An administrative stay on restrictions to access to the abortion pill mifepristone has been extended through Friday. Also in the news: The GOP has unveiled a $4.5 trillion debt ceiling plan and the white homeowner charged in the shooting of a Black teen who knocked at the wrong address pleaded not guilty. |
Now, here we go with Thursday's news. |
Abortion pill restrictions will be on hold through Friday |
Associate Justice Samuel Alito extended an administrative stay on restrictions on access to mifepristone that were set to take effect at midnight on Wednesday, including a requirement that Americans sit for in-person visits with doctors and a prohibition on the drug being dispensed through the mail. Now those restrictions will continue to be on hold until 11:59 p.m. Friday. The latest order from Alito does not signal which way the court is leaning but does temporarily delay restrictions abortion rights advocates warned could limit availability of the drug. Read more | Director of the Christian Defense Coalition Rev. Patrick Mahoney sets signs up in front of the U.S. Supreme Court Building on April 19, 2023 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker, Getty Images |
GOP debt limit plan proposes $4.5 trillion |
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy unveiled a Republican debt ceiling plan Wednesday that includes $4.5 trillion in cuts, drawing immediate resistance from President Joe Biden as their standoff intensified before a potential government default this summer. |
McCarthy's "Limit, Save, Grow Act" would return discretionary spending to Fiscal Year 2022 levels, limit the growth of spending to 1% per year, reallocate unspent COVID funds and limit other government spending, the speaker said. The cuts would be tied to a $1.5 trillion increase of the debt ceiling. |
| • | The debt ceiling is the maximum amount the U.S. government can spend on its existing obligations, including Social Security and military salaries. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen notified Congress at the start of this year that the U.S. could default on its debt as soon as June. | | • | Biden responded to McCarthy by reaffirming he won't negotiate the debt ceiling, which he's argued should be raised by Congress without parameters, like it has under past presidents including Donald Trump. | |
Man charged with shooting Ralph Yarl pleads not guilty in first court appearance |
Andrew Lester, the white homeowner charged in the shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager who mistakenly went to his home, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday during his first court appearance. Lester told investigators he saw a Black male pulling on his exterior door handle and fired two shots within seconds of opening the interior door. Lester said he was "scared to death" and thought someone was breaking in, the statement said. Yarl denied pulling a door handle. The shooting is one of three recent cases in which young people were shot after being in the wrong place. Read more | Protesters attend a rally for Black teen Ralph Yarl in front of U.S. District Court on April 18, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri. Chase Castor, Getty Images |
Third person charged with murder in mass shooting at Alabama Sweet 16 party |
Two teen brothers and a 20-year-old man have been arrested and charged with murder in connection to a mass shooting at a Sweet 16 party in Alabama that killed four people and wounded dozens more, officials announced Wednesday. The men have each been charged with four counts of reckless murder in the Saturday shooting at the Dadeville birthday party that also injured 32, officials said at a press conference. More charges are likely, including charges related to the 32 victims who were injured, officials said. Read more |
Deadly, record-smashing heat wave scorches Asia |
Much of southern and southeastern Asia is enduring a deadly, record-smashing heat wave, one that's being called the continent's worst ever recorded in April. Several all-time record high temperatures have been broken, including a torrid 113.7 degrees in Tak, Thailand, the nation's hottest reading on record. In India, 13 people died of heat stroke, and 50 to 60 others were hospitalized after attending a ceremony in the city of Navi Mumbai, located in the western state of Maharashtra last Sunday. Meanwhile, hundreds of weather stations across China broke their record for high temperature for April this week. Read more |
Photo of the day: 2023 NHL playoffs |
Brandon Montour scored twice and the Florida Panthers had four third-period goals to beat the Presidents' Trophy-winning Bruins 6-3 on Wednesday night and send Boston to its first loss in 10 games. Click here for our recap of last night's competition and check out more photos from the 2023 NFL playoffs. | Game 2: Florida Panthers center Sam Bennett (9) pokes his stick at Boston Bruins left wing Tomas Nosek (92), who is exchanging words with Panthers left wing Matthew Tkachuk. Winslow Townson, USA TODAY Sports |
Associated Press contributed reporting. | | | |
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