Yvonne Lee - All Headline News Staff Reporter Pierre, SD (AHN) - South Dakota's Gov. Mike Rounds signs a bill on Monday that outlaws most abortions in the state. The Associated Press reports the law is intended to provide a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion in 1973....

South Dakota signs into law a bill banning most abortions, in a bid to force the Supreme Court to review a key ruling.

AP - Gov. Mike Rounds on Monday signed legislation banning almost all abortions in South Dakota.

Ayinde O. Chase - All Headline News Staff Writer Washington, D.C. (AHN) - The United States is banning poultry and live bird shipments from a region of southeastern France where the deadly bird flu was found in turkeys. France's Ain region is the site of the deadly outbreak reported last...

Julie Farby - All Headline News Staff Writer New South Wales, Australia (AHN)—According to media reports, authorities in Australia's most populous state, New South Wales, are considering banning smoking in cars. BBC reports, smokers in Australia have already been squeezed out of bars and...

AFP - More wild birds found dead in eastern France were victims of the lethal strain of H5N1 bird flu, Agriculture Minister Dominique Bussereau said, as Hong Kong joined Japan in banning poultry imports from France.

Yvonne Lee - All Headline News Staff Reporter (AHN) - China is banning cartoons that combine live-action actors with animation. This could affect shows such as BBC's Teletubbies, which is broadcast to millions of children in China. It could also mean that films like "Who Framed Roger...

Danielle George - All Headline News Staff Reporter Sioux Falls, SD (AHN) - As U.S. policy continues to become more conservative, abortion advocates are being dealt another devastating blow in the never-ending pro-choice debate. South Dakota is now the first U.S. state to pass a law banning...

Reuters - South Dakota became the first U.S. state to pass a law banning abortion in virtually all cases, with the intention of forcing the Supreme Court to reconsider its 1973 decision legalizing the procedure.

Julie Farby - All Headline News Staff Writer Washington, D.C. (AHN) - The Supreme Court says it will consider the constitutionality of banning a type of late-term abortion, teeing up a contentious issue for a newly-constituted court already in a state of flux over privacy rights. The Bush...

The Supreme Court wasted little time jumping back into the contentious abortion issue, agreeing today to review the constitutionality of a federal law banning a controversial late-term procedure critics call "partial birth" abortion. The case could provide a judicial sea change with new Justice Samuel Alito, who joined the high court January 31, replacing Sandra Day O'Connor. The federal law has never gone into effect, pending the outcome of two years of legal appeals.

The Supreme Court wasted little time jumping back into the contentious abortion issue, agreeing today to review the constitutionality of a federal law banning a controversial late-term procedure critics call "partial birth" abortion. The case could provide a judicial sea change with new Justice Samuel Alito, who joined the high court January 31, replacing Sandra Day O'Connor. The federal law has never gone into effect, pending the outcome of two years of legal appeals.

The Supreme Court wasted little time jumping back into the contentious abortion issue, agreeing Tuesday to review the constitutionality of a federal law banning a controversial late-term procedure critics call "partial birth" abortion.

The Supreme Court wasted little time jumping back into the contentious abortion issue, agreeing today to review the constitutionality of a federal law banning a controversial late-term procedure critics call "partial birth" abortion. The case could provide a judicial sea change with new Justice Samuel Alito, who joined the high court January 31, replacing Sandra Day O'Connor. The federal law has never gone into effect, pending the outcome of two years of legal appeals.

The Supreme Court wasted little time jumping back into the contentious abortion issue, agreeing Tuesday to review the constitutionality of a federal law banning a controversial late-term procedure critics call "partial birth" abortion.

Andrea Moore - All Headline News Staff Reporter Washington, DC (AHN) - The Supreme Court says it will consider the constitutionality of banning late term abortions, known as partial birth. The Bush administration has pressed the country's highest court to reinstate the federal law, passed in...

The Supreme Court wasted little time jumping back into the contentious abortion issue, agreeing Tuesday to review the constitutionality of a federal law banning a controversial late-term procedure critics call "partial birth" abortion.

The Supreme Court wasted little time jumping back into the contentious abortion issue, agreeing today to review the constitutionality of a federal law banning a controversial late-term procedure critics call "partial birth" abortion. The case could provide a judicial sea change with new Justice Samuel Alito, who joined the high court January 31, replacing Sandra Day O'Connor. The federal law has never gone into effect, pending the outcome of more than two years of legal appeals.

AP - The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will consider the constitutionality of banning a type of late-term abortion, teeing up a contentious issue for a newly-constituted court already in a state of flux over privacy rights.

AP - Israel will clamp down on Palestinian areas, cutting the West Bank off from Gaza, banning Gaza workers from Israel and halting most funding, in a campaign to weaken the violent Hamas as it assumes power.