News of the day from across the nation, July 1
An overwhelming majority of Americans — including those who live in households with guns — support a law that would prohibit suspected terrorists from buying guns, according to a poll released Thursday.
The national poll, conducted by Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn., found that 86 percent of respondents think people on the government’s terrorist watch list should not be allowed by purchase guns, compared with 12 percent who thought they should.
Felons may be stripped of their voting rights for life in Iowa unless those rights are restored by the governor, a divided Iowa Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Obama said the debt crisis has been a heavy burden for the territory, with basic services shutting down and government workers not being paid.
Abortion law blocked: A federal judge blocked an Indiana law prohibiting abortions sought because of a fetus’ genetic abnormalities because the state doesn’t have the authority to limit a woman’s reasons for ending a pregnancy.
After spending 16 years in prison for the killing of his former high school girlfriend, a man at the center of popular podcast “Serial” has a chance at freedom.
Illinois lawmakers approved a partial spending plan Thursday that would ensure schools stay open another year and give colleges and human service programs funding for six months, a rare bipartisan accomplishment but one that won’t end the yearlong gridlock on a full budget.
About a dozen Illinois newspapers used their front pages Wednesday to publish editorials demanding that the two sides strike a deal and stop the bickering that has led to layoffs at colleges and forced social service providers to close their doors or make cuts.