Striking teachers reach deal with Los Angeles school district
A week-old strike by more than 30,000 Los Angeles teachers that has disrupted classes for nearly half a million students neared an end on Tuesday as the teachers’ union and the second-largest U.S. school district reached a contract deal.
Trump still plans to deliver Jan. 29 State of the Union address: official
U.S. President Donald Trump still plans to deliver his annual State of the Union address from the Capitol later this month as scheduled, a Trump administration official said on Tuesday as the federal government shutdown stretched into its second month….
Trump transgender troop limits can take effect, top court decides
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday handed President Donald Trump a victory on his policy barring many transgender people from the military, lifting lower court rulings that had blocked it on constitutional grounds from going into effect.
Supreme Court lets mystery company file appeal under seal
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday let an unidentified foreign government-owned company appeal under seal a grand jury subpoena possibly related to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russia’s role in the 2016 election, and the firm said a rulin…
Los Angeles teachers’ strike stretches into second week after all-night talks
A Los Angeles teachers’ union and leaders of the second-largest U.S. school system negotiated until dawn on Tuesday as they worked to end a strike that has disrupted classes for 500,000 students for six school days.
Trump plan to reopen govt., build border wall undercut by Supreme Court
President Donald Trump’s bid to build a U.S.-Mexico border wall and end a month-long partial government shutdown suffered a blow on Tuesday when the U.S. Supreme Court left in place for now a program protecting young illegal immigrants from deportation…
Supreme Court again mum on Trump’s ‘Dreamers’ appeals
The U.S. Supreme Court closed the door at least for now on President Donald Trump’s effort to end protections for hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants dubbed “Dreamers,” with the justices again silent on Tuesday on three related appeals.
U.S. home sales hit three-year low, price gains slow
U.S. home sales tumbled to their lowest level in three years in December and house price increases slowed sharply, suggesting a further loss of momentum in the housing market.
Supreme Court lets Trump transgender troop restrictions take effect
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday let President Donald Trump enforce his policy barring certain transgender people from joining or staying in the military as the justices put on hold lower court rulings blocking the plan on constitutional grounds.
U.S. Supreme Court to hear major New York gun rights case
The conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday took up its biggest gun rights case in a nearly decade, agreeing to hear a challenge backed by the influential National Rifle Association lobby group to New York City’s strict limits on handgun ow…
