Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Affirmative action, student debt rulings loom at US Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to decide by the end of this month the fate of race-conscious collegiate admission policies, one of the major disputes - also including cases ...
Jun 20, 2023 FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Supreme Court building is seen in Washington, U.S., April 6, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
What is Juneteenth and how are people marking the day?
(Reuters) - Juneteenth is the newest federal holiday and commemorates the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans. U.S. President Joe Biden signed the bill creating the holiday in 2021. Juneteenth, l...
Jun 19, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Trumpeter Crystal Howard marches down the street while playing with her band during a block party to mark Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in Texas, over two years after the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves elsewhere in the U.S., in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., June 17, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Wurm/File Photo
US judge orders Trump lawyers not to release evidence in documents probe
(Reuters) -A U.S. judge in Florida on Monday ordered defense lawyers for former President Donald Trump not to release evidence in the classified documents case to the media or the public, according to...
Jun 19, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump reacts on stage following his arraignment on classified document charges, at Trump National Golf Club, in Bedminster, New Jersey, U.S., June 13, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky/File Photo
Deadly violence in Chicago over the weekend
CHICAGO, Ill. (Fox News) -- It was another weekend of deadly gun violence in the Windy City, with at least 40 people shot and 5 killed in shootings across the city. At least 3 teenagers were among tho...
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Biden will announce $600 million in climate investments during California trip
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will visit Palo Alto, California on Monday and announce over $600 million in climate investments to help coastal communities around the country fight climate...
Jun 19, 2023 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on tackling climate change prior to signing executive actions in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 27, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Abortion rights supporters and opponents mark one year without Roe v. Wade
(Reuters) - Abortion rights advocates and opponents are set to mark this week's one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that had lega...
Jun 19, 2023 FILE PHOTO: Abortion rights demonstrators protest outside the United States Supreme Court as the court rules in the Dobbs v Women's Health Organization abortion case, overturning the landmark Roe v Wade abortion decision in Washington, U.S., June 24, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
Xi hails 'progress' as he meets Blinken during rare China trip
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's Xi Jinping hailed "progress" at the start of talks with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Beijing on Monday, the final engagement of a rare trip aimed at ensuring di...
Jun 19, 2023 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, June 18, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis/Pool
US finds Minneapolis police had pattern of using excessive force
(Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Justice released findings from its two-year investigation of the Minneapolis Police Department on Friday, concluding the department had a pattern or practice of using...
Jun 16, 2023 FILE PHOTO: A man holds an image of George Floyd at a vigil on the second anniversary of the death of Floyd, a black man who was killed in 2020 by white police officer Derek Chauvin by kneeling on his neck, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. May 25, 2022. REUTERS/Eric Miller/File Photo
Pope Francis leaves hospital 'in better shape than before'
ROME (Reuters) -Pope Francis was discharged from hospital on Friday morning, nine days after surgery to repair an abdominal hernia, and his doctor said he was stronger than before. The 86-year-old pon...
Jun 16, 2023 Pope Francis greets people after having been discharged from Gemelli Hospital in Rome, Italy, June 16, 2023. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
Texas panhandle town hit by tornado, deaths reported
LUBBOCK, Texas (Reuters) - The Texas panhandle town of Perryton was struck on Thursday by one or more tornadoes, causing fatalities, the mayor said, as images from the ground showed much of the town l...
Jun 16, 2023 A view of a damaged site in Perryton as the town gets struck by a tornado, in Texas, U.S. June 15, 2023, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Sabrina Devers via TMX/via REUTERS
