[ad_1] Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell and his colleagues voted to hold interest rates steady at a 23-year high on Wednesday. The central bank is trying to curb stubborn inflation. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell and his colleagues voted to hold interest rates steady at […]

[ad_1] Anti-abortion rights advocates demonstrate prior to an Arizona House of Representatives session at the Arizona state Capitol on April 17 in Phoenix. Rebecca Noble/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Rebecca Noble/Getty Images Anti-abortion rights advocates demonstrate prior to an Arizona House of Representatives session at the Arizona state Capitol on April 17 in Phoenix. […]

[ad_1] The medical community dates pregnancy to the first day of a woman’s last period, even though fertilization generally happens two weeks after that. It’s a long-standing practice but a confusing one. Nikola Stojadinovic/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Nikola Stojadinovic/Getty Images The medical community dates pregnancy to the first day of a woman’s last […]

[ad_1] Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., says she will call up a vote to try to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., sometime next week. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., says she will call up a vote to try to remove […]

[ad_1] Anti-abortion activists hold rosaries and pray outside a clinic that provides abortion services. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images Anti-abortion activists hold rosaries and pray outside a clinic that provides abortion services. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images “Nun” was pretty low on the list of Sister […]

[ad_1] Members of the Sycamore Creek Church congregation bow their heads and pray over Justice League of Greater Lansing leaders, Willye Bryan and Prince Solace, as they hold a large check. Sophia Saliby/WKAR hide caption toggle caption Sophia Saliby/WKAR Members of the Sycamore Creek Church congregation bow their heads and pray over Justice League of […]

[ad_1] Thousands of abortion rights protesters rallied in Tampa on Oct. 2, 2021. Stephanie Colombini/WUSF hide caption toggle caption Stephanie Colombini/WUSF Thousands of abortion rights protesters rallied in Tampa on Oct. 2, 2021. Stephanie Colombini/WUSF TAMPA, Fla. — Starting today, people can no longer access legal abortions in Florida beyond six weeks of pregnancy, except […]

[ad_1] Author Ava Chin poses next to the cover of her recent book, Mott Street: A Chinese American Family’s Story of Exclusion and Homecoming Author headshot via Tommy Kha hide caption toggle caption Author headshot via Tommy Kha Author Ava Chin poses next to the cover of her recent book, Mott Street: A Chinese American […]

[ad_1] Politics / April 30, 2024 By covering the Supreme Court’s hearing of Trump’s immunity claim as if the court were impartial and nonpartisan, the media has done the American people a serious disservice. Ad Policy Justices of the US Supreme Court pose for their official photo at the Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C., […]

[ad_1] Activism / StudentNation / April 30, 2024 Pro-Palestine students have taken over the same building that anti-Vietnam War and anti-gentrification protesters occupied in 1968. Ad Policy Demonstrators from the pro-Palestine encampment on Columbia’s Campus show a banner as they barricade themselves inside Hamilton Hall. (Alex Kent / Getty) This story was produced for StudentNation, […]