Texas to allow abortions amid pandemic after court fight
Texas will allow abortions to resume following a legal battle over whether the Republican-governed state could enact a near-total ban on the procedure to preserve supplies of personal protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic.
New York test of 3,000 people finds 14% with coronavirus antibodies
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday a screening of 3,000 people found nearly 14% tested positive for antibodies for the novel coronavirus, suggesting that 2.7 million residents across the state may have been infected with the disease.
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to limit water pollution law
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected arguments by President Donald Trump’s administration seeking to limit the reach of a landmark water pollution law in a Hawaii dispute over wastewater indirectly discharged into the Pacific Ocean – a ruling ha…
Senator Elizabeth Warren’s brother dies after contracting the coronavirus
Former Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren’s oldest brother, Donald Reed Herring, died on Tuesday night after contracting the novel coronavirus, she confirmed on Thursday.
Supreme Court eases path to deport immigrants for crimes
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday made it easier for federal authorities to deport certain immigrants who have committed crimes in a victory for President Donald Trump’s administration.
Some Americans going back to work, even as virus erases more jobs
Some workers in Georgia and other U.S. states prepared to go back to work for the first time in a month, as data released on Thursday showing soaring unemployment claims reaffirmed the grim economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic.
U.S. Supreme Court embraces compromise in Hawaii water pollution suit
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected arguments by President Donald Trump’s administration in a Hawaii case brought by environmentalists by saying that polluters are sometimes required to obtain permits under a landmark water pollution law for ce…
U.S. Supreme Court hands setback to environmentalists in Hawaii water pollution suit
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday threw out a lower court ruling that had given the green light for environmentalists to sue a Hawaii county for allowing discharges from a waste facility to reach the Pacific Ocean in a case testing the boundaries of a…
U.S. Supreme Court eases path to deport immigrants for crimes
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday made it easier for federal authorities to deport certain immigrants who have committed crimes in a victory for President Donald Trump’s administration.
Mexico, U.S. ‘need each other’ on migration, Lopez Obrador says
Mexico and the United States depend on each other when it comes to migration, and it is important not to “paralyze” commercial activity between the two countries, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday.
