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Texas is one of several states that have passed laws tightening standards for clinics and doctors who provide abortions. Proponents say the laws make the procedure safer. But abortion rights advocates say the tightened requirements are unnecessary and driven by ideology, not safety concerns.

During the first half of 2013, more than a dozen states enacted 45 separate provisions restricting access to abortion. High-profile battles continue in Texas and North Carolina. The restrictions range from bans to stricter regulations of clinics.

A near-failing grade on launch operations prompted the Air Force to quietly suspend the officers in charge of dozens of Minuteman III nuclear missiles.

A.J. Clemente's career at KFYR was over before it started. It leads us to ask: What's your best — in a bad, or good way — first-day story?

According to the Statesman Journal, signs at the refuge in Oregon say no dogs, horseback riding or jogging are permitted. Wildlife officials warn that running people can stress out the animals and might even interfere with breeding.

Over ten years before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in the major leagues, a little-known baseball team went to bat with players both black and white. Journalist Tom Dunkel writes about the team from Bismarck, N.D., in his new book Color Blind.

The bill, which would ban abortions as early as six weeks into a pregnancy, is a direct challenge to Supreme Court decisions.

A storm that's dumping snow on the Upper Midwest is moving south and east. By Thursday, some cities may have a foot or so of fresh snow on the ground. Dubbed "Saturn" by The Weather Channel, the storm's also known by the more topical moniker "Snowquester."

If you are up in space looking down on America west of the Mississippi, one of the brightest patches of light at night is on the Great Plains in North Dakota. It's not a city, not a town, not a military installation. What is it?

The strange troubles of a small town where an oil boom has driven unemployment below 1 percent.