Japan’s labor minister indicates that he will not back a petitionto ban dress codes that force women in Japanese offices to wear high heels at work.
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Arkansas River bursts through levee north of Little Rock, triggering evacuations
A levee breach alongthe rain-swollenArkansas River Friday prompteda flash flood warning and evacuation around Dardanelle and Holla Bend.
The move to overturn Roe v. Wade: La. latest to pass an abortion ban. Here’s where other key states stand.
Louisiana’s Democratic governor backs a heartbeat abortion bill in the latest bid by states to stake out a legal challenge to Roe v. Wade.
Hiker Amanda Eller found alive after being lost 2 weeks in Maui, Hawaii forest
A 35-year-old physical therapist and yoga instructor who went missing in the Makawao Forest Reserve onMaui, Hawaii, two weeks ago has been found alive, according to her family and a Facebook page devoted to the search.
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Surprisingly strong, late-spring winter storm dumps record snow in Colorado
A surprisingly strong, late-spring snowstorm dumped more than afoot of snow around Colorado Springsand up to 6 inches in the Denver metro area.
After Alabama OKs strictest abortion law in nation, Missouri could be next. Where states stand on abortion bans
Alabama’s passageof thenation’sstrictest abortion law isthe latest bid by states in the South and Midwest to stake out a legal challenge on a highlyemotional, and controversial topic.
Abortion bills at nexus of national debate among states
Alabama’s passageof thenation’sstrictest abortion law isthe latest bid by states in the South and Midwest to stake out a legal challenge on a highlyemotional, and controversial topic.
Houston braces for more flooding; Louisiana declares state of emergency
After a one day break from heavy rain, water-logged Houston braced for another round from a lingering storm system that hasprompted the governor of Louisiana to declare a state of emergency.
Water-soaked Houston braces for more serious flooding from heavy rains
The Houston fire department urgedmotorists Friday to stay off the roads to avoid more flash flooding from a storm system lingering in the western Gulf of Mexico.
‘The water won’t go away’: Severe weather slams Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana
The severe weather moved eastward Thursday after forcing people from their homes in Kansas and straining levees along the surging Mississippi River.