Dianne Feinstein, long-standing U.S. Democratic senator, dead at 90
Dianne Feinstein, a centrist Democrat elected to the Senate in 1992, has died.
U.S. News
Sep 29, 2023
Vatican formally renounces Discovery Doctrine after decades of Indigenous demands
During Pope Francis’ 2022 visit to Canada, during which he apologized to Indigenous peoples for the residential school system, he was met with demands to renounce the papal bulls.
Canada
Mar 30, 2023
Terms you can expect to hear at U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett’s hearings
Barrett was introduced as the nominee at a Rose Garden ceremony linked to a cluster of virus cases, including those of Trump and his wife, Melania.
Politics
Oct 11, 2020
U.S. election: What happens if Trump loses to Biden, but refuses to concede?
On Friday, Trump again sowed doubt about the election results, saying the only way he would lose is "if there's mischief."
Politics
Sep 27, 2020
Trump’s taxes: Key takeaways from the New York Times report
The report came just weeks before Trump's re-election bid served to intensify the spotlight on Trump the businessman.
World
Sep 28, 2020
Trump nominates Judge Amy Coney Barrett to U.S. Supreme Court
Trump is hoping the nomination will serve to galvanize his supporters as he looks to fend off Democrat Joe Biden.
World
Sep 25, 2020
How death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg could reshape the U.S. election
A presidential campaign that was already tugging at the nation’s most searing divides has been jolted by the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, potentially reshaping the election at a moment when some Americans were beginning to cast ballots.
Politics
Sep 19, 2020
Ruth Bader Ginsburg death: Here’s what could happen with the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy
The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has thrust the Senate into uncharted political terrain, with no recent precedent for a vacancy on the high court so close to a presidential election.
Politics
Sep 19, 2020
Biden says Supreme Court seat should not be filled until after election
Biden's comments came during a speech in Philadelphia on Sunday.
Politics
Sep 20, 2020
U.S. Senate to hold rare weekend session to secure Barrett’s spot on Supreme Court
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he will begin the process as soon as the Senate Judiciary Committee wraps up its work Thursday.
World
Oct 19, 2020
US high court limited consumer, civil rights lawsuits during this Supreme Court term
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US high court limited consumer, civil rights lawsuits during this Supreme Court term
<p>WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court's conservative majority made it harder for people to band together to sue America's largest businesses in the two most far-reaching rulings of the term the justices are wrapping u</p>
World
Jun 25, 2011
U.S. Supreme Court weighs whether right to free speech covers protests at soldiers’ funerals
WASHINGTON - The top U.S. court, in a sensitive test of free-speech protections, considered on whether a fundamentalist church had the right to picket at a Marine's funeral with signs like "Thank God for Dead Soldiers."
Oct 6, 2010
From TV stars to a Supreme Court justice, women in diverse fields feted at Glamour awards
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Sandra Kyong Bradbury was star struck. She had just spied Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg a few feet away.
Nov 12, 2012
Average age of Rolling Stones members is older than average age of US Supreme Court justices
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The U.S. Supreme Court used to be called Nine Old Men. That's nothing compared to the ageless Rolling Stones. The justices on average are the kid brothers and sisters of the forever young rock n' rollers.
World
Nov 26, 2012
Pancreatic cancer cases declining, but disease is often deadly
Pancreatic cancer is notoriously lethal — there are almost as many deaths from it each year as there are new cases. The deaths this week of Apple founder Steve Jobs and Canadian-born Nobel Prize winner Ralph Steinman bring unusual attention to this less-well-known type of cancer that has actually been declining despite no big advances in treatment or finding it early.
Oct 6, 2011
Supreme Court throws out FCC fines imposed for curse words and nudity on broadcast TV
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court unanimously threw out fines and sanctions Thursday against broadcasters who violated the Federal Communications Commission policy regulating curse words and nudity on broadcast television.
Entertainment
Jun 21, 2012
Supreme Court upholds heart of Obama health care law seeking to cover 30 million uninsured
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the heart of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, handing him a huge election-year political victory and keeping in force the legislative centerpiece of his term, a law aimed at covering more than 30 million uninsured Americans.
Jun 28, 2012
Trump’s legacy? Impact on federal courts likely to last decades
Trump has installed more than 230 judges on the federal bench, including the three newest justices of the Supreme Court.
World
Dec 26, 2020
U.S. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg undergoes medical procedure at New York hospital
The court said in a statement that the 87-year-old Ginsburg underwent a minimally invasive procedure to ``revise a bile duct stent'' at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
World
Jul 29, 2020
Ruth Bader Ginsburg being treated in hospital for possible infection: Supreme Court
The court said that the 87-year-old Ginsburg went to a hospital in Washington on Monday evening after experiencing fever and chills.
World
Jul 15, 2020