The act of aborting a fetus due to its genetic abnormalities like Down syndrome is now illegal in Indiana. Governor Mike Pence recently affixed his signature on the bill making it a law in the state.
Former Pennsylvania Justice J. Michael Eakin was ordered to pay a fine of $50,000 over the racy email he exchanged within the state's law enforcement circle. The court's decision comes a week after he resigned. The former justice, however, is still entitled to his state pension amounting to $140,000 yearly.
The US Treasury Department has slapped financial sanctions on two more Iranian groups it claims are involved in the country’s ballistic missile program.
The Malian national who escaped twice is expected to spend years in jail after professing that he's guilty of the crime happened in 2000.
