Archives for June 2022

Justice Stephen G. Breyer announced Wednesday his retirement from the high court will take effect on Thursday at noon, the last day of the court's term before the summer recess. … [Read more...] about Justice Breyer's retirement to take effect June 30, Ketanji Brown Jackson 'prepared' to take oath

A conservative group with ties to former President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing a Virginia public school system and its officials of engaging in sexual misconduct toward its students. … [Read more...] about Group files lawsuit alleging 'child sexual exploitation' in Virginia public school system

President Biden on Wednesday thanked Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for dropping his opposition to Finland and Sweden becoming members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, paving the way for a historic expansion of the military alliance. … [Read more...] about Biden thanks Turkey's Erdogan for dropping objection to Finland and Sweden's NATO membership

Lev Parnas, an associate of Rudy Giuliani who was a figure in President Donald Trump's first impeachment investigation, was sentenced Wednesday to a year and eight months in prison for fraud and campaign finance crimes. … [Read more...] about Giuliani's former Ukraine fixer gets 20 months in prison

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will not run in upcoming elections, his office said Wednesday, after he led a broad but fragile coalition government that came unraveled barely a year after taking office. … [Read more...] about Israeli PM Bennett won't run in upcoming election