The FDA, since first approving medical abortion in 2000, has required an in-person doctor’s visit before prescribing the so-called “abortion pills.”
Author: Christal Hayes, USA TODAY
CDC releases omicron data; some Missouri health departments halt public COVID-19 work after letter from GOP politician: Latest updates
The CDC says a booster shot of the COVID vaccine appears to offer protection against the omicron variant, especially severe disease. Latest updates.
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U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew members on Wednesday pulled a woman’s body from a vehicle in frigid rapids near the brink of Niagara Falls.
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L.A., Chicago giving away cash with no strings attached to residents in need. Are universal basic income programs working?
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GOP Rep. Fortenberry pleads not guilty to lying about Lebanese-Nigerian billionaire’s campaign donation
Fortenberry will seek dismissal of charges of lying to investigators about a billionaire who they say donated to his re-election campaign.
‘Angry and disgusted’: Train riders held up phones, didn’t call 911 as woman was raped on Philadelphia train, police say
But prosecutors handling the case don’t anticipate charging fellow passengers for not intervening, according to a district attorney spokesperson.