Georgia judge overturns state’s six-week abortion law

Judge of Fulton County, Georgia, overturned the state's “heartbeat law” on abortion, which made it illegal to terminate a pregnancy after six weeks. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ordered Monday that abortions must be regulated as they were before the Heartbeat Act, meaning abortions may be allowed up to 22 weeks of pregnancy. […]

Newlyweds killed in crash days after wedding when semi overturns on Colorado interstate

The joyous season took a tragic turn when a newlywed couple was killed just days after their wedding in a fatal accident on Interstate 70 in Colorado. Just before 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 15, Ruben Rodriguez and Juliana Rodriguez Plata were traveling with their 1-year-old son and Juliana’s parents when a large tractor-trailer traveling […]

Missouri man free after judge overturns 1991 conviction, despite state pushback

A Missouri man was released Tuesday after 34 years in prison after his murder conviction was overturned, despite efforts by the state’s attorney general to keep him in custody. “I never gave up, just like my family never gave up,” Christopher Dunn said on the steps of the courthouse in downtown St. Louis. “It’s easy […]