South Carolina Woman, 69, Killed by Alligator While Walking Dogs on Hilton Head Island

A 69-year-old woman in South Carolina was killed by an alligator while out on a walk with her dogs in the Spanish Wells neighborhood of Hilton Head Island. Sheriff’s office deputies, Fire Rescue, Beaufort County Coroner’s Office and Spanish Wells security personnel responded to a report of an alligator attack on Brams Point Road in…

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Making contraception free for low-income, uninsured women could prevent many unplanned pregnancies and abortions

Demand for contraceptives surged in the United States after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, and a new executive order issued by President Joe Biden last week outlined the administration’s plan to protect and strengthen access to family planning. “Contraception is an essential component of reproductive health care that has only become more important in the wake…

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Red flag for Republicans: Independent women at odds with GOP on abortion, LGBTQ rights

Republicans have a problem brewing with women. A USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll finds that independent women are increasingly at odds with the GOP on cultural issues such as banning abortion and opposing LGBTQ rights. That creates a risky situation for the Republican Party among one of the nation’s most crucial groups of swing voters. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis,…

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