In May 1972, the Chicago Police raided a high-rise apartment where a group called the Jane Collective was providing abortions. It was the year before the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade’s decision gave women the constitutional right to decide whether to give birth, and abortion was a criminal offense in Illinois. Seven women were arrested, … Read more
The Tour de France is preparing to roll out the gate again on Friday, with this year’s race set to feature a dominant young champion, a climb up the famous Alpe d’Huez and the start of a multistage women’s race after the men’s event. concludes. Here’s what we know about this year’s edition: How can … Read more
It was in the spring that the 69-year-old man missed playing golf the most. How he loved the cool South Carolina mornings, the feel of the club in his hands, his arms and his body moving in that perfect arc. But even before he had to stop, he noticed changes. The sensation in his fingers … Read more
In 1998, Traci Green and her Florida teammates posed with an NCAA women’s tennis championship trophy after defeating Duke in five of six matchups. Green, who received a full scholarship to Florida, smiled proudly, graciously. “I knew I was a beneficiary of Title IX, due to the history,” Green, 43, said in an interview, recognizing … Read more
In May 1972, the Chicago police raided a high-rise apartment where a group called the Jane Collective was providing abortions. It was the year before the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision gave women the constitutional right to decide whether to give birth, and abortion was a criminal offense in Illinois. Seven women were arrested, … Read more
More than four months after she was first detained, the WNBA star Brittney Griner is expected to appear in a Russian courtroom on Friday for the start of a trial on drug charges that legal experts said was all but certain to end in a conviction despite the clamor. in the United States for her … Read more
Amazon moved to restrict items and search results related to LGBTQ people and issues on its website in the United Arab Emirates after receiving pressure from the government there, according to company documents viewed by The New York Times. The Emirati government gave Amazon until Friday to comply with the threat of penalties, the documents … Read more
In 2017, less than two years later, the FDA took a rare step of demanding that Endo pull Opana from the market, citing the grave public health consequences of its abuse. The company complied. Over the past five years the appearance of the blood-disease cluster in Tennessee’s drug withdrawal from the market, the painkiller had … Read more
LONDON – After a stressful month, the problems mounted inside Chelsea FC Almost a dozen employees of the club’s marketing department said they were expected to come by their boss in front of colleagues. Others said they had encountered his wrath in more humiliating ways, ordered to stand up and leave staff meetings at a … Read more
NORTH PLAINS, Ore. – The Saudi government-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series arrives in the United States on Thursday as it continues to roll out a genteel sport that promises, “Golf, but louder.” Except this is probably not the kind of noise its supporters had in mind. There is a vehement opposition to some holding the … Read more