49 h. ago Once off the table, bills to charge women who get abortions with murder get votes before failing

Abortion rights groups fear punishment for women who have abortions and governments tracking pregnancies

Events

58 h. ago Fossil fuel firm’s $300m trial against Greenpeace to begin: ‘Weaponizing the judicial system’

Experts warn victory for Energy Transfer, whose CEO is a Trump donor, could have a ‘chilling’ effect on free speechA fossil fuel company’s $300m lawsuit against Greenpeace opens in rural North Dakota on Monday, in a case that has been widely condemned by constitutional rights experts as baseless, bad faith litigation that threatens free speech.Energy Transfer Partners, a Dallas-based oil and gas company worth almost $70bn, accuses Greenpeace of defamation and orchestrating criminal behavior by protesters at the Dakota Access pipeline (Dapl). Continue reading...

Economics

3 d. ago Native American activist released from prison will be welcomed to North Dakota home

Supporters plan to welcome Native American activist Leonard Peltier back to his North Dakota community after his release from a Florida prison where he had been serving a life sentence in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents

Events

4 d. ago Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier released from prison: ‘finally free’

Native American activist moves to home imprisonment after Joe Biden commuted sentence at end of presidencyThe Native American activist Leonard Peltier – convicted in 1975 for the killings of two FBI agents – was released from federal prison on Tuesday after Joe Biden commuted his sentence at the end of his presidency in January.In a statement, Peltier said that he was “finally free!” Continue reading...

Events

4 d. ago Arctic air sweeping south over Plains shatters record temperatures in North Dakota

Arctic air gripping the Plains has broken cold-weather records in North Dakota

Politics

5 d. ago Adult stars fume as racy content to be labelled a 'public health hazard'

Adult performers in North Dakota are set to have their erotic content branded 'a public health hazard' as Republicans in the state look to outlaw lewd materials

Politics