Democrat Marilyn Lands won an Alabama legislature special election on Tuesday considered a bellwether contest on abortion and in vitro fertilization (IVF) ahead of the 2024 November elections. Lands, who made reproductive rights a centerpiece of her campaign in deep red Alabama early on by launching an ad in which she shared the story of her own abortion decades ago, …

It was nice while it lasted. An environmentally themed mural by elusive street artist Banksy that appeared last week on a London street has been encased in plastic and surrounded by fencing after an apparent act of vandalism. The work is on a four-story wall near a public housing project. Beside a real and severely pruned cherry tree, the artist …

American soccer great Alexi Lalas questioned NBC News’ decision to drop former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel from its network after only a few days. The decision came following backlash from on-air talent like Rachel Maddow, Chuck Todd and others. Lalas wondered why it wasn’t up to the staff to “publicly destroy her on air” if she was truly as “deplorable” …

Lawmakers in Thailand’s lower house of Parliament overwhelmingly approved a marriage equality bill on Wednesday that would make the country the first in Southeast Asia to legalize equal rights for marriage partners of any gender. The bill passed its final reading with the approval of 400 of the 415 members of the House of Representatives who were in attendance, with …

A quarter-mile white steel tube running alongside a railway line in the windswept northern Netherlands could usher in a new era in the transportation of people and freight. The tube is the heart of the new European Hyperloop Center that opens Tuesday and will be a proving ground in coming years for developers of the evolving technology. Hyperloop, once trumpeted …

Having HIV will no longer automatically disqualify someone from serving as a Metropolitan Nashville Police Officer, the Tennessee city agreed in a legal settlement on Friday. The agreement settles a federal discrimination lawsuit filed last year by a former Memphis police officer of the year. The officer, who filed under the pseudonym John Doe, said Nashville police rescinded a job …

Paul Simon is reflecting on his legendary career in a new documentary, “In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon.” The two-part series, available on MGM+, features Simon working on his 20th album, “Seven Psalms,” as he struggles with his hearing loss and voice issues. As he works, he opens up about his journey from Queens, New York, to his …

Tennis icon Martina Navratilova has been a major proponent of fairness in women’s sports and on Tuesday spoke out again against transgender athletes competing in the female space. Navratilova responded to posts about transgender women competing in an Australian soccer league. The Flying Bats FC, the club in question, won the Beryl Ackroyd Cup. The team also received a check …

Brock Purdy has allowed the San Francisco 49ers to do some pretty amazing stuff both on the field and with their roster. But “Mr. Irrelevant” will soon get his payday, and 49ers CEO Jed York has no problem with that. Brock Purdy #13 of the San Francisco 49ers reacts after running for a first down in the fourth quarter of …

House Republicans are heaping criticism on President Biden’s border policies again after an illegal immigrant was accused of killing a 25-year-old woman in Michigan. “Biden’s open border policies are costing lives in [Michigan]. TODAY, he could implement border measures, or use the authority that he already has,” Rep. John James, R-Mich., wrote on X. “When is enough, enough?” Brandon Ortiz-Vite, …