Tag: state
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IOC disappointed with Solo’s ‘cowards’ comments
By Karolos Grohmann RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is disappointed that United States goalkeeper Hope Solo branded opponents Sweden as cowards after they knocked her team out of the women's soccer tournament, but will not take any disciplinary action. The best team did not win today.” Solo is no stranger…
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Brazil launches first dengue vaccine campaign: drug maker
Brazil on Saturday launched the first public immunisation programme in the Americas against dengue fever, with 500,000 people to be injected with the world's first authorized vaccine against the disease, French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi said. The programme will be rolled out in the southern state of Parana, said the maker of the Dengvaxia vaccine, which…
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Florida probes new Zika case outside Miami
Florida is investigating a new case of Zika infection outside the neighborhood in Miami where mosquitoes are believed to have spread the virus to more than a dozen people, officials said Monday. Florida Governor Rick Scott described the case as a “new individual with non-travel related Zika in Palm Beach County,” north of Miami. The…
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Florida probes new Zika case outside Miami
Florida is investigating a new case of Zika infection outside the neighborhood in Miami where mosquitoes are believed to have spread the virus to more than a dozen people, officials said Monday. Florida Governor Rick Scott described the case as a “new individual with non-travel related Zika in Palm Beach County,” north of Miami. The…
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Alaska’s top court rejects parental notice for abortions
By Eric M. Johnson SEATTLE (Reuters) – An Alaska law requiring doctors to notify the parents of girls under the age of 18 seeking an abortion violates the state’s constitution and cannot be enforced, the state’s top court ruled on Friday. The 4-1 decision marks a long-awaited victory for Planned Parenthood and other abortion-rights advocates…
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Court: Birth control mandate violates religious rights
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled in favor of a Missouri lawmaker who cited religious objections while challenging the inclusion of birth control coverage in his government-provided health insurance.
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Alaska parental notification abortion law struck down
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Supreme Court on Friday struck down a state law requiring parental notification for girls under age 18 seeking abortions, agreeing with pro-abortion rights advocates that the mandate approved by voters in 2010 was unconstitutional.
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Trump adviser: Women should be ones to decide on abortion
WASHINGTON (AP) — One of Donald Trump's potential running mates said Sunday that women should be the ones to decide whether or not to have abortions.
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Baltimore judge clears second officer in Freddie Gray death
By Donna Owens BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Baltimore police officer Caesar Goodson Jr. on Thursday became the second officer cleared of criminal wrongdoing in the death of Freddie Gray, a black man who died of injuries sustained while in police custody. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams found Goodson, who is also black, not guilty…
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Texas executes man who killed city inspector in 2005
Texas on Tuesday executed a convicted killer who repeatedly shot a city code officer inspecting piles of garbage at the death row inmate's former home, a department of criminal justice official said. Adam Ward, 33, was pronounced dead at 6:34 p.m. after receiving a lethal injection at the state's death chamber in Huntsville. The execution…