Idaho targets abortion travel for minors.

Plus, Saudi Arabia and Iran restore diplomatic ties. Idaho criminalizes helping minors cross state lines to get abortions; Saudi Arabia and Iran restore diplomatic ties in Beijing. Tonight's Sentences was written by Jariel Arvin. TOP NEWS The first state to ban interstate abortion travel for minors Sarah A. MIller/Idaho Statesman/Tribune News Service via Getty Images - Wednesday, Republican Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed into law a bill that criminalizes helping minors travel out-of-state to get an abortion without parental consent. [[Washington Post / Justine McDaniel and Timothy Bella](] - Under House Bill 242, an adult who helps a minor get abortion pills or leave the state for an abortion faces up to five years in prison. [[NBC News / Aria Bendix](] - Idaho becomes the first state to prohibit some patients from traveling across state lines to receive abortion care. It already passed a near-total abortion ban and made it illegal for anyone to help facilitate the procedure. [[Associated Press](] - On the same day Little signed HB 242, the American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood sued Idaho’s attorney general after he claimed state law bars medical providers from referring patients to abortion care in other states. [[The Hill / Julia Mueller](] 📍 If you read just one story Vox’s Shirin Ghaffary explains why Donald Trump's arrest didn't get much social media attention. [[Vox / Shirin Ghaffary](]  [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Saudi Arabia and Iran resume ties - Saudi Arabia and Iran’s foreign ministers met Thursday in Beijing for their first face-to-face talks in seven years, a move that will boost regional stability. [[AP / Malak Harb](] - The two rivals agreed to reopen embassies and consulates as part of a deal China brokered last month, as Beijing seeks to counter US influence in the Middle East and on the global stage. [[CNN](] - Since Saudi Arabia broke ties with Iran in 2016, the two countries have been on the opposite sides of conflicts in Yemen and Syria. [[Reuters / Bernard Orr and Aziz El Yaakoubi](] - Thursday’s talks come as Saudi Arabia attempts to diversify its economy and Iran looks to broaden oil sales and trade. [[NPR / Aya Batrawy](]   Help keep Vox free! “My 14-year-old daughter has learned that she can rely on Vox for information and your publications provide her primary source of news. We often discuss your work and appreciate it tremendously.” — Vox contributor [Give today](   MISCELLANEOUS Thursday, the Tennessee House of Representatives will vote on resolutions to expel three Democrats who participated in gun violence protests at the state legislature. [[Vox / Li Zhou](] - Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) called for the impeachment of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas after [reports]( surfaced he failed to disclose taking luxury trips with a GOP megadonor. [[The Hill / Stephen Neukam](] - South Korean lawmakers are weighing a proposal that grants employers and universities access to school bullying records for longer periods of time to crack down on school violence. [[Washington Post / Adela Suliman and Grace Moon](] - Archdiocese of Baltimore clergy and employees abused more than 600 children between the 1940s and 2022, according to a [report]( Maryland’s Attorney General released Wednesday. [[Vox / Nicole Narea](] VERBATIM “House Bill 242 might be the most extreme bill that I’ve ever seen in my career.” [[Mistie DelliCarpini-Tolman, Idaho state director of Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates, on Idaho’s new abortion restrictions / NBC News](]   LISTEN TO THIS Your questions, explained This week, we tackle three listener questions — on sleepwalking, deja vu, and Earth’s magnetic field. Next time, we could be (not) answering yours. [Listen now ▶](   Read more from Vox [What the new D&D movie gets — and misses — about the game]( [Joe Biden’s newest primary challenger is an anti-vaxxer Kennedy scion]( [Why we’re scared of AI and not scared enough of bio risks]( [Your phone is ruining your vacation]( [On Yellowjackets, teen girl friendship hurts like cannibalism](  [Learn more about RevenueStripe...](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Manage your [email preferences]( or [unsubscribe](param=sentences). If you value Vox’s unique explanatory journalism, support our work with a one-time or recurring [contribution](. View our [Privacy Notice]( and our [Terms of Service](. Vox Media, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Floor 12, Washington, DC 20036. Copyright © 2023. All rights reserved.