(Corrects first paragraph to say “rulings that backed” instead of “rulings against”) By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -On the heels of last week’s landmark ruling expanding individual gun rights, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday threw out several…
Ketanji Brown Jackson is sworn in as first Black woman on U.S. Supreme Court
By Rose Horowitch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in on Thursday as a U.S. Supreme Court justice, making history as the first Black woman on the nation’s top judicial body while joining it at a time when its conservative majority …
Stocks fall as U.S. data supports recession fears; yields down
By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks on global indexes were sharply lower on Thursday and Treasury yields slid after U.S. data showed consumer spending rose less than expected in May while price pressures were still strong enough to lea…
Landslide kills 14 in eastern India, nearly 50 others feared dead
By Zarir Hussain GUWAHATI,India (Reuters) -At least 14 people have died and another four dozen are feared to have been killed after a massive landslide in a remote area of the northeastern Indian state of Manipur, officials said on Thursday. Rescue wor…
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Alaska Airlines appeal in labor law dispute
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday turned away Alaska Airlines Inc’s challenge to being bound by the employment laws of states where their workers are based, the central issue in its legal battle with California-based fli…
U.S. Supreme Court to hear case that could boost politicians’ power over elections
By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a Republican bid to reinstate a map delineating North Carolina’s U.S. House of Representatives districts that was invalidated as unfair to Democrats in a major case that…
Biden sending more weapons to Ukraine as NATO prepares for long fight
By Andrea Shalal, Aislinn Laing and Robin Emmott MADRID (Reuters) -President Joe Biden said on Thursday the United States will provide another $800 million in weapons and military aid to Ukraine, hailing the courage of Ukrainians since Russia invaded i…
U.S. Supreme Court throws out rulings that invalidated abortion laws
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court, in the aftermath of its decision last week to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion nationwide, on Thursday threw out lower court rulings that invalidated thre…
Russia abandons Snake Island in victory for Ukraine
By Max Hunder and Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) -Russian forces abandoned the strategic Black Sea outpost of Snake Island on Thursday, in a major victory for Ukraine that could loosen the grip of Russia’s blockade on Ukrainian ports. Russia’s defence mi…
U.S. Supreme Court backs Biden in bid to end Trump ‘remain in Mexico’ policy
By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court sided with President Joe Biden on Thursday as he seeks to end a hardline immigration policy begun under his predecessor Donald Trump that forced tens of thousands of migrants to stay in Mexic…