Republicans Finally Caught the Car  —  The Back-Alley Reversal of Roe Just Made the GOP Unsafe for Right-leaning Women  —  Texas has banned abortion, more or less.  Terminating a pregnancy is now categorically forbidden in the Lone Star State except in the brief period before the embryo develops something …

Scoop: Trump nears deal for D.C. hotel  —  Former President Trump is in advanced talks to sell rights to his Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., sources tell Axios.  —  Why it matters: The removal of Trump's big, golden name from Pennsylvania Avenue would be a symbolic bombshell savored by opponents.

Angry Men With Zip-Ties Ambush School Principal After COVID Masking Request  —  The surreal confrontation stemmed from the Arizona school asking a child who was exposed to the virus to abide by public health guidelines.  —  Police arrested a 40-year-old Arizona dad after he stormed …

Portland City Council to vote on ending trade and travel with Texas in response to abortion restrictions  —  Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler announced on Friday that Portland City Council will vote on an emergency resolution on Wednesday with the intent to ban city business and employee travel related to the state of Texas.

January 6 select committee refutes claim by McCarthy that the Justice Department cleared Trump of any role in insurrection  —  (CNN)The top members of the select committee investigating the January 6 riot on Capitol Hill refuted recent claims by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy …

Florida to issue $5,000 fines for businesses, schools who ask for proof of COVID-19 vaccine  —  Florida businesses, government entities and schools will soon face fines of up to $5,000 fines for asking a customer or visitor to show proof they have been vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus.

‘Sexist,’ ‘Racist,’ ‘Classist’: Georgia 8th Grader Challenges School Dress Code  —  After being cited for a rip in her jeans on the first day of school, Sophia Trevino has led a protest seeking changes to the district's dress code, which she says unfairly targets girls.

Trump and his religion advisors launch new National Faith Advisory Board  —  Acknowledging he lost Catholic voters over his presidency, the former president referenced hypothetical future scenarios 'if we're able to get back in.'  —  WASHINGTON (RNS) — In another sign Donald Trump is eyeing …

Doctors Say Texas Leaders Failed To Stop COVID-19 From Spreading  —  Hospitals across the state are running low on pediatric intensive care unit beds.  Texas' Department of State Health Services says only 81 of them remain — and just a couple hundred more regular ICU beds are available in the state of 29 million people.

Her Leaks Exposed Global Financial Corruption.  Now She Is In Prison.  —  Former Treasury Department official Natalie “May” Edwards said she is a whistleblower who sent suspicious activity reports to BuzzFeed News after trying in vain to work through lawful channels.

Satellite Images Find Oil Spill in Gulf Left in Ida's Wake  —  Satellite and aerial survey images show oil spreading off the coast of an oil and gas hub in Louisiana.  —  Cleanup crews are working to contain what experts called a substantial oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico …

Five reasons Biden's approval ratings have taken a pounding  —  As the summer comes to a close, President Joe Biden's job approval ratings have taken a major hit.  —  Both the RealClearPolitics and FiveThirtyEight polling averages show pluralities disapproving of Biden's performance in office …

Texas gives in further to the seductiveness of its gun culture — but it's a trap  —  DALLAS — The evening before some of the most backward gun laws in America went into effect in Texas, I checked out Ladies Night at the gun range.  —  Every Tuesday is Ladies Night at DFW Gun Range & Academy near downtown Dallas.

Corporate boards, consulting, speaking fees: How U.S. generals thrived after Afghanistan  —  Stanley A. McChrystal exemplifies how ex-generals sell their battlefield experience in other arenas, from corporations to covid-19 response.  —  When Stanley A. McChrystal was the top general in Afghanistan …

VOA Exclusive: American Stuck in Afghanistan Shares Her Story  —  Sorry, but your browser cannot support embedded video of this type, you can download this video to view it offline.  —  Download File  —  Embed  —  In a chaotic effort, the U.S. managed to evacuate more than 124,000 civilians …

Facebook Apologizes After A.I. Puts ‘Primates’ Label on Video of Black Men  —  Facebook called it “an unacceptable error.”  The company has struggled with other issues related to race.  —  Facebook users who recently watched a video from a British tabloid featuring Black men saw …

Twitter's Former Comms Guru Advises Lincoln Project's Dark Money Offshoot  —  Twitter's former communications guru is now advising the Franklin Project, a dark money offshoot of the scandal-plagued Lincoln Project, the Democratic-aligned super PAC widely suspected of enabling a sex pest who preyed on young men and at least one child.