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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has indicted eight people accused of providing illegal abortions.

The case is linked to the earlier arrest of a midwife, as Houston Public Media's Sarah Grunow reports.

Retired Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy says he's concerned about creeping partisanship on the high court.

89-year-old Kennedy tells the Associated Press that the tone of recent court decisions troubles him more than the outcome of the cases.

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In Southern California, authorities have made an arrest in connection with the Palisades fire last January.

29-year-old Jonathan Rindernecht is accused of setting a small blaze that smoldered underground for days before reigniting.

Rindernecht was arrested Tuesday in Florida and made his first court appearance Wednesday in Orlando.

A hearing is set for October 17th.

A new study finds that more people with psychosis are using marijuana since the legalization of cannabis.

As NPR's Ritu Chatterjee reports, people with psychotic illnesses are more vulnerable to the negative impacts of marijuana.

U.S.

futures are virtually unchanged in after-hours trading on Wall Street following Wednesday's mixed close.

The Dow edged a point lower.

On Asia-Pacific markets, the sour shares are mixed down a fraction in Hong Kong.

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President Trump says Israel and Hamas have agreed on the first phase of his peace proposal.

Trump is likely to travel to the region soon, as NPR's Michelle Kellerman reports.

Some federal workers are speaking out against President Trump's threat of mass layoffs.