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Opponents spar over California vaccine exemption bill

Hundreds of critics of mandatory vaccines were in Sacramento Wednesday opposing a California proposal to give state public ...

Boy Scouts could be hit with more sex abuse claims

The lawyers' ads on the internet aggressively seeking clients to file sexual abuse lawsuits give a taste of what lies ahead ...

Boy Scouts: Handful of sex-abuse cases emerged in 2018

Under pressure over past allegations of child sex abuse, the Boy Scouts of America defended its current prevention policies ...

Bernie Sanders

2020 Democrats confronting debate over letting felons vote

Democratic presidential contenders are facing a new debate over whether criminals in prison, even notorious ones like the ...

Japan apologizes to forcibly sterilized people, vows redress

Japan's government apologized Wednesday to tens of thousands of people who were forcibly sterilized under a now-defunct ...

Planned Parenthood: States should oppose Trump 'gag rule'

It's time for states with leaders who support abortion rights to go on the offensive against Trump administration attempts ...

California pushes talks on 1st-in-US police shooting rules

California lawmakers worked to find common ground Tuesday between law enforcement groups and reformers intent on adopting ...

Handful of US states are poised to legalize sports betting

The number of states allowing sports betting is poised to expand. Governors in Montana and Iowa are considering measures that ...

Florida Senate passes bill expanding armed teachers program

Florida is on the verge of expanding a law that allows some teachers to carry guns in the classroom after the Senate passed ...

Maine bill to boost lowest-in-US governor's pay gets tabled

Lawmakers have tabled the latest bill to boost the lowest-in-the-nation salary for Maine's next governor. The bill would ...

Walgreens to hike minimum age for store tobacco sales

Walgreens has decided to raise its minimum age for tobacco sales several weeks after a top federal official chastised the ...

Tennessee lawmakers send governor 'triggered' abortion ban

A proposal that would effectively outlaw most abortions in Tennessee if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade is ...

Arizona joins 47 other states with cellphone-driving law

Arizona ended a decade of resistance to restrictions on using a cellphone while driving when Gov. Doug Ducey signed a law ...

Shelter uproar highlights strife in expensive San Francisco

San Francisco's renowned waterfront hosts joggers, admiring tourists and towering condos with impressive views. It could also ...

Supreme Court to take up LGBT job discrimination cases

The Supreme Court is taking on a major test of LGBT rights in cases that look at whether federal civil rights law bans job ...

Waikiki flood concerns spur push for Hawaii shore protection

Hawaii's iconic Waikiki Beach could soon be underwater as rising sea levels caused by climate change overtake its white sand ...

Maureen Walsh

Washington state lawmaker's comments raise ire of nurses

A Washington state lawmaker has angered nurses and spawned a flurry of viral hashtags and memes on social media by saying ...

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these is legit, even ...

Aloha Poke claim revives Hawaiian culture protections push

Last year, much of Hawaii was shocked to learn a Chicago restaurant chain owner had trademarked the name "Aloha Poke" and ...

Mitch McConnell

McConnell proposes national minimum age of 21 for tobacco

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday he plans to introduce legislation to raise the minimum age to buy ...