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South Carolina judge quashes Planned Parenthood challenge to heartbeat bill

A South Carolina court has rejected Planned Parenthood’s challenge to the state’s “heartbeat” law. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic made a motion to move the legal cutoff mark for performing abortions from the current six weeks to nine weeks, which is when the organization says a baby’s heart is fully formed. Advocates of the heartbeat law argue […]

3-year-old South Carolina girl crushed to death by bird bath

A 3-year-old girl in South Carolina was crushed to death after falling into a birdbath, authorities said. The toddler, Jasmine Dennis Mikel, suffered “blunt force trauma” to her abdomen in the accident at a Warrenville home last Saturday night. WRDW report. The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office said first responders were called to the scene after […]

North Carolina could ban face masks for medical reasons in public

The North Carolina Senate on Wednesday passed a resolution along party lines that bans people from wearing masks in public, even for health reasons. Republican supporters of the ban argued it would help law enforcement crack down on demonstrators wearing masks. As pro-Palestinian protests spread across the country and at universities in North Carolina, protesters […]

North Carolina Catholic school can legally fire gay teacher, court rules

A Catholic school in North Carolina is legally allowed to fire a gay teacher who announced his marriage to another man on social media 10 years ago, according to a federal appeals court ruling, overriding a judge’s previous ruling. The judgment was reversed. A panel of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, […]

North Carolina cafe customer, Rhonda Deaver, nailed by $2,000 in credit card charges

A cafe customer in North Carolina lost $2,000 after her favorite diner posted all of her credit card information online for the world to see. After her doctor’s appointment on April 30, Rhonda Deaver visited Smith’s Cafe in Kinston every week to eat at the restaurant, about 130 miles southeast of Raleigh. While driving home, […]