The US Supreme Court on Friday ruled to overturn the landmark 1973 precedent securing women's federal right to an abortion, prompting celebration among the pro-lifers and despair and protests from those advocating for abortion rights.
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Newly-passed bipartisan gun control measures, inspired by recent mass shootings, will likely get struck down by the US Supreme Court's conservative majority despite the fact the legislation lacks tough restrictions like a ban on high-powered weapons, experts told Sputnik.
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The conservative majority US Supreme Court overturned the precedent established in the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that protected the constitutional right to an abortion, which set off a wave of fear and outrage across the United States.
Conservative Party Chair Oliver Dowden has resigned following the Tories losing two by-elections, surrendering Tiverton and Honiton to Liberal Democrats and Wakefield to the Labour.
Two people were killed and dozens wounded by a shooter who opened fire in a gay club early Saturday. At least three of the injured are now in critical condition, reports suggest.
BRUSSELS, June 25 (Sputnik) - Lithuania has limited rail cargo to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad to further ramp up tensions with Moscow and justify US attempts to draw the European Union into the sphere of NATO's influence, French politician Francois Asselineau told Sputnik.
BRUSSELS (Sputnik) - Ukraine's newly won status as a candidate for joining the European Union will give it access to EU funding but its road to membership may turn out to be a deadend, Francois Asselineau, a French politician and Frexiteer, told Sputnik.
BEIJING (Sputnik) - The Chinese army has expressed protest to the United States over a flight of a US military plane P-8A Poseidon over the Taiwan Strait.
The electric car company NIO was founded by Chinese entrepreneur William Li, 47, in 2014. The company is one of the fastest growing electric car ‘startup’ companies in China, rivaling Elon Musk’s Tesla. Unlike Tesla, NIO offers at least 700 ‘battery-swap stations’ as opposed to Tesla’s ‘supercharging stations.’
On Friday, the Supreme Court released their decision overturning Roe v. Wade, opening the door for states to ban abortions. Twenty-two states have laws or constitutional amendments prohibiting or severely restricting abortion access that will take effect immediately now that the court has overturned Roe v. Wade.
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - A federal grand jury in Washington, DC has indicted a member of the Oath Keepers movement with conspiracy and other crimes involved in the events at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, the Justice Department said.
RABAT (Sputnik) - As many as 18 migrants have died while trying to enter the Spanish exclave of Melilla in northern Africa, a source in the authorities of the Moroccan city of Nador told Sputnik.
Between October and May, Army recruiters filed roughly 650 tattoo regulation waivers, according to Army officials. The Army, as well as other military branches, have been faced with shrinking recruitment sizes. In the first five months of 2022, they've reached 23% of their active-duty recruiting goals.
On Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a nationwide ban on Juul vaping devices and flavors. It previously banned flavors from all “small vaping devices” except for Tobacco and Menthol.
Two individuals were killed in a shooting at a gay nightclub in Oslo, Norway, on Saturday morning. Several other serious injuries have also been reported.
Long-time Apple and supply chain analyst watcher Ming-Chi Kuo believes Apple’s upcoming Mixed Reality headset will be announced in January of next year.
Much is made in superstitious circles about the “alignment of the planets,” but a very real planetary precession is unfolding in the night skies beginning on Friday, as nearly the entire solar system will be visible from Earth.
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The Russian embassy is not communicating with the government of Canada on the issue of Siemens turbines that were sanctioned by Ottawa in response to Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine, Russian Ambassador Oleg Stepanov told Sputnik.
