Kentucky, West Virginia enact bans on transgender medical treatments for minors

At least 11 states have now enacted laws restricting or banning transgender medical procedures for minors, including Arkansas, Arizona, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, Utah, South Dakota and West Virginia Kentucky and neighboring West Virginia on Wednesday became the latest … Read More

More than 50 feared dead in Kentucky’s worst ever tornadoes

The governor of the US state of Kentucky has warned that more than 50 people are thought to have been killed by tornadoes overnight. Andy Beshear said the figure could rise to as many as 100 in what he called … Read More

DOJ threatens to take action against pandemic crackdowns on religious ceremonies

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Barr is monitoring situation and action could occur next week, official says. Judge overturns Louisville ban on drive-in Easter celebrations. Attorney General William P. Barr – (Barcroft Media / Getty Images) The Justice Department signaled Saturday night it may intervene … Read More

Federal judge for second time blocks Kentucky abortion law

Interior of an empty courtroom with gavel and sounding block on the desk. (iStock) For the second time in days, a federal judge issued an order temporarily blocking a new Kentucky law aimed at imposing more abortion restrictions. The latest order temporarily stopped a measure … Read More

Kentucky Senate passes bill banning abortion when baby’s heartbeat first detected

An ultrasound image of surrogate mother Manjula, 30, is seen on a monitor at the Akanksha IVF centre in Anand town, about 70 km (44 miles) south of the western Indian city of Ahmedabad August 24, 2013. | REUTERS/Mansi Thapliyal   A … Read More