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US Elections 2024: Trump supports IVF after Alabama court ruling puts pressure on GOP
Former President Donald Trump said Friday that he would “strongly support the availability of IVF" and called on lawmakers in Alabama to preserve access to the treatment. It was his first comment since an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that led some providers in the ...
Alabama executes a man with nitrogen gas, the first time the new method has been used
Officials said Kenneth Eugene Smith, 58, was pronounced dead at 8:25 p.m. at an Alabama prison after breathing pure nitrogen gas through a face mask to cause oxygen deprivation. It marked the first time that a new execution method has been used in the United States since lethal injection, now the most commonly used method, was introduced in 1982.
US elections: Seven House of Representatives races to watch in 2024
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives will be defending a narrow 220-213 majority in the Nov. 5 elections, but they will face their first electoral test on Feb. 13 when the seat formerly occupied by Republican George Santos is up for grabs.
Curtain call: From 'Friends' star Matthew Perry to Lisa Marie Presley, influential people who passed away in '23
A list of celebs who left us in 2023.
Who's running for President of the United States? See a rundown of the 2024 candidates
Candidates range from former President Donald Trump and Indian-American entreprenuer Vivek Ramaswamy to the likes of environmental activist Jill Stein and former President John Kennedy's nephew Robert F Kennedy Jr.
J&J faces 18 talc cancer trials, prompting it again to weigh bankruptcy
In an attempt to facilitate a worldwide settlement, Johnson & Johnson is considering filing for bankruptcy a third time as it prepares for at least 18 jury trials over the course of the upcoming year related to allegations of tainted talc in its well-known baby powder. Between November and December 2024, J&J has talc cases scheduled for trial all over the country, from Pennsylvania to California.
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17-year-old Michigan school shooter who killed 4 students to face life sentence? Here's what the court said
On Friday, a Michigan judge delivered a ruling stating that a teenager who tragically killed four classmates and injured six others at his high school outside Detroit two years ago is subject to a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Crypto industry steps up arguments that Supreme Court doctrine bars SEC enforcement
The crypto industry appears to be undeterred by a ruling last month that casts doubt on a sweeping theory that could squelch efforts by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to police crypto issuers and exchanges.
US election 2024: Kamala Harris urges black Americans to vote in bid to repeat 2020 win
Since Donald Trump’s loss to Joe Biden in 2020, supporters of the former president have stepped up efforts to reform the US election system, with several states introducing new rules restricting voting and redrawing electoral maps.
Will Louisiana congressional map be redrawn to give blacks more voting power?
Will Louisiana’s congressional map be redrawn? Will it help black voters elect candidates of their color and will it change the political character of the area?
List of 2023 Pulitzer winners in journalism, arts & letters
The Pulitzer Prizes recognizing the best of journalism and the arts in 2022 were announced Monday.
US Supreme Court takes on immunity for tech giants
Enacted when Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was just 11 years old and Google's creation still two years off, Section 230 is seen as a fundamental law of the internet and considered inviolable by its staunch defenders.
1864 Arizona law that banned nearly all abortions is now in effect, U.S Judge rules
The 1864 Arizona law that was dormant for nearly five decades is now in effect. The 1864 law bans abortion under all circumstances except when necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman.
US court faces backlash after it rules that teenagers can't have abortions
Florida court on Monday denied the appeal of a teen girl asking for abortion on the grounds that she is immature to have this procedure. This horrific decision has caused a new heat in the protests against the banning of women’s right to abortion. The United States lawmakers are furious with the court.
View: In Red v Blue America, guns are shown more mercy than women
A day before sending women back in time, the same conservative majority struck down a 108-year-old New York state law restricting who can carry a 'concealed' gun in public. Again, the people in the state supported the restriction. But no matter. What's another mass shooting among friends? Already at a staggering 246 mass shootings with six months to go, 2022 is set to surpass 2021 with 692 mass shootings.
In Supreme Court shadow, Biden urges voters to protect abortion rights
Biden said his administration would respond once the Supreme Court formally rules but stopped short of calling for more radical changes - including a push to have the Senate change its rules to allow a simple majority to pass a law guaranteeing access to abortions.
How 2 best friends beat Amazon
In dismissing and smearing him, the company relied on the hardball tactics that had driven its dominance of the market.
19 states sue Biden administration over COVID vaccine rule
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Eighteen states filed three separate lawsuits Friday to stop President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors, arguing that the requirement violates federal law.
John McAfee, software pioneer turned fugitive, dies at 75
John McAfee, the outlandish security software pioneer who tried to live life as a hedonistic outsider while running from a host of legal troubles, was found dead in his jail cell near Barcelona.
Donald Trump's grievances cloud Republican agenda heading into 2022
The lack of a forward-looking agenda stands in stark contrast to successful midterm elections of past years, particularly 1994 and 2010, when Republicans swept into power after staking clear positions on health care, federal spending and crime, among other issues.
Amazon.com warehouse workers vote to reject forming union in Alabama
In a vote count seen online, National Labor Relations Board officials counted more than 1,608 "no" votes shortly before 1500 GMT, representing a majority of the 3,215 ballots cast.
Donald Trump says he'll 'fight like hell' to hold on to presidency
Earlier, in Washington, he pressed Republican lawmakers to formally object Wednesday at a joint session of Congress that is to confirm Biden's victory in the Electoral College, itself a confirmation of Biden's nationwide victory Nov. 3.
10 Republican attorney generals file amicus brief with SC in Pennsylvania mail-in ballot case
Alleging that the order made by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court was unconstitutional, the attorney generals said the state overstepped its constitutional authority in accepting late ballots and violated the election clauses of the Constitution and that voting by mail creates voter fraud risks.
If 2020 is like 2000, Donald Trump believes he's got the votes
If the election hangs on a razor-thin number of ballots and an election-deciding case were to land in front of the justices, Trump likes his chances of getting five votes to win.
Counting the ballots: What could go wrong in the US Elections?
If the Nov 3 election between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden is close, many expect legal battles that, like in 2000, could go to the Supreme Court.
US Supreme Court puts curbside voting on hold in Alabama
The justices' vote was 5-3, with the court's three liberals dissenting. As is typical when the Supreme Court acts on an emergency basis, the justices in the majority did not explain their decision.
A look at big issues on Supreme Court's agenda in new term
A week after the presidential election, the court will hear arguments in a bid by the Trump administration and Republican-led states to overturn the Obama-era health care law. Coverage for more than 20 million people is at stake, along with the law's ban on insurance discrimination against Americans with pre-existing medical conditions.
Alleged visa fraud not necessarily a grave crime: US attorney
After Christmas break, officials of both India and the US, accompanied by a battery of legal minds, are expected to resume their talks today.
Infosys says visa row case to go to court next month as mediation process with Jack Palmer fails
Infosys Ltd., India's no. 2 software services provider, and an employee in the United States failed to reach agreement in a row over US business visas.
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