By Katanga Johnson and Rose Horowitch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Some cried tears of joy, others looked downcast and chanted defiantly that the battle was not yet lost as hundreds of protesters outside the U.S. Supreme Court celebrated or condemned its rul…
Fed’s Barkin, Daly dump stocks, bonds after ethics scandal
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) – Two Federal Reserve presidents sold or plan to sell securities following an ethics scandal last year around the investment activities of two fellow central bankers that led to strict new limits on policymakers’ securities port…
Abortion ruling imperils gay marriage, other freedoms, liberal justices say
By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision erasing the constitutional right to abortion provides a roadmap to end other freedoms involving marriage, sexuality and birth control, its three liberal members said on Friday, whi…
Olympics-Each sport must set transgender rules says IOC despite criticism
By Karolos Grohmann (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has defended its position that it is up to each international sports body to set their own rules for transgender athletes’ inclusion, despite criticism from tennis great Martina …
Wall Street posts big gains to end strong week
By Lewis Krauskopf, Sruthi Shankar and Anisha Sircar (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes jumped sharply on Friday in a broad rally as signs of slowing economic growth and a recent pullback in commodity prices tempered expectations for the Federal Re…
Abortion pills over the counter? Experts see big hurdles in widening U.S. access
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A pill used to terminate early pregnancies is unlikely to become available without a prescription for years, if ever, experts told Reuters, as the conservative-leaning U.S. Supreme Court dramatically curbed abo…
Vatican praises U.S. Court decision on abortion, saying it challenges world
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The Vatican’s Academy for Life on Friday praised the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on abortion, saying it challenged the whole world to reflect on life issues. The Vatican department also said in a statement that the defense of…
Deutsche Bank will cover travel costs for employees seeking abortions -source
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Deutsche Bank AG is updating its U.S. healthcare policy to cover travel costs for any medical procedure, including abortion, that is not offered within 100 miles of an employees’ home, according to a source familiar. (Reporting by …
Factbox-Companies react to U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe vs. Wade
(Reuters) – A handful of U.S. companies were quick to outline their policies for employees after the nation’s top court decided to overturn the landmark ruling that recognized a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion and legalized it nationwide. S…
Landmark gun bill draws enough votes to pass U.S. House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The first significant gun-safety bill in decades garnered enough votes for passage in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday, weeks after mass shootings in Texas and New York that killed more than 30 people, including 19 chi…