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A heroine for American conservatives? That status is within reach for Lynn Fitch, the state attorney general of Mississippi. Under her impulse, the US Supreme Court is currently reviewing a 1970s ruling that upheld the right to abortion in the US at the time.   If the judges follow Fitch - and that is expected - the right to abortion in several states will be called into question. It could happen any moment now: the US Supreme Court decision on "Roe v Wade," the landmark ruling in 1973 that enshrined the right to abortion for women in the United States. Will the 50-year-old judgment survive? The Supreme Court, which is governed by a majority of conservative judges, is expected to reverse the ruling. That would be a major - political - victory for Mississippi State Attorney General...

Two people were killed and another injured in a shooting at a church near Birmingham, Alabama, on Thursday, a police spokesman said.   At St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Vestavia Hills, someone opened fire on those in attendance. The shooter has been arrested. Police said nothing about his identity and a possible motive. The injured person was taken to a hospital. His condition is unknown, according to CBS News.

Witnesses in the US investigative committee into the storming of the Capitol in 2020 have heavily incriminated ex-President Trump. Several of Trump's advisers at the time made it clear that they did not agree with his unsubstantiated victory announcement on the night of the presidential election.   "The Democrats are doing everything in their power to stop me -- but we can't be stopped," Donald Trump said of the Capitol Storm Committee of Inquiry. He released a 12-page statement calling the hearings a "parody of justice." Former US President Donald Trump has sharply rejected allegations by the investigative committee to storm the US Capitol. In a written statement on Monday evening (local time), the Republican accused the committee of making a mockery of the American judiciary and ...

A hot air balloon crashed in the US state of Wisconsin and was then hit by a train. According to NBC News, the three occupants of the balloon were seriously injured in the accident on Wednesday evening (local time).   Images from American media show the remains of a balloon hanging in an electricity cable, a basket is no longer visible. It is not clear how the accident at Burlington could have happened. A Canadian Railways train drove at an unknown speed towards the basket containing the three occupants, witnesses report to NBC News. A Canadian Railways spokesperson could not comment on the incident. Two of the three injured were transported by helicopter. The FAA is investigating the accident.