• NPR

    Police enter UCLA anti-war encampment; Arizona repeals Civil War-era abortion ban

    Law enforcement officers have moved into a pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA. Arizona lawmakers voted to repeal a Civil War-era abortion ban.

    • KIFI

    Arizona Senate votes to repeal Civil War-era near-total abortion ban

    CNN By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — The Arizona Senate on Wednesday voted to repeal the state’s 160-year-old near-total abortion ban, three weeks after the state Supreme Court revived the law and thrust reproductive rights into the political spotlight. Two Republicans – Sens. Shawnna Bolick and T.J. Shope – voted with the chamber’s 14 Democrats

    • CNN

    Arizona Senate votes to repeal Civil War-era near-total abortion ban

    The Arizona Senate on Wednesday voted to repeal the state’s 160-year-old near-total abortion ban, three weeks after the state Supreme Court revived the law and thrust reproductive rights into the political spotlight. Two Republicans – Sens. Shawnna Bolick and T.J. Shope – voted with the chamber’s 14 Democrats to advance the repeal, which passed 16 to 14. The vote comes a week after three Republicans joined with all 29 Democrats in the state House to repeal the law, which bans abortion at all...

  • Kari Lake downplays Arizona’s strong pro-life law, calls for economic policies to reduce abortion

    Kari Lake dismissed the significance of Arizona’s abortion ban and suggested tax cuts and other economic measures are the best way to reduce abortions, despite widespread evidence showing the effectiveness of pro-life laws.

  • Illinois quick hits: More students protesting; Pritzkers donate Civil War document

    More students protesting Illinois State University in Normal is the latest school to feature an encampment to protest the war in Gaza. Students at schools around the country have been setting up tents to show support for Palestine, including at Columbia University and the University of Washington. Students at Northwestern University in Evanston recently took down their encampment after they said the school met their demands. Check private water wells ...

  • Civil War

    Civil War Dir. Alex Garland, U.S./U.K., A24. The 15-year-old me would have

  • Fewer fatalities in the Civil War than War of Independence, new research suggests

    The Irish Civil War Fatalities Project, launched today, lists all of the combatant and civilian fatalities in the Irish Civil War.

  • 'Civil War' is a movie. Putin's pals want a real war between the states

    The dystopian thriller “Civil War” has been the No. 1 film at the U.S. box office for the last two weekends. But viewers, liberals and conservatives alike, should be aware that Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s propagandists are hoping that a second American Civil War actually happens. After the House approved the $61 billion Ukraine aid package on Saturday, the hawkish former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who is the deputy chairman of Russia’s security council, wrote on Telegram: “I cannot...

  • The Civil War in Charleston

    Erik Larson offers in his latest work a close look at slavery, antebellum Charleston, and the cause of the War of the Rebellion.

  • Tensions grow with Kari Lake

    Tensions grow with Kari Lake (First column, 11th story, link) Related stories:WAXMAN: WHY DID DIRTY PECKER SNITCH ON STAND?POLL: More than half of voters think Trump committed crimesDon could have to wear an ankle tag under house arrestHaley Supporters Biggest VulnerabilityTaxes, Tariffs, Debt: Investors Start to Fear Election

  • Trump Is Souring On Kari Lake

    The Washington Post published a new story Monday revealing that Donald Trump has all but ruled out choosing Arizona Senate candidate and election denier Kari Lake as his running mate

  • There are signs America could be sleepwalking into civil war

    "Some have suggested that modern America doesn’t have issues sufficiently contentious to provide such a spark. I’m not so sure."