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Justice Jackson punches out her frustrations with the conservative Supreme Court in the boxing ring
WASHINGTON (AP) — One of three liberals on a Supreme Court dominated by conservatives, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said she has found an outlet for the frustration that can result from being in the minority on the nation's highest court: boxing. “I take boxing lessons,”...
Supreme Court will weigh approval for US’ 1st publicly funded religious charter school, in Oklahoma
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to take on a new culture war dispute: whether the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school should be allowed to open in Oklahoma. The justices said they would review an Oklahoma Supreme Court decision that...
Who's the guy handing Trump those binders of executive orders? Meet Will Scharf
WASHINGTON (AP) — Those binders full of executive orders that President Donald Trump has been signing with a flourish and a wide-tipped Sharpie during his first week in office don't just magically appear before him. White House staff secretary Will Scharf has been a prominent part...
Today in History: January 28, explosion of the space shuttle Challenger
Today is Tuesday, Jan. 28, the 28th day of 2025. There are 337 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida, killing all seven crew members including schoolteacher...
Supreme Court seems open to age checks for online porn, though some free-speech questions remain
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed open to a Texas law aimed at blocking kids from seeing online pornography, though the justices could still send it back to a lower court for more consideration of how the age verification measure affects adults' free-speech rights. ...
The Latest: Supreme Court seems likely to uphold a law that could ban TikTok in the US on Jan. 19
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed likely to uphold a law that would ban TikTok in the United States beginning Jan. 19 unless the popular social media program is sold by its China-based parent company. Hearing arguments in a momentous clash of free speech and national...
Supreme Court rejects Trump’s bid to delay sentencing in his New York hush money case
WASHINGTON (AP) — A sharply divided Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s final bid to put his New York hush-money case on hold, clearing the way for him to be sentenced for felony crimes days before he returns to the presidency. The court’s 5-4...
