(Reuters) – Here’s what getting an abortion in America could look like if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide. The first restrictions would take effect in 13 states with so-called trigger la…
Ukrainian nurse who lost both legs dances with new husband, vows to keep living
By Margaryta Chornokondratenko LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – Newlyweds Oksana Balandina and Viktor Vasyliv shared their first wedding dance in a hospital ward in Lviv, in western Ukraine. The groom lifted his wife up in his arms and turned her around betwe…
Exhausted evacuees from Mariupol steel plant reach safety in Ukrainian city
By Joseph Campbell and Alessandra Prentice ZAPORIZHZHIA/MARIUPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) -Dozens of evacuees who took refuge for weeks in the bunkers of a steel works in Russian-occupied Mariupol reached the safety of Kyiv-controlled Zaporizhzhia on Tuesday…
South African coal miners turn to trucks as rail service deteriorates
By Nelson Banya and Helen Reid JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Mining companies in South Africa have resorted to trucking coal to ports to meet a surge in European demand since the war in Ukraine started, bypassing the deteriorating rail infrastructure they b…
Stocks rise, U.S. yields slip as markets await Fed rate hike
By Herbert Lash and Danilo Masoni NEW YORK/MILAN (Reuters) -A gauge of global equity markets edged higher on Tuesday while 10-year U.S. Treasury yields slid from the 3% level as investors remained cautious, expecting the Federal Reserve to hike rates b…
Biden says ruling curbing abortion rights could harm other freedoms
By Steve Holland and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Tuesday vowed to protect abortion rights and warned that a potential Supreme Court ruling overturning its landmark decision legalizing the procedure nationwide could undermine…
U.S. to extend some expiring immigrant work permits for year and a half
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will extend expiring work permits for a year and a half for tens of thousands of immigrants due to lengthy backlogs to process renewals, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said on Tu…
U.S. Supreme Court launches probe into leak of draft abortion opinion
(Reuters) – U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday said the Supreme Court will investigate the leak of a draft decision – which he confirmed as authentic – indicating that a majority of the nine justices are set to overturn the constitutional right…
Trump Organization settles lawsuit over DC hotel payments tied to inauguration
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s family business and his 2017 U.S. presidential inaugural committee will pay $750,000 to settle a lawsuit by Washington, D.C.’s attorney general claiming that the committee funneled excessive amoun…
U.S. State Department says Russia has wrongfully detained basketball player Griner
By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. State Department has determined that Russia has wrongfully detained American basketball player Brittney Griner, a department spokesperson said in a statement. Russia said it had detained seven-time WNBA All…