Maryland ‘peace cross’ can stand on public land, U.S. high court rules
A 40-foot-tall (12 meters) cross-shaped war memorial standing on public land in Maryland does not constitute government endorsement of religion, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday in a decision that leaves unanswered questions about the boundaries of …
Group sues Trump administration for withholding information on mining decision
A conservation group on Thursday sued the Trump administration for withholding documents related to its decision to cancel a 20-year ban on mining in a Minnesota wilderness area and open it up to copper production.
U.S. Supreme Court upholds federal sex offender law
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the federal government’s authority under a 2006 law to require thousands of sex offenders to register with authorities in the states where they live, as the justices ruled against a child rapist convicted in Ma…
Renewable energy sector hails New York state’s new climate plan
Investors, developers and users of renewable energy at an industry conference in New York this week were buzzing about the state’s ambitious plan https://www.reuters.com/article/us-climate-change-new-york/new-york-lawmakers-pass-aggressive-law-to-fight…
U.S. Supreme Court upholds Maryland ‘peace cross’ in church and state test case
A 40-foot-tall (12 meters) cross-shaped war memorial standing on public land in Maryland does not represent an impermissible government endorsement of religion, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday in a major decision testing the boundaries of the U.S. …
U.S. Supreme Court rules for cross-shaped war memorial on public land in Maryland
A 40-foot-tall (12 meters) cross-shaped war memorial standing on public land in Maryland does not represent an impermissible government endorsement of religion, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday in a major decision testing the boundaries of the U.S. …
U.S. Supreme Court upholds retroactive part of sex offender law
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the federal government’s authority under a 2006 law to require thousands of sex offenders to register with authorities in the states where they live, as the justices ruled against a child rapist convicted in Ma…
SoCalGas delays return of California natgas pipe by three-weeks to late July
Southern California Gas Co (SoCalGas) has delayed the estimated return of a natural gas pipeline until July 29 from July 5 after finding a couple of pipeline leaks in remote areas of the desert that the company said were “non-hazardous.”
The Deciders: Meet the voters defining America’s politics
A retiree worried about his granddaughter’s future in Pinellas County, Florida. A factory worker in Racine County, Wisconsin, who doubts politicians will improve her life as a single mother.
Georgia to carry out 1,500th U.S. execution since capital punishment reinstated
Georgia is scheduled on Thursday to carry out the 1,500th execution in the United States since 1976, the year capital punishment was legally reinstated, when it puts to death a man convicted of killing an off-duty prison guard in 1996.
