The Daily Populous

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A Texas woman who was charged with murder over self-managing an abortion and spent two nights in jail has sued prosecutors along the U.S.-Mexico border who put the criminal case in motion before it was later dropped.

Under the abortion restrictions in Texas and other states, women who seek abortion are exempt from criminal charges.

Cecilia Garza, an attorney for Gonzalez, said prosecutors pursued an indictment despite knowing that a woman receiving the abortion is exempted from a murder charge by state law. »

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced plans on Thursday to implement new countermeasures against what he called “illegal, coercive, aggressive, and dangerous attacks” by China’s coast guard in the South China Sea.

Marcos did not specify what the countermeasures would entail, only that they would be “proportionate, deliberate, and reasonable” to Beijing’s attacks.

This has led to repeated hostilities between Chinese and Philippine vessels, including last Saturday, when China’s coast guard fired water cannons on a Philippine resupply ship, injuring three crew members. »

And in this case, the horror doesn’t only impact the immediate area.

It has hamstrung operations at the Port of Baltimore, whose operations are essential to export traffic that comes from other regions, including storied Trump country.

What’s more, the federal aid package that members of Congress are currently drawing up will not merely repair the collapsed bridge. »

The Indian Navy successfully rescued an Iranian fishing vessel, hijacked by armed pirates, along with its crew of 23 Pakistani nationals after employing “intense coercive tactical measures” in a maritime anti-piracy operation.

The Navy swiftly mobilised its assets to intercept the hijacked vessel, which had been boarded by the pirates a day earlier.

The crew, comprising 23 Pakistani nationals, have been safely rescued,” affirmed the Indian Navy. »