The court ruled 6-3 for designer Lorie Smith, saying that she can refuse to design websites for same-sex weddings despite a Colorado law that bars discrimination based on sexual orientation and race, gender.
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State Department failed to plan or respond fast enough in Afghanistan collapse, new U.S. report finds
The review repeatedly blames the administrations of both former President Donald Trump and President Biden for their efforts before and after the August 2021 departure of U.S. forces from Kabul.
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Supreme Court to decide if some judges have gone too far in striking down gun restrictions
Lower courts are also considering challenges to states’ bans on the sale of so-called assault weapons and large-capacity magazines.
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How the Supreme Court student loan decision affects you
Borrowers who are worried about their budgets have options.
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A sharply divided Supreme Court rejects Biden’s plan to wipe away $400 billion in student loans
The 6-3 decision, with conservative justices in the majority, said the Biden administration overstepped its authority with the plan.
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Alan Arkin, Oscar-winning ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ actor, dies at 89
His sons confirmed their father’s death saying, ‘Our father was a uniquely talented force of nature, both as an artist and a man.’
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Supreme Court rules for designer who doesn’t want to make wedding websites for gay couples
The decision is a win for religious rights and one in a series of cases in recent years in which the justices have sided with religious plaintiffs.
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Ukraine aims to wear down, outsmart Russian army distracted by infighting
Troops were given a morale boost last week by an armed rebellion that posed the most significant threat to President Vladimir Putin’s power in more than two decades.
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Youths clash with French police, loot stores in 4th day of riots triggered by fatal police shooting
The deadly police shooting of a 17-year-old has shocked the nation.
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Heat waves like one that’s killed 14 in southern U.S. become more frequent, enduring
Scientists and medical experts say such deaths caused by extreme heat will only increase in the U.S. each summer without more action to combat climate change.