By Brendan O’Brien CHICAGO (Reuters) -Murky, dull skies loomed over tens of millions of Americans on Thursday as smoke from prolonged Canadian wildfires drifted across the Midwest and East, causing unhealthy and, in some spots, dangerous conditions. Air-quality alerts were in effect until midnight for a swath of the United States that extended from Wisconsin…
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday bolstered the ability of employees to obtain accommodations at work for their religious practices, reviving a lawsuit by an evangelical Christian former mail carrier accusing the Postal Service of discrimination after being disciplined for refusing to show up for work on Sundays. The 9-0 ruling…
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The head of Russia’s influential Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, told an envoy of Pope Francis on Thursday their churches should work together to avert “negative political developments and serve the cause of peace and justice.” Kirill is a strong supporter of President Vladimir Putin’s decision to send troops into Ukraine, while Francis…
By Karen Sloan (Reuters) – The experience of two highly selective public U.S. law schools offers a guide for other schools to admitting diverse students now that the U.S. Supreme Court has banned colleges and universities from considering race as a factor in their admissions decisions. The court ruled on Thursday that race-conscious admissions at…
By Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) -Former President Jair Bolsonaro was on the cusp of losing his political future on Thursday, as three of a required four federal electoral court justices ruled he had abused his power in last year’s fraught election. The case was adjourned until Friday when the remaining justices will rule. Bolsonaro could…
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Online prices for merchandise bearing the insignia of Russia’s Wagner group – a human skull against a black and red backdrop – have shot up since its abortive armed mutiny, with buyers posting five-star reviews and support for the mercenaries. Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin sent an armed convoy on a 1,200-km (750-mile)…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration has in recent weeks been discussing possible executive actions he could take in response to the Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday. Earlier on Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard University and the…
By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) – A legal case making its way through the courts could remove the abortion pill mifepristone from the market or restrict access to the drug. The case is being led by medical groups and doctors who are opposed to abortion and hinges in part on the testimony of the…
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down race-conscious admissions policies at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina, a practice called affirmative action employed by a majority of selective schools. Here is a look at some of the key players in the cases. HARVARD UNIVERSITY Harvard University is…
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday vowed to clean up cases of fraud and corruption at Segalmex, a government organization aimed at promoting food self-sufficiency in the agricultural sector. Segalmex, created by Lopez Obrador, has been the target of multiple corruption accusations, with several former employees arrested by the…
