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Thomas Dobbs is the state health officer at the Mississippi State Department of Health. His name appears on the landmark Supreme Court case on abortion rights, despite having "nothing to do with it," he has said.

The abortion case is named after Thomas Dobbs, who says he has nothing to do with it

The "Dobbs" in the case title refers to Thomas Dobbs, an infectious diseases doctor who became Mississippi's top health officer the same year the state adopted new abortion restrictions.

These lawmakers are gunning for Boris Johnson's Prime Minister role

Nine British lawmakers are lining up to replace Boris Johnson, just days after his resignation as the leader of Britain's Conservative party.

A Muslim pilgrim prays on the Plain of Arafat, during the annual hajj pilgrimage, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Friday, July 8, 2022.

Muslim pilgrims pray at Mount Arafat as hajj reaches apex

Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims from around the world raised their hands to heaven and offered prayers of repentance on the sacred hill of Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia on Friday.

President Biden is welcomed at King Abdulaziz International Airport in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah. He was later greeted by Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman.

Will he or won't he? Watchful eyes are on Biden's handshakes on his Middle East trip

On Friday, the president shared a fist-bump with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. One day earlier, an Israeli singer declined President Biden's hand.

Beer brewers are worried that a shortage of the gas that puts the suds in your beer could force production cuts and price hikes.

Your beer needs carbon dioxide, but the price skyrocketed over the summer

The gas brings the bubbles to your beer. But brewers now face a carbon dioxide shortage — and the risk of production cuts and price hikes.

In what's believed to be the first case of its kind, a student argued that his university violated his Fourth Amendment rights when it asked him for a webcam recording of his testing space.

Scanning students' rooms during remote tests is unconstitutional, judge rules

In what's believed to be the first case of its kind, a student argued that Cleveland State University violated his Fourth Amendment rights when he complied with a webcam recording of his exam space.

Britain's Prime Minister-elect Liz Truss pledged to deliver on a range of issues after being named the new Conservative Party leader on Monday. Truss will be the U.K.'s third female prime minister, following Margaret Thatcher and Theresa May.

Liz Truss is the U.K.'s next prime minister

Truss, who currently serves as foreign minister, will be the U.K.'s new prime minister, after the Conservative Party named her as its next leader on Monday, replacing the outgoing Boris Johnson.

Mary Peltola did media interviews Monday in front of the U.S. Capitol. An aide says they're receiving more than 100 media requests a day.

Mary Peltola, first Alaska Native elected to Congress, will be sworn in today

Peltola is drawing an unusual amount of national media attention as the first Alaska Native elected to Congress, and even more because of her special election win over Republican Sarah Palin.

Joe Biden speaks about his economic recovery plan for working families on Tuesday in New Castle, Del.

U.S. Faces 'A Child Care Emergency,' Biden Says In Unveiling $775 Billion Plan

Joe Biden's latest policy proposal would aim to make both child care and elder care more accessible and affordable.

Benjamin Graff, center, and his son Jacob Graff, 19, drop off their mail-in ballots for the Pennsylvania primary election, in Philadelphia, on June 2, 2020. The state Supreme Court affirmed Thursday that counties may use drop boxes for voters casting mail-in ballots.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Extends Vote By Mail Deadline, Allows Drop Boxes

The decisions come just seven weeks before Election Day and as a flurry of election-related lawsuits heat up around the country.

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