander announced last week on Instagram that he was cancer-free.White Sox general manager Rick Hahn said Thursday that Hendriks would return to Chicago during the team's upcoming series against Minnesota for “a pre-rehab assignment check-in,” and then his assignment could start "potentially immediately after that series.” ‘I’m cancer free’: White Sox closer Liam Hendriks is in remission Hendriks, a three-time All-Star, was third in the majors with 37 saves last season. He led the AL with a career-high 38 saves in 2021, after leaving Oakland to sign a $54 million, three-year contract with the White Sox.Hendriks has 115 saves and a 3.81 ERA over 12 seasons with Minnesota, Toronto, Kansas City, ...

2023 NFL Draft: Why do fans boo NFL commissioner Roger Goodell?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:29 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) — An NFL Draft tradition is upon us and it may happen again in Kansas City.The NFL Draft was held in New York City for most of the league's existence, for all of the years from 1964 to 2014.When the draft began traveling to different cities in 2015, NFL fans from all over started greeting commissioner Roger Goodell with warm regards and some cheers, but more boos than anything whenever he would take the podium.The boos reach as far back as the 2011 NFL Draft in Radio City Music Hall when quarterback Cam Newton was the first overall pick for the Carolina Panthers. 2023 NFL Draft tracker: Follow Round 1 picks live Thursday Goodell has also been booed at the 2017 draft in Philadelphia, the 2018 draft in Dallas, the 2019 draft in Nashville when the production crew worked hard to edit the audio, and pretty much every year ever since.So why do fans feel the need to give the leader of their favorite sports league grief? It is one of the few opportunities that Good...