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AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Maura Healey signs Massachusetts law removing all gestational limits on abortion

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed legislation eliminating the state's 24-week abortion limit and permitting the procedure through all nine months of pregnancy, a move pro-life advocates say puts America further outside the global mainstream. Healey, a Democrat, signed the Prioritizing Patient Access to Care Act on Monday, making Massachusetts the tenth state, along with the […] The post Maura Healey signs Massachusetts law removing all gestational limits on abortion appeared first on American Almanac .

What argument did Republican state Rep. Alyson Sullivan-Almeida make regarding the scope of the new law?
She argued that the bill's reach extends beyond rare medical emergencies and sets a precedent that a mother can get an abortion up until the moment of birth for a healthy, viable baby.
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What was the stated reason provided by supporters for the removal of the previous 24-week restriction?
Supporters argued the old framework was not working as intended because hospitals had been turning away women who qualified for late-term abortions under existing law, including a case involving a fetus that had suffered a stroke and was unlikely to survive.
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When does the new Massachusetts abortion law take effect?
The law takes effect in 90 days.
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According to the text, which other jurisdictions have imposed no gestational age limits on abortion?
Massachusetts is the tenth jurisdiction to do so, joining Alaska, Colorado, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Vermont, and the District of Columbia.
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Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed legislation eliminating the state's 24-week abortion limit and permitting the procedure through all nine months of pregnancy, a move pro-life advocates say puts America further outside the global mainstream. Healey, a Democrat, signed the Prioritizing Patient Access to Care Act on Monday, making Massachusetts the tenth state, along with the District of Columbia, to strip gestational age restrictions from its abortion laws. The bill, numbered H.5595, replaces a longstanding framework that generally prohibited abortions after 24 weeks except in limited circumstances, such as lethal fetal anomalies or serious risk to the mother's health. Under the new law, doctors alone decide whether to perform an…Open

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AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Invest 93C takes aim at Hawaii with waves up to 20 feet expected later this week

A tropical system brewing hundreds of miles east-southeast of Hawaii is expected to strengthen into a tropical depression or tropical storm within days, and forecasters warn it could send 16-to-20-foot waves crashing into the islands by late week. The National Hurricane Center has designated the cluster of disorganized thunderstorms as Invest 93C, a classification that […] The post Invest 93C takes aim at Hawaii with waves up to 20 feet expected later this week appeared first on American Almanac .

A tropical system brewing hundreds of miles east-southeast of Hawaii is expected to strengthen into a tropical depression or tropical storm within days, and forecasters warn it could send 16-to-20-foot waves crashing into the islands by late week. The National Hurricane Center has designated the cluster of disorganized thunderstorms as Invest 93C, a classification that puts the system under formal investigation for tropical development. The NHC gives 93C medium odds of forming over the next two days and a high chance of development within the next week, a timeline that places the Hawaiian Islands squarely in the path of potential impacts before the weekend. The system is currently nearly stationary, sitting in the Central Pacific basin…Open

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AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - FDA moves to close decades-old loophole letting food makers add ingredients without telling regulators

The Trump administration's FDA proposed a rule requiring food manufacturers to notify the agency before slipping new additives into the food supply, ending a self-certification system that let companies decide on their own what was safe to eat. Acting FDA Commissioner Kyle Diamantas announced the proposed rule on Monday, calling it a fix for a […] The post FDA moves to close decades-old loophole letting food makers add ingredients without telling regulators appeared first on American Almanac .

The Trump administration's FDA proposed a rule requiring food manufacturers to notify the agency before slipping new additives into the food supply, ending a self-certification system that let companies decide on their own what was safe to eat. Acting FDA Commissioner Kyle Diamantas announced the proposed rule on Monday, calling it a fix for a gap in federal food oversight that has been widening since the late 1950s. Under current practice, companies can declare a new chemical additive "generally recognized as safe", known by the acronym GRAS, and start using it in packaged food without ever telling the FDA. That voluntary system expanded in 1997, and an estimated 10,000 additives now sit in the American food supply, many of which have…Open

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AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Francesca Hong cast one of six votes against Wisconsin's anti-grooming law — now she wants to be governor

Wisconsin's leading Democratic gubernatorial candidate voted against a bipartisan child-grooming law that passed 93, 6 and was signed by her own party's governor, and her campaign won't say why. Francesca Hong, a 37-year-old state legislator running in Tuesday's Democratic primary, was among just six Assembly members to oppose a measure that bars adults from engaging […] The post Francesca Hong cast one of six votes against Wisconsin's anti-grooming law — now she wants to be governor appeared first on American Almanac .

Wisconsin's leading Democratic gubernatorial candidate voted against a bipartisan child-grooming law that passed 93, 6 and was signed by her own party's governor, and her campaign won't say why. Francesca Hong, a 37-year-old state legislator running in Tuesday's Democratic primary, was among just six Assembly members to oppose a measure that bars adults from engaging in a deliberate pattern of conduct designed to condition, seduce, solicit, lure, or entice a child into sexual activity or pornography. The bill cleared the Assembly with overwhelming support. The state Senate passed it by voice vote. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers signed it into law in March. And prosecutors have already used it to charge a man in Janesville accused of grooming…Open

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AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Wisconsin gubernatorial frontrunner Francesca Hong once hosted a menstruation-themed dinner — and called Thanksgiving a 'colonizer holiday'

The Democratic frontrunner for Wisconsin governor once hosted a six-course dinner "inspired by menstruation" and tweeted that Americans should "Cancel Thanksgiving", a record now shadowing her primary campaign. Francesca Hong, a 37-year-old state representative and member of the Democratic Socialists of America, held what she called a "Feast of the Feminine" at her downtown Madison […] The post Wisconsin gubernatorial frontrunner Francesca Hong once hosted a menstruation-themed dinner — and called Thanksgiving a 'colonizer holiday' appeared first on American Almanac .

The Democratic frontrunner for Wisconsin governor once hosted a six-course dinner "inspired by menstruation" and tweeted that Americans should "Cancel Thanksgiving", a record now shadowing her primary campaign. Francesca Hong, a 37-year-old state representative and member of the Democratic Socialists of America, held what she called a "Feast of the Feminine" at her downtown Madison restaurant in October 2019. The event, advertised on Eventbrite as a "celebration of menstruation with conversation and dinner," drew 17 attendees to Morris Ramen, the restaurant Hong co-owned with her ex-husband Matt Morris from 2016 until it closed in 2024. The menu featured soondae, a Korean blood sausage. The Washington Free Beacon reported that the dinner…Open

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AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - California orders Code Pink founder's charity to stop operations after $51 million goes unaccounted for

The California attorney general ordered Arc of Justice, a charity founded by Code Pink cofounder Medea Benjamin, to cease all operations after the organization failed to file taxes for years and left more than $51 million in assets unaccounted for, and federal regulators have yet to act. The California Department of Justice sent Arc of […] The post California orders Code Pink founder's charity to stop operations after $51 million goes unaccounted for appeared first on American Almanac .

The California attorney general ordered Arc of Justice, a charity founded by Code Pink cofounder Medea Benjamin, to cease all operations after the organization failed to file taxes for years and left more than $51 million in assets unaccounted for, and federal regulators have yet to act. The California Department of Justice sent Arc of Justice a warning letter on June 19 directing the foundation to halt "any activity in California for which registration is required... including holding or soliciting assets for charitable purposes." The order came after the charity failed to respond to repeated delinquency and suspension notices and skipped required tax filings for fiscal years 2021, 2023, 2024, and 2025, the Washington Free Beacon…Open

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AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Brad Pitt returns to drinking after seven years sober, calls it a 'very personal decision'

Oscar-winning actor Brad Pitt has resumed drinking alcohol after seven years of sobriety, telling Esquire he approaches it now with discipline and moderation, a choice an insider says reflects years of private reflection. Pitt, 62, disclosed the shift during a wide-ranging interview at his $12 million Los Angeles home, where he offered the interviewer a […] The post Brad Pitt returns to drinking after seven years sober, calls it a 'very personal decision' appeared first on American Almanac .

Oscar-winning actor Brad Pitt has resumed drinking alcohol after seven years of sobriety, telling Esquire he approaches it now with discipline and moderation, a choice an insider says reflects years of private reflection. Pitt, 62, disclosed the shift during a wide-ranging interview at his $12 million Los Angeles home, where he offered the interviewer a glass of wine, a small gesture that signaled a significant change. Asked about his sobriety, the actor was direct. "No, I got, I was sober for seven years. And then I got back off the wagon," Pitt told Esquire in the interview published Monday. He added that he had tested his limits more than once along the way: "I got overconfident a couple times, went, 'Yep, nope, not good for me.'" …Open

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AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Dave Coulier reunites with Full House castmates at fan convention after battling two cancers in two years

Dave Coulier, 66, danced backstage at a fan convention with his old Full House castmates, six months after announcing his second cancer was in remission and more than 45 pounds lighter from treatment. The reunion unfolded at Nostalgia Con in Orlando, Florida, where Coulier joined John Stamos, Lori Loughlin, Jodie Sweetin, and Andrea Barber for […] The post Dave Coulier reunites with Full House castmates at fan convention after battling two cancers in two years appeared first on American Almanac .

Dave Coulier, 66, danced backstage at a fan convention with his old Full House castmates, six months after announcing his second cancer was in remission and more than 45 pounds lighter from treatment. The reunion unfolded at Nostalgia Con in Orlando, Florida, where Coulier joined John Stamos, Lori Loughlin, Jodie Sweetin, and Andrea Barber for a TikTok video that showed the group lined up backstage, bobbing their heads one by one to C+C Music Factory's "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" before breaking into full dance moves. Stamos, 62, posted the clip to his TikTok account with a caption that read, "Threw our necks out for this." For Coulier, the lighthearted moment capped a brutal stretch. The actor, best known for playing…Open

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AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - HBO's new Aunt Petunia publicly breaks with J.K. Rowling on gender before the show even airs

Bel Powley, cast as Aunt Petunia in HBO's upcoming Harry Potter TV series, told The Telegraph she "strongly disagrees" with creator J.K. Rowling's views on gender, the latest actor on the project to distance herself from the woman who wrote the books. Powley, 34, made the remarks in an interview published Monday, months before the […] The post HBO's new Aunt Petunia publicly breaks with J.K. Rowling on gender before the show even airs appeared first on American Almanac .

How has J.K. Rowling responded to actors who have signed pro-trans open letters?
In May 2025, Rowling published an essay in which she described the signatories of a pro-trans open letter as "back-stabbing colleagues" and accused them of being "motivated by fear" and cowardice.
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What was the legal context involving the UK Supreme Court that relates to the disputes between J.K. Rowling and various actors?
The UK Supreme Court ruled that the legal terms "woman" and "sex" refer strictly to biological women and biological sex, a decision that aligned with positions J.K. Rowling has argued publicly. This ruling was the context for a pro-trans open letter signed by actors including Paapa Essiedu, Eddie Redmayne, and Katie Leung, which prompted Rowling to publish a rebuttal in May 2025.
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Who are some of the main cast members listed for the new HBO Harry Potter series?
The cast includes Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter, Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley, Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger, Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall, Nick Frost as Hagrid, Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape, Bel Powley as Aunt Petunia, and John Lithgow as Dumbledore.
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How did John Lithgow, the 80-year-old actor cast as Dumbledore, respond to J.K. Rowling's views?
In an appearance on the New Yorker Radio Hour in April, Lithgow stated that Rowling's views had been "twisted and misrepresented." While he acknowledged he "does disagree with much of" Rowling's beliefs, he refused to walk away from the project, stating the reasons to do the show were "much, much stronger than the reasons to protest against what Rowling has done and said."
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Bel Powley, cast as Aunt Petunia in HBO's upcoming Harry Potter TV series, told The Telegraph she "strongly disagrees" with creator J.K. Rowling's views on gender, the latest actor on the project to distance herself from the woman who wrote the books. Powley, 34, made the remarks in an interview published Monday, months before the series is set to premiere on Christmas Day 2026. She did not elaborate on which specific statements by Rowling she objected to, but she offered a broad declaration of support for transgender activists. "I think that the trans community deserves safety and dignity and respect and total acceptance," Powley told The Telegraph. She also said she grew up reading the Harry Potter novels and loves "magic and…Open

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YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - AI safety expert warns rapidly advancing tech could outpace safeguards

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Brendan Steinhauser, CEO of the Alliance for Secure AI, tells "Morning in America" while he is excited about AI’s potential to benefit humanity, he is concerned the technology is advancing faster than researchers can solve critical safety and control issues. Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on "NewsNation Live with Marni Hughes." Weekdays starting at 9a/8C.#NewsNationLive NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.

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