Lawmakers in several states have been busy crafting legislation that would either protect abortion or make it illegal in the event that the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/08/us/abortion-laws.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Abortion, Jeff Bezos, Grammy Awards: Here’s what you need to know.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/08/briefing/abortion-jeff-bezos-grammy-awards.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The midterm elections brought in a new wave of governors with aggressive plans to cut emissions and expand low-carbon energy. Now, those plans are being implemented.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/08/climate/states-global-warming.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Blackface, with its roots in demeaning minstrel-show traditions, has persisted in fraternity houses and private clubs, occasionally exploding into public view.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/08/us/northam-blackface-virginia.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Lawmakers in several states have been busy crafting legislation that would either protect abortion or make it illegal in the event that the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/08/us/us-abortion-laws.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Liberal Democrats hope to redefine the national conversation on climate change with their sweeping proposals to cut emissions and create jobs.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/08/us/politics/on-politics-green-new-deal-plan-is-unveiled.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Instagram and its parent company, Facebook, will no longer allow images of cutting and will make nongraphic photos of self-harm, such as healed scars, more difficult to find.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/07/technology/instagram-self-harm-ban.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Alabama allows a Christian chaplain to be present in its execution chamber but excluded a Muslim imam. The inmate, Domineque Ray, was set to be executed Thursday night.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/07/us/politics/supreme-court-domineque-ray.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Hacienda HealthCare said it was working to determine exactly how it would move its patients from the Phoenix facility elsewhere. State officials were dismayed.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/07/us/hacienda-healthcare-phoenix-closing.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The law, requiring abortion providers to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals, was very similar to a Texas law the justices struck down in 2016.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/07/us/politics/louisiana-abortion-law-supreme-court.html?partner=rss&emc=rss