Supreme Court agrees to hear overseas citizenship dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to decide whether gender inequity in U.S. immigration law over granting citizenship to children born abroad to unwed American-citizen parents – favoring mothers over fathers – violates the U.S….
Supreme Court declines to rehear union fees dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a request by public school teachers in California asking the justices to rehear a major challenge to fees that unions collect from non-members on which the court split 4-4 in March.
Harlem voters to pick heir-apparent to veteran congressman
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Voters in Harlem, the New York City neighborhood that once reigned as the epicenter of African-American culture, will go to the polls on Tuesday to pick a candidate to replace Rep. Charles Rangel, who is retiring after 46 years in …
For Obama, setbacks from a divided Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court breaks for the summer this week, having dealt high-profile setbacks to President Barack Obama on issues important to his liberal legacy, notably on immigration and climate change.
Supreme Court firmly backs abortion rights, tosses Texas law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday struck down a Texas abortion law imposing strict regulations on doctors and facilities in the strongest endorsement of abortion rights in America in more than two decades.
Abortion providers aim to reopen some closed Texas clinics
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Abortion providers in Texas reacted with surprise and elation on Monday to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to throw out the state’s restrictive abortion law and said they aimed to reopen some clinics shut down since the meas…
Family dogs kill three-day-old girl in California
(Reuters) – A newborn girl was killed by two of her family’s dogs after her mother left her alone on a couch for a few minutes in her home in central California on Monday, local media reported.
U.S. prosecutors link Chinese officials to U.N. bribe case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. prosecutor said on Monday that Chinese officials were involved in developing a United Nations-focused news outlet that was used to funnel bribes from a Macau billionaire to a former U.N. General Assembly president who died l…
No injuries in Mississippi BP gas plant fire: police
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Firefighters in Pascagoula, Mississippi were battling a blaze after an explosion at a BP Plc natural gas processing plant early on Tuesday, police said.
Oakland city council votes down coal exports
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The Oakland city council voted unanimously to bar shipments of coal through a proposed marine terminal on Monday, setting the stage for a legal battle.
