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An abortion-rights protester, left, faces off against an anti-abortion protester in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in 2022.
Amanda Andrade-Rhoades
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AP
Justice Department says Biden DOJ weaponized law to go after anti-abortion activists
Jaclyn Diaz
The Trump administration has said that enforcement of the FACE Act by the Biden DOJ represents "the prototypical example" of the weaponization of the law against conservatives.
A person has a conversation with a humanoid robot from AI Life, on display at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
Frederic J. Brown
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Law enforcement is trying to combat abusive AI. Experts say easier said than done
Alana Wise
There's a global shortage of natural gas because of the war. That has consequences for the U.S., the world's largest exporter of liquefied natural gas or LNG.
Brandon Bell
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The Iran war created a global natural gas shortage — a windfall for U.S. companies
Julia Simon
A forensic chemist with the Drug Enforcement Administration holds vials of fentanyl pills at a DEA research laboratory in this file photo. Fentanyl deaths are plunging in the U.S, but the recovery is threatened by a new "synthetic soup" of toxic street drugs.
Mark Schiefelbein/AP
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Historic decline in U.S. overdose deaths threatened by changing street drug supply
Brian Mann
Texas Standard
New book spotlights seldom-told stories of the ‘Wild Women for Good’ behind Texas conservation
Author Jennifer Bristol focused both on bigger names — like Lady Bird Johnson and Laura Bush — as well as those whose achievements needed digging into archives.
The role of Texas attorney general is more partisan. What does that mean for the next one?
Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales to resign amid misconduct allegations; special election looms
Texans are taking a closer look at food labels after SNAP rules change
Texas Standard for April 14, 2026: State takeovers of Texas schools raise questions
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