Author: Wolf Blitzer
A yearslong legal battle over the right to an emergency abortion in Idaho has been abruptly upended now that President Donald Trump has moved to drop the high-profile case. Under the Biden administration, the Justice Department had argued that emergency-room doctors treating pregnant women had to provide terminations if it was needed to save their lives or to avoid serious health consequences. Yet a little more than a month after taking over the White House, Trump’s decision to abandon the legal fight signals how the Republican administration plans on interpreting federal law designed to protect urgent care when up against…
Actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease likely a week after his wife died of hantavirus but may not have realized she was dead in their New Mexico home because he showed severe signs of Alzheimer’s disease, authorities said Friday.Hackman, 95, and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, 65, were found dead Feb. 26. Authorities previously said they did not suspect foul play, and immediate tests for carbon monoxide poisoning were negative.What we know about the deathsBoth were ruled to be from natural causes, chief medical examiner Dr. Heather Jarrell said. Hackman’s death was tied to heart disease with Alzheimer’s disease contributing.…
Federal aviation officials will continue making sure that planes and helicopters no longer share the same airspace over the nation’s capital in the wake of January’s midair collision, which killed 67 people and was the deadliest U.S. plane crash in more than two decades.The National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday that a key helicopter route near Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport needs to be shut down anytime two particular runways are in use. For years planes and helicopters could come within 75 feet (23 meters) of each other, and near-misses that triggered cockpit alarms were routine.NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy called…