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Arizona Republican U.S. senate candidate Kari Lake, arrives for an evening rally with Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, during the New Hampshire Republican presidential primary on Tuesday.

After seeming to bribe Senate hopeful Kari Lake not to run, Arizona GOP Chair resigns

5:03pm January 24, 2024

by Ben Giles

The now-former head of the state's Republican Party accused Lake of leaking a recording in which he offers compensation if she will take "a pause for a couple of years" from running for public office.

Chairs stand at the local post office in the aftermath of a fire in Gates, Ore., on Sept 9, 2020. An Oregon jury on Tuesday awarded $85 million to nine victims of wildfires that ravaged the state in 2020, in the latest trial faced by utility PacifiCorp over its liability in the deadly blazes.

Oregon jury awards $85 million to 9 victims of deadly 2020 wildfires

2:47pm January 24, 2024

by The Associated Press

The verdict comes in a series of legal proceedings that are expected to put the utility PacifiCorp on the hook for billions of dollars over its liability for the blazes.

National

The Supreme Court is getting involved in the fight over unionizing at Starbucks

5:13am January 24, 2024

by Andrea Hsu

The high court has agreed to hear a case involving Starbucks workers who were fired — and then reinstated. Labor advocates worry that a ruling in this case could make labor organizing even harder.

Mexico's lawsuit against American gun manufacturers is revived by appeals court

4:42pm January 23, 2024

An appeals court revived a lawsuit brought by Mexico against U.S. gun manufacturers, whose guns fueled violence by cartels. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with the country's co-counsel, Jonathan Lowy.

After Texas banned abortion, one doctor moved his entire practice to New Mexico

4:42pm January 23, 2024

by Kayla Padilla

Since Texas banned nearly all abortions, some providers have left the state. A look at one doctor who moved his entire practice — including the staff — to neighboring New Mexico.

Morning news brief

7:41am January 23, 2024

Voting begins in New Hampshire's primary. Israel's military had its deadliest single incident so far in the Gaza war. A trial is set to begin for the mother of Michigan school shooter.

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Mich. case to decide if parents can be criminally responsible for a child's actions

5:04am January 23, 2024

Jury selection gets underway in the trial of one of the parents charged with involuntary manslaughter in the aftermath of their son's shooting rampage at Michigan's Oxford High School in 2021.

Supreme Court will allow removal of razor wire border barrier in Texas

4:41pm January 22, 2024

by Jasmine Garsd

The U.S. Supreme Court voted 5-4 to grant the Biden administration's request to vacate a lower court's injunction in a case involving razor wire placed along Texas' border with Mexico.

Democratic congressional candidates focus on abortion in a bid to regain the House

4:20pm January 22, 2024

by Susan Davis

House Democrats plan to campaign on abortion rights in key districts that will determine control of the chamber. Their efforts may be boosted by ballot initiatives in states like Arizona and Florida.

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Mifepristone is a medication typically used in combination with misoprostol to bring about a medical abortion.

Health & Safety

In Washington state, pharmacists are poised to start prescribing abortion drugs

12:28pm January 22, 2024

by Patrick Adams

They're pioneering a new model of care that will allow for one-stop, same-day access to mifepristone — no appointment necessary.