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Month: June 2024

Ultra-marathon open-water swimmer swims from Chesapeake Bay to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor

By Kate Amara Click here for updates on this story     BALTIMORE, Maryland (WBAL) — She made it! Ultra-marathon open-water swimmer Katie Pumphrey, a Maryland native, swam 24 miles from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor on Tuesday as part of a “Bay-to-Baltimore” history-making event. The swim started at Sandy Point State Park at

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Wisconsin Elections Commission rejects recall attempt against state’s top Republican

Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission has rejected an effort to force a recall election of the state’s top Republican after determining that not enough valid signatures were collected. The vote Thursday by three Republican commissioners and one Democratic commissioner means Assembly Speaker Robin Vos will not have to stand

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Reproductive rights activists demonstrate in front of the US Supreme Court on June 24.

Supreme Court decision allows pregnant people in Idaho to access emergency abortion care — for now

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Pregnant people in Idaho should be able to access abortion in a medical emergency in Idaho, at least for now. The Supreme Court formally dismissed an appeal over Idaho’s strict abortion ban on Thursday, blocking enforcement of the state’s law where it conflicts with federal law. With Thursday’s decision,

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A leading human rights group calls on Iraq to halt deportations of Syrian refugees

Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — A leading international rights group says Iraqi authorities in Baghdad and the administration in the semi-autonomous northern Iraqi Kurdish region have arbitrarily detained and deported Syrian refugees home to their country. The New York-based Human Rights Watch said on Thursday that it has documented cases in which Iraqi authorities deported

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