Joel Rose

Kansas allows adults to decline life support measures if they're incapacitated and terminally ill, but those directives are automatically invalid during pregnancy. That violates pregnant women's right to personal autonomy and equal protection under the state constitution, says attorney Jess Pesley with the advocacy group Compassion and Choices.

Kansas allows adults to decline life support measures if they're incapacitated and terminally ill, but those directives are automatically invalid during pregnancy. That violates pregnant women's right to personal autonomy and equal protection under the state constitution, says attorney Jess Pesley with the advocacy group Compassion and Choices.

The ultimate question this case asks is whether people lose their constitutional rights when they become pregnant. Over 30 states have some form of pregnancy exclusion in laws around advanced directives. The lawsuit comes as concern grows over a brain-dead pregnant Georgia woman who's been kept on life support for three months and counting due to state abortion laws.

The ultimate question this case asks is whether people lose their constitutional rights when they become pregnant. Over 30 states have some form of pregnancy exclusion in laws around advanced directives. The lawsuit comes as concern grows over a brain-dead pregnant Georgia woman who's been kept on life support for three months and counting due to state abortion laws.

For NPR News, I'm Rose Conlin in Wichita.

For NPR News, I'm Rose Conlin in Wichita.

The FAA has now capped the number of flights in and out at Newark at a level that the agency says is more in line with what air traffic control can handle. The FAA says it's working to install new fiber optic lines and adding new backup systems to help with the technical problems in Newark. The FAA says it's also trying to speed up hiring and training of new air traffic controllers.

The FAA has now capped the number of flights in and out at Newark at a level that the agency says is more in line with what air traffic control can handle. The FAA says it's working to install new fiber optic lines and adding new backup systems to help with the technical problems in Newark. The FAA says it's also trying to speed up hiring and training of new air traffic controllers.

But, you know, the reality is that it takes years to train them to work in complex and congested airspace.

But, you know, the reality is that it takes years to train them to work in complex and congested airspace.

Big ones. The forecast from AAA is that we will see a record this holiday weekend with 45 million Americans traveling at least 50 miles from home. That is expected to break a record that has stood for 20 years. And it's mostly because of a record number of Americans driving this weekend. Drivers will find gas prices at their lowest levels on Memorial Day since 2021, according to GasBuddy.

Big ones. The forecast from AAA is that we will see a record this holiday weekend with 45 million Americans traveling at least 50 miles from home. That is expected to break a record that has stood for 20 years. And it's mostly because of a record number of Americans driving this weekend. Drivers will find gas prices at their lowest levels on Memorial Day since 2021, according to GasBuddy.

Big ones. The forecast from AAA is that we will see a record this holiday weekend with 45 million Americans traveling at least 50 miles from home. That is expected to break a record that has stood for 20 years. And it's mostly because of a record number of Americans driving this weekend. Drivers will find gas prices at their lowest levels on Memorial Day since 2021, according to GasBuddy.

Air travel is not quite expected to break the all-time record, but it is still forecast to be up about 12% compared to the levels before the COVID pandemic, according to AAA. So the demand for holiday travel this weekend is definitely there.

Air travel is not quite expected to break the all-time record, but it is still forecast to be up about 12% compared to the levels before the COVID pandemic, according to AAA. So the demand for holiday travel this weekend is definitely there.

Air travel is not quite expected to break the all-time record, but it is still forecast to be up about 12% compared to the levels before the COVID pandemic, according to AAA. So the demand for holiday travel this weekend is definitely there.

Airlines went into this year very optimistic about 2025, and they were expecting strong demand. But a lot of things have happened to cut into that optimism. The forecasts for international travel have softened because of political tensions between the U.S. and other countries. There's a lot of concern that travel from Canada and Europe to the U.S. will be down this summer.

Airlines went into this year very optimistic about 2025, and they were expecting strong demand. But a lot of things have happened to cut into that optimism. The forecasts for international travel have softened because of political tensions between the U.S. and other countries. There's a lot of concern that travel from Canada and Europe to the U.S. will be down this summer.

Airlines went into this year very optimistic about 2025, and they were expecting strong demand. But a lot of things have happened to cut into that optimism. The forecasts for international travel have softened because of political tensions between the U.S. and other countries. There's a lot of concern that travel from Canada and Europe to the U.S. will be down this summer.

Also, we have seen some very high-profile problems in the aviation system itself. You had the midair collision at Washington Reagan National Airport in January between a regional jet and a military helicopter. And a few weeks later, there was a hard landing in Toronto where another regional jet flipped over on the runway.