Jun 17 High court sides with Catholic agency in same sex family foster care dispute By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the city of Philadelphia violated the Constitution by limiting its relationship with a Catholic foster care agency over the group's refusal to certify same-sex couples as foster parents. Continue reading
Jun 17 Supreme Court preserves Obamacare, dismissing latest challenge By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court has dismissed a challenge to the Obama era health care law, preserving insurance coverage for millions of Americans. Continue reading
Jun 17 U.S. jobless claims tick up to 412,000 from a pandemic low By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week for the first time since April despite widespread evidence that the economy and the job market are rebounding steadily from the pandemic recession. Continue reading
Jun 17 Editors of Hong Kong newspaper arrested under security law By Zen Soo, Associated Press Hong Kong police used a sweeping national security law Thursday to arrest five editors and executives of a pro-democracy newspaper on charges of colluding with foreign powers. Continue reading
Jun 15 Read the full Biden administration plan to fight domestic terrorism By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The Biden administration says it will enhance its analysis of threats from domestic terrorists as part of a nationwide strategy to combat domestic terrorism. Continue reading
Jun 15 U.S. COVID-19 deaths hit 600,000, equal to yearly cancer toll By Janie Har, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 topped 600,000 on Tuesday, even as the vaccination drive has drastically brought down daily cases and fatalities and allowed the country to emerge from the gloom and look forward to summer. Continue reading
Jun 15 Rep. Greene apologizes for comparing safety mask requirements to Holocaust By Alan Fram, Associated Press Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene apologized Monday for affronting people with recent comments comparing the required wearing of safety masks in the House to the horrors of the Holocaust. Continue reading
Jun 15 EU, U.S. reach deal to end Airbus-Boeing trade dispute By Lorne Cook, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The United States and the European Union reached a deal Tuesday to end a damaging dispute over subsidies to rival plane makers Boeing and Airbus and phase out billions of dollars in punitive tariffs, the U.S. trade envoy said. Continue reading
Jun 08 Fed lawyers say Trump is not liable for ‘crude’ remarks at accuser By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Donald Trump cannot be held personally liable for “crude and disrespectful” remarks he made about a woman who accused him of rape because he made the comments while he was president, U.S. Justice Department lawyers said. Continue reading
Jun 08 Judges uphold conviction of Serb military chief Ratko Mladic By Mike Corder, Associated Press U.N. appeals judges on Tuesday upheld the convictions of former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic for genocide and other offenses during Bosnia's 1992-95 war and confirmed his life sentence. Continue reading