Now or never: Trump’s ‘wall’ talk sparks migrant rush on U.S.-Mexico border
CIUDAD JUAREZ/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Gang violence and poverty have for years pushed Mexicans and Central Americans north to the United States, but recently a new driver has emerged: the anti-immigrant tone of leading Republican presidential candidate …
Supreme Court justices heap warmth, wit on Scalia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – At a deeply personal, at times amusing, memorial service for Antonin Scalia on Tuesday, Justice Clarence Thomas recalled that the two ardent conservatives shared many “buck each other up” chats at the U.S. Supreme Court.
Ivy League mulls banning tackles at football practices
BOSTON (Reuters) – Football practices at the United States’ elite Ivy League universities may be a little bit quieter next year as coaches consider banning tackling outside of actual games, a spokesman for the league said on Tuesday.
Illinois judge dismisses Cruz eligibility complaint
CHICAGO (Reuters) – An Illinois voter’s lawsuit challenging Ted Cruz’s eligibility to run for president of the United States because he was born in Canada was dismissed on a technicality on Tuesday by a state judge.
Impact of Texas clinic law at issue in abortion case before Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawyers for the state of Texas are making an unusual argument in a closely watched abortion case set to go before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday: A law that placed new restrictions on clinics providing abortions didn’t have …
U.S. group prepares Ohio ballot push for medical marijuana
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Proponents announced plans on Tuesday for an Ohio ballot initiative that would legalize medical marijuana one year after a push for recreational versions of the drug was shot down by the state’s voters.
Brother of Ohio pastor shot dead during service charged with murder
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – The brother of an Ohio pastor shot and killed during a Sunday church service has been charged with aggravated murder and felonious assault, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
New bin Laden documents show a suspicious, pressured al Qaeda
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Al Qaeda’s leaders were increasingly worried about spies in their midst, drones in the air and secret tracking devices reporting their movements as the U.S.-led war against them ground on, documents seized in the 2011 raid on Osa…
No breakthrough in Supreme Court dispute between Obama, Republicans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama met with leaders of the Republican-led Senate on Tuesday to push for confirmation hearings and a vote on his nominee to fill the Supreme Court vacancy, but the Republicans again vowed not to act on anyone h…
Ohio school shooting suspect denies charges in juvenile court
(Reuters) – The 14-year-old suspect in a shooting at a southwestern Ohio high school that left four students wounded denied the charges against him on Tuesday, according to a juvenile court official.
