Simone Biles, Steve Jobs to receive highest US civilian honour
The White House announced that President Joe Biden will present 17 people with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honour.
The White House said that…
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Biden endorses filibuster exception to protect US abortion rights
Pressure builds on Democrats to take bold steps to protect abortion and waive a US Senate rule that has blocked legislation.President Joe Biden has said that he supports calls to…
US judges halt abortion bans in Kentucky and Florida
US judges have temporarily blocked abortion bans in Florida and Kentucky following the US Supreme Court ruling that eliminated constitutional protections for abortion rights last…
Judge strikes down law allowing non-citizens to vote in NYC
The law would have allowed people with permanent residency and United States work authorisation to vote in New York City elections.A judge in the US state of New York has struck…
Roe v Wade: Supreme Court decision highlights US abortion divide
As the United States Supreme Court voted to roll back abortion rights, reversing the landmark 1973 decision Roe v Wade which enshrined the legal right to an abortion in the US, it…
Court takes restrictive line on immigrant court access
Justices rule that immigrants being held for long periods have no right to argue for release as they fight deportation.The Supreme Court has ruled against immigrants who are…
Minneapolis police engaged in racial discrimination, probe finds
Investigation by Minnesota state authorities after George Floyd killing finds ‘pattern or practice’ of discrimination.The Minneapolis Police Department has engaged in an illegal…
US mourners call for justice at funeral for Patrick Lyoya
Rights advocates demand name of police officer who shot Lyoya, 26, in the back of the head after Michigan traffic stop.Reverend Al Sharpton has demanded that authorities in the…
Emmett Till’s relatives push for renewed probe into 1955 lynching
A Black teenager from Chicago, Till’s abduction, torture and murder decades ago galvanised the US civil rights movement.Relatives of Emmett Till, a Black teenager whose 1955…
US Supreme Court rules in favour of FBI in Muslim spying case
US government invoked state secrets privilege in case where three Muslim men accused FBI of illegally surveilling them.The United States Supreme Court has ruled in favour of the…