Arizona is the latest state to take action restricting abortion. How many states have banned abortion or are on track to do so? One of the most proactive on Capitol Hill on the issue of abortion is Rep. Michelle Fischbach (R-Minn.), and we spoke to her about the ongoing debate. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell…

The runner-up in Manitoba’s Progressive Conservative Party’s leadership race, Shelly Glover, has filed a court application challenging rival Heather Stefanson’s win as the party’s new leader. Stefanson was sworn in as Manitoba’s 24th premier on Nov. 2. Glover, who narrowly lost to Stefanson when the leadership ballots were counted on Oct. 30, claimed there were…

KYIV—The Soviet Union knew the Chernobyl nuclear plant was dangerous and covered up emergencies there before the 1986 disaster, the Ukrainian authorities said as they released documents to mark the 35th anniversary of the accident on Monday. After a botched safety test in the fourth reactor of the plant, located in what was then Soviet…