legal proceedings

By PAUL J. WEBER and JAMIE STENGLE - Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A pregnant Texas woman whose fetus has a fatal condition left the state to get an abortion elsewhere before the state…

The Small Business Administration's federal contracting program for socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses wasn't a direct target of the U.S. Supreme Court decision earlier this year to effectively end race-conscious…

By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday wrestled with a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would shield members of the…

By RALPH D. RUSSO - AP College Sports Writer At a reception attended by several university presidents in Manhattan, Arizona State President Michael Crowe was asked to ponder a not-too-distant…

By BETH HARRIS - AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former major league pitcher Trevor Bauer and a woman who accused him of beating and sexually assaulting her in 2021 have settled their legal…

By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is being asked to reverse an appellate ruling that would cut off mail-order access to a drug used in the most common…

By MIKE SCHNEIDER - Associated Press Already involved in two lawsuits with Disney, Gov. Ron DeSantis' appointees to a board that oversees Disney World's governing district on Monday launched a…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A prisoner suspected of stabbing Larry Nassar at a federal penitentiary in Florida said the disgraced former sports doctor provoked the attack by making a lewd comment while they were watching a…

By JOHN FLESHER - AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Chemical manufacturer 3M Co. will pay at least $10.3 billion to settle lawsuits over contamination of many U.S. public…

By JOHN HANNA - AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas officials have agreed not to enforce a new restriction on medication abortions for at least five weeks before a state court judge…