Texas judges increasingly block minors seeking abortion without parental consent
(Reuters Health) – Texas statistics show that judges are increasingly blocking minors who wish to terminate a pregnancy without their parents’ consent, a new study...
Democratic White House contender Gabbard sues Hillary Clinton for ‘Russian asset’ comment
Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard sued Hillary Clinton for defamation on Wednesday, seeking at least $50 million in damages for harming her reputation by suggesting...
Dollar steady as coronavirus contagion fears abate
The U.S. dollar was unchanged against a basket of currencies on Wednesday as safe-haven demand ebbed along with worries about whether the spread of a...
Democrats launch first salvo at trial, accuse Trump of corrupt scheme
The lead Democratic prosecutor accused President Donald Trump at his impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday of setting up a corrupt scheme to...
Factbox: Climate change plans of the leading U.S. Democratic candidates
The leading Democratic candidates all believe climate change is an existential threat to the planet and have vowed to bring U.S. greenhouse gas emissions down...
Hairy situation: Scientists explain how stress-related graying occurs
Marie Antoinette’s hair turned white overnight, according to folklore, before she was executed by guillotine in 1793 during the French Revolution. The ill-fated queen embodied...
Roberts pivotal as U.S. Supreme Court tackles public aid to religious schools
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared divided on Wednesday in a major legal battle over taxpayer funds going to religious schools, with Chief Justice John Roberts...
China’s Wuhan shuts down transport as global alarm mounts over virus spread
Deaths from China’s new flu-like virus rose to 17 on Wednesday, with more than 540 cases confirmed, leading the city at the center of the...
Saudi Arabia to screen travelers from China after virus outbreak
Saudi Arabia will start screening passengers arriving from China and take other preventive measures following the outbreak of the new coronavirus in China, the kingdom’s...
Chinese virus-hit city of Wuhan closes transport networks: state media
The Chinese city of Wuhan, the source of an outbreak of a new flu-like virus, is closing its transport networks and advising citizens not to...
