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Kentucky woman seeking abortion files lawsuit over state bans A new class action lawsuit alleges a woman who wants to terminate her pregnancy cannot get the care she needs in Kentucky. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A new class action lawsuit filed Tuesday seeks to strike down Kentucky's bans on abortions, arguing that a woman seeking to

'I heard it and felt it': Chemical facility explosion leaves 11 hospitalized in Louisville An explosion at a chemical facility in Louisville, Kentucky Tuesday afternoon left at least 11 people hospitalized, officials confirmed. The blast occurred around 3 p.m. local time at the Givaudan Sense Colour facility, blowing out windows in the surrounding area. The

College Football Playoff rankings: Texas rises to No. 3 behind Oregon, Ohio State We knew there would be changes near the top of the College Football Playoff rankings released Tuesday after significant upsets in Week 11. But those changes were not going to involve the teams at No. 1 and No. 2 in last week's

Trump picks South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to head Homeland Security Department WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump picked South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to be his secretary of Homeland Security, selecting another loyalist to lead an agency central to his efforts to crack down on the number of immigrants who enter the country without permission.

Princess Kate to host annual Christmas carol service following cancer treatment The British royal has only made a handful of public appearances after having major abdominal surgery and undergoing chemotherapy earlier this year. LONDON - Princess Kate will make her most prominent return to royal engagements since having treatment for cancer next month when she

Tufts says it won't discourage internships over lawmaker's remarks on trans athletes According to Rep. Seth Moulton's office, a professor at Tufts University said his department would no longer support internships with the congressman after his comments about trans student-athletes. A private college in Massachusetts is pushing back against allegations that it would no longer

Huge snow totals reported in West as another storm looms Tuesday night will bring a new round of snowy weather for parts of the U.S. after other parts of the West were left buried under several feet of snow over the weekend. The latest batch of wintry weather is heading for the Pacific Northwest. In

Shelter-in-place ordered after building explodes in Louisville, Kentucky An explosion has been reported Thursday afternoon at a business in Louisville, Kentucky, officials confirmed. Louisville Division of Fire spokesperson Donovan Sims confirmed the blast to the Louisville Courier Journal, part of the USA TODAY Network. Officials urged people to stay away from the area in the

As Northeast wildfires keep igniting, is there a drought-buster in sight? The historic drought that for weeks has showered a swath of the nation from Virginia through New England with red flag wildfire warnings shows no signs of easing soon − and it may take floods to bring the weather pattern to an end. Adam

Opinion: Trump's win terrifies my Latino students. I'm struggling to reassure them. President-elect Trump just confirmed my students' nightmares by naming pro-deportation Tom Homan and anti-immigration Stephen Miller to his incoming administration. During my third month as a student teacher in Los Angeles, four police officers were acquitted for the video taped beating of Rodney

Donald Trump nominates Mike Huckabee to be US ambassador to Israel WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday he is nominating former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee to be his U.S. ambassador to Israel, tapping a pro-Israel evangelical Christian to help steer foreign policy in the Middle East with the region in crisis. The appointment of

Donald Trump's New York hush money sentencing in jeopardy as case deadlines paused A New York court suspended all the current deadlines in President-elect Donald Trump's New York hush money case, including a scheduled Nov. 26 sentencing on his 34 felony convictions. Judge Juan Merchan was scheduled to issue a decision Tuesday on whether the