Planned Parenthood To Open Large Abortion Clinic In Southern Illinois
Critics have accused Planned Parenthood of opening the facility to "fill the gaping hole they're seeing in their bottom line."

Missouri House of Representatives introduces dress code for women
A new, tougher dress code now requires women who serve Missouri's House of Representatives to wear a jacket, like a cardigan or blazer.
By David A. Lieb / AP
NYC first city to provide free abortion pills
A clinic in the Bronx is the first of four clinics run by the city that is offering abortion pills — free of charge.
By Jose Luis Magana / AP
Women would be able to count fetuses as passengers under new bill
Under the bill, pregnant women in Virginia could avoid getting a ticket for driving in an HOV lane.
By Molly Riley / APTop Stories

2 children dead, 6 injured after bus crashes into day care
An eyewitness said that immediately after the crash, the driver stepped out of the bus, ripped his clothes off and started screaming.
By Ryan Remiorz / The Canadian Press via AP
Nonprofit works to protect Black and Native American burial sites
Indigenous Memories is a nonprofit working to preserve the "land, history and legacy of those who came before us."
By Scripps News
Avian flu leaps from birds to mink, raising fears about virus ability
This isn't the first time the highly transmittable H5N1 virus has been detected in mammals.
By Sergei Grits / AP