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US lawmakers pass gun control legislation, sending it to Joe Biden to sign

The US House of Representatives passed the most significant gun control legislation in decades on Friday, sending the measure off to President Joe Biden for him to sign into law. The bill passed the House 234-193, with 14 Republicans voting with all of the Democrats in support of the measure. The bipartisan gun legislation came […]

Roe v Wade reactions: 'Live in infamy', Saving kids from 'ravages of abortion'

US politicians and public figures clashed in their reactions to the Supreme Court overturning Roe v Wade, with some believing the decision will ‘live in infamy’ while others celebrated saving children from the ‘ravages of abortion’. The court on Friday morning ruled 6-3 in favor of the state of Mississippi in the Dobbs v Jackson […]

Abortion rights protestors gather outside Supreme Court as pro-life crowd cheers

Protestors gathered outside the US Supreme Court as the decision to overturn Roe v Wade, which made abortion a constitutional right for Americans, was released. Both supporters and opponents of abortion rights took to the streets ahead of the ruling, shouting conflicting cheers as the long-awaited opinion was released just after 10am Friday. Hundreds were […]

US Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade, ending federal abortion rights

Half a century of guaranteed abortion rights in the US has come to an end Friday, as the Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v Wade decision. The court ruled in favor of the state of Mississippi in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, allowing the state to ban most abortions after […]

Inside the Jan. 6 Hearings With Jamie Raskin: A Times Virtual Event

Join us on June 27 to hear a member of the House select committee investigating the attack talk about what the panel has learned, what the public hearings have accomplished and what’s to come. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what […]

Supreme Court rules Second Amendment guarantees right to carry guns in public

The Supreme Court has struck down a New York law limiting guns in public, ruling that the Second Amendment provides the right to carry a firearm outside of home. In a 6-3 ruling on Thursday morning, the high court took a broader interpretation of the Second Amendment, which safeguards the right to keep and bear […]

Ghislaine Maxwell faces up to 55 years in prison for sex trafficking

Convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell should spend at least 30 years behind bars for her role in the sexual abuse of young girls by her former boyfriend and business associate Jeffrey Epstein, prosecutors said Wednesday. Maxwell should serve between 30 years and 55 years in prison, prosecutors argued in written statements that the British socialite’s […]

Dog escapes pet hotel and finds way home while owners are vacationing

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5video The owners of Dexter the dog left him at a pet hotel and went on vacation – only to receive a Ring camera notification that someone was at their door. ‘We were both like, “Oh my god, that’s Dexter!”’ said […]

Four-month-old boy's parents shot dead in Father's Day fight over dog

The parents of a four-month-old boy were shot to death and a woman was injured in an argument over a dog on Father’s Day. Chase Garrett, 39, and Christina Dang, 27, were killed and an unidentified woman in her 20s was critically wounded as a dispute with a neighbor escalated, said Hartford Police Chief Jason […]

Black Georgia election worker recounts threats from Donald Trump's accusations

Distressed Georgia election officials recounted how former President Donald Trump and his team pressured them to overturn the results, with one live witness sharing racist threats. Several state elections officials testified about Trump’s intimidation efforts in the fourth public hearing held by the House Select Committee investigating the January 5 Capitol riot. Wandrea ‘Shaye’ Moss, […]