By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – An Ohio judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked enforcement of the state’s Republican-led ban on abortion after about six weeks following legal challenges by a Planned Parenthood affiliate and other abortion providers. Jud…
U.S. Supreme Court requires Yeshiva University to allow LGBT student club
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -Yeshiva University cannot bar a LGBT student club after the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to block a judge’s ruling ordering the Jewish school in New York City to officially recognize the group. The justices, in a 5…
Exclusive-Biden urges Mexico to take migrants under COVID expulsion order he promised to end
By Ted Hesson, Dave Graham and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – As border crossings have soared to record highs, U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration is quietly pressing Mexico to accept more migrants from Cuba, Nicaragua and Venez…
Private efforts could complicate U.S. detainees’ release from Russia, State Dept says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Efforts by private citizens to broker the release of Americans held in Russia could complicate steps Washington is taking to bring U.S. detainees home, a State Department spokesperson said on Wednesday. The comments by spokespers…
‘It’s survival’: Fear lingers in the ruins of Ukraine’s liberated Izium
By Tom Balmforth IZIUM, Ukraine (Reuters) – Across a damaged footbridge over the river Siverskyi Donets, shrapnel-sprayed walls and charred Soviet-era housing stand in a panorama of provincial devastation in Ukraine’s liberated town of Izium. Exhausted…
Former New York Governor Cuomo sued by ex-aide for alleged sexual harassment
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – A one-time aide to former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against him in federal court alleging a pattern of sexual harassment while she worked in his office. The former aide, Charlotte Bennett,…
Defense abruptly rests case in Florida trial of Parkland school shooter
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – Defense lawyers for the gunman who murdered 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in February 2018 abruptly rested their case on Wednesday, taking prosecutors by surprise and drawing an angry rebuke from the trial j…
Biden administration races to avert rail shutdown; smaller union rejects deal
By David Shepardson and Lisa Baertlein DETROIT/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Biden administration officials, racing to avert a potential rail shutdown that could disrupt cargo shipments and impede food and fuel supplies, hosted labor contract talks on Wednesd…
California alleges Amazon.com stifled price competition in lawsuit
By Paresh Dave and Diane Bartz SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -California filed a lawsuit against Amazon.com on Wednesday, alleging that the company violated antitrust law by blocking price competition and pushing up prices for consumers. California Attorney …
Moderna open to supplying COVID vaccines to China, CEO says
TOKYO (Reuters) -Moderna Inc has held talks with the Chinese government about supplying COVID-19 vaccines, but no decision has yet been made, CEO Stephane Bancel told Reuters on Wednesday. As the rest of the world gradually lifts COVID restrictions, Ch…