Arizona’s top court revives 19th century abortion ban
Reuters Arizona’s top court on Tuesday revived a ban on nearly all abortions under a law from 1864, a half century before statehood and women’s suffrage, further restricting reproductive rights in a state where terminating a pregnancy was already barred at 15 weeks of gestation. The Arizona Supreme Court ruled four-to-two in favour of an […]
“We have never seen this level”: Threats to Catholic Charities staffers increase amid far-right anti-migrant campaign
As ALEJA HERTZLER-MCCAIN and JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, report, Catholic Charities locations have become the target of far-right media personalities, conspiracy theorists and even members of Congress…
Arizona county faces ‘homelessness on steroids’ as migrant shelter funds run out
Washington DC/Tucson, Arizona Reuters An Arizona migrant shelter that has housed thousands of asylum seekers plans to halt most operations in two weeks when funding from Washington runs out, a problem for towns along the border where officials fear a surge in homelessness and extra costs. Arizona’s Pima County, which borders Mexico, has said that […]
Deadly California storm triggers flooding, mudslides, power outages
Los Angeles, US Reuters A deadly Pacific storm, the second “Pineapple Express” to sweep the West Coast in less than a week, crept over Southern California on Monday, unleashing torrential downpours that triggered street flooding and mudslides throughout the region. Extreme-weather advisories for floods, high wind and winter storm conditions were posted on Monday across […]
In the US, panel makes ethics ruling against lawmaker who hid Bibles in Arizona House lounge
Phoenix, Arizona, USAP An ethics committee in the Arizona House has concluded that a Democratic lawmaker engaged in disorderly behaviour by hiding Bibles in a lounge for legislators as a comment about the separation of church and state and the weaponisation of religion in politics. Representative Stephanie Stahl Hamilton, of Tucson, was caught on video […]
These US Catholic nuns are raised up on Eagles’ wings
United StatesRNS Sister Margaret Fagan, principal of St Aloysius Academy for Boys in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, a half hour west of downtown Philadelphia, is so sure the local team will win the Super Bowl on Sunday that she’s already designated Monday a school holiday. Fagan’s decision to give the kids an extra day off isn’t […]
Republicans, Democrats in tight race for control of US Congress
Phoenix, Arizona/Birmingham, Michigan, USReuters Control of Congress was up for grabs after Tuesday’s US midterm elections with many of the most competitive races uncalled, leaving it unclear whether Republicans would seize control from President Joe Biden’s Democrats. In a bright spot for Democrats, NBC News and Fox News projected John Fetterman won a critical US […]
Ahead of US midterms, partisan mailer poses as Catholic newspaper in Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona, USAP Nicole Leonardi initially thought a new newspaper had arrived in her mailbox this week. But a closer look at the “Arizona Catholic Tribune” revealed a different story. While it had all the attributes of a traditional print newspaper, including a tagline that read “Real data. Real value. Real news,” the pledge did […]
Democrat-led Texas city steps up migrant busing to New York, outpacing Republican effort
El Paso, Texas, US Reuters The Democrat-led border city of El Paso, Texas, has sent more migrants on buses to New York City and Chicago than a campaign by Texas’ Republican governor, a twist in an ongoing partisan battle over US border security. El Paso, which sits across the border from Juarez, Mexico, has bused […]
Just a third of Americans back Republican migrant flights – Reuters/Ipsos
Washington, USReuters Only a third of Americans – including half of Republicans and one in six Democrats – say it’s OK for state officials to fly or bus migrants to other states, a sign the push by Republican Southern governors to ship foreigners north could backfire with some voters, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll. Republican […]