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…
Los Angeles schools disrupted for sixth day in teachers strike
Los Angeles’s first teachers’ strike in 30 years disrupted classes for a sixth school day on Tuesday, after overnight negotiations between the union and the second-largest U.S. school district produced no deal.
U.S. 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…
U.S. insulin costs per patient nearly doubled from 2012 to 2016: study
The cost of insulin for treating type 1 diabetes in the United States nearly doubled over a five-year period, underscoring a national outcry over rising drug prices, according to a new analysis shared with Reuters.
Striking L.A. teachers to resume picketing as talks drag on
Some 30,000 striking Los Angeles teachers were set to return to the picket lines on Tuesday after contract negotiations with America’s second-largest school district stretched into the early morning hours with no word of a deal.
Two killed as plane crashes near homes in Ohio: media
Two pilots were killed and four passengers injured when their plane crashed shortly after takeoff on Monday in northeastern Ohio, clipping power lines and almost crashing into homes in snow-covered Apple Creek, U.S. media reported, citing officials.
L.A. teachers to stay off the job Tuesday despite progress in strike talks
Some 30,000 striking Los Angeles teachers will stay off the job at least through Tuesday, despite headway made in marathon contract talks, because the teachers must ratify any tentative deal before the walkout can end, the union said on Monday.
