WASHINGTON — In the spring of 1985, a 35-year-old lawyer in the Justice Department, Samuel A. Alito Jr., cautioned the Reagan administration against mounting a frontal assault on Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that declared a constitutional right to abortion. The Supreme Court was not ready to overturn it, he said, so urging it … Read more
Russia says it has full control over Sievierodonetsk Russian forces have established full control over the Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk and the nearby town of Borivske, a senior defense ministry official said in a statement on Saturday. Reuters reports: Ukrainian officials said earlier in the day that their troops had withdrawn from Sievierodonetsk after a … Read more
Summer McIntosh, centre, has won four medals in total at the World Championships in Budapest Great Britain’s men won bronze in the 4x100m individual medley while 15-year-old Canadian Summer McIntosh won her second gold on the final day of the World Aquatics Championships. It was GB’s fifth medal in Budapest, with Italy beating the US … Read more
WASHINGTON — President Biden on Saturday signed into law a bipartisan gun bill intended to prevent dangerous people from accessing firearms and invest in mental health across the country, breaking through years of stalemate over whether to toughen the nation’s gun laws. Mr. Biden signed the bill a day after it cleared the House and … Read more
The BBC presenter Lauren Laverne has pulled out of covering Glastonbury festival after the death of her mother. Laverne, who had been on site at Worthy Farm for the BBC, said on Instagram that she was “utterly heartbroken” after the death of her mother Celia on Friday. “Yesterday I lost my Mam, Celia. She was … Read more
Residents of Newcastleton in the Borders used to face a lengthy round-trip to get their fuel. Source link
The prince will succeed his mother as head of the organization — an association of independent states that emerged out of the ashes of the British Empire. That empire will forever be associated with slavery, and Prince Charles made it clear in his opening remarks that he wants to change the status quo and begin … Read more
But global events have since overtaken their best efforts, and it is far from clear if they will be able to build on those goals this year. Russia’s unprompted invasion of Ukraine is a large and singular cloud, but other thunderheads are gathering too. Over the next few days, the leaders of Japan, Canada, the … Read more
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s decision on Friday to end the constitutional right to abortion concluded one battle for now but immediately posed another far-reaching question: whether the judicial ground under rights in other personal matters, including contraception and same-sex marriage, is now also shaky. The lack of a clear and consistent answer among the … Read more
Teenager dies after being stabbed in northern NSW A teenager is dead following a stabbing in northern NSW, AAP reports. Police say the still to be identified victim, thought to be a 17-year-old boy, was found suffering stab wounds at a home in Casino around 1.30am on Saturday. He was treated by paramedics but died … Read more