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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson speaks during an event celebrating her confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court with U.S. President Joe Biden on the South Lawn of the White House on April 8, 2022, in Washington, DC. Judge Jackson was confirmed by the Senate 53-47 and is set to become the first Black woman to sit on the highest court. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/TNS)

Ketanji Brown Jackson Sworn In at Supreme Court as Breyer Retires

Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in as the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court on Thursday, replacing retiring Justice Stephen Breyer, who administered the judicial oath at her ceremony. … more

Tim Balk / New York Daily News (TNS) | 6/30/22

From left to right: USA's Jordyn Poulter and Michelle Bartsch-Hackley pose with their gold medals during the women's volleyball victory ceremony during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Arena in Tokyo on Aug. 8, 2021. (Yuri Cortez/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)

Jordyn Poulter’s Stolen Olympic Medal Found in a Trash Bag

LOS ANGELES — An Anaheim business owner has found the stolen Olympic gold medal belonging to volleyball player Jordyn Poulter, authorities said. Poulter, the starting setter for the U.S. … more

Summer Lin / Los Angeles Times (TNS) | 6/30/22

Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Yair Lapid (left) and outgoing Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, speak to each other at the Knesset (parliament), following the dissolution of the parliament, in Jerusalem on June 30, 2022. - Israeli lawmakers dissolved parliament today, forcing the country's fifth election in less than four years, with Foreign Minister Yair Lapid set to take over as caretaker prime minister at midnight. The final dissolution bill, which passed with 92 votes in favour none against, ends the year-long premiership of Naftali Bennett, who led an eight-party coalition that was backed by an Arab party, a first in Israeli history. (Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)

Israel Dissolves Parliament, Faces Fifth Election in Four Years

Israel’s parliament voted on Thursday to dissolve itself and paved the way to the country’s fifth election in less than four years after a fragile governing coalition collapsed. … more

Daniel Avis / Bloomberg News (TNS) | 6/30/22

US President Joe Biden waits for the start of a round table meeting at a NATO summit in Madrid, on June 29, 2022. (Susan Walsh/Pool/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)

Biden Commits to More U.S. Forces in Europe as NATO Invites Sweden and Finland to Join

MADRID — Reflecting NATO’s determination to strengthen its defenses amid Russia’s war in Ukraine, President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that the U.S. would commit more troops to … more

Eli Stokols / Los Angeles Times (TNS) | 6/29/22

Attorney Gloria Allred, who represented several of Chicago-born R&B singer R. Kelly's victims, arrives for the sentencing hearing at Brooklyn Federal Court in New York, on June 29, 2022. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)

R. Kelly Sentenced to 30 Years for Sex Trafficking Young Fans

NEW YORK — Disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly, who for decades preyed on his fans through psychological and sexual abuse, was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison. The 55-year-old … more

Molly Crane-Newman / New York Daily News (TNS) | 6/29/22

The U.S. Supreme Court building as seen on Sunday, July 11, 2021, in Washington, D.C. (Daniel Slim/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)

Supreme Court Backs Congress on Veteran Job Protection Law

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court backed a broader reading of the federal government’s war powers Wednesday, finding that Congress can give veterans the ability to file lawsuits against … more

Michael Macagnone / CQ-Roll Call (TNS) | 6/29/22

In this file photo from Jan. 11, 2017, Donald Trump along with his children Eric, left, Ivanka and Donald Jr. arrive for a news conference at Trump Tower in New York. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)

Donald Trump No Longer In Contempt of Court in New York Probe, After $110,000 in Fines

Donald Trump is no longer in contempt of court for failing to respond to subpoenas in a probe of his company’s assets, a New York judge ruled, formally resolving a dispute with the state … more

Erik Larson / Bloomberg News (TNS) | 6/29/22

Guy Benhamou pumps gas at an Exxon Mobil gas station on June 9, 2022, in Houston. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images/TNS)

Gas Price Gouging Focus of New Ads Backing House Democrats

WASHINGTON — Heading into the July Fourth weekend, a policy group supporting House Democrats is launching $1.7 million in new ads calling on the Senate to take up House-passed legislation … more

Niels Lesniewski / CQ-Roll Call (TNS) | 6/29/22

The US attorney's office has released images during the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, 59, who faces six federal charges relating to accusations of the sexual exploitation of girls by sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The photos, entered into evidence on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, were recovered during an FBI raid at Epstein's Upper East Side mansion in 2019, an FBI analyst testified. This is an undated file photo of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell at the Queen's log cabin at Glen Beg, Balmoral, Scotland. (U.S. Attorney Office via ZUMA Press Wire/TNS)

Ghislaine Maxwell Gets 20 Years in Prison for Enabling Jeffrey Epstein’s Abuse of Girls

NEW YORK — Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced 20 years in prison Tuesday for enabling Jeffrey Epstein’s serial abuse of underage girls for a decade. The former British socialite … more

Molly Crane-Newman / New York Daily News (TNS) | 6/28/22

Bobby the K9 retriever dog sniffs sweat samples in a test to detect the COVID-19 coronavirus through volatile organic compounds, at the Faculty of Veterinary Science in Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok on May 21, 2021. (Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)

Study: COVID-Sniffing Dogs Can Also Smell Long-Term Virus Symptoms in Patients

While researchers already discovered a trained dog’s nose can identify COVID-19 with its scent-detecting capabilities, dogs have now demonstrated they can also sniff out long-term virus … more

Julia Marnin / McClatchy Washington Bureau (TNS) | 6/28/22

U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh speaks to reporters in the James S Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 16, 2022. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)

Labor Department Warning Opens Divide on Crypto in 401(k) Plans

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers and investor advocates are ringing alarms over the idea of allowing cryptocurrency into 401(k) and other retirement plans, especially after a turbulent month that saw … more

Sarah Wynn / CQ-Roll Call (TNS) | 6/28/22

In this aerial view, members of law enforcement investigate a tractor trailer on June 27, 2022, in San Antonio, Texas. According to reports, at least 46 people, who are believed migrant workers from Mexico, were found dead in an abandoned tractor trailer. Over a dozen victims were found alive, suffering from heat stroke and taken to local hospitals. (Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Images/TNS)

Migrants Found Dead Inside Truck in Texas Sprinkled With Steak Seasoning to Cover Smell Amid Sweltering Temps: Report

Some of the 50 migrants found dead inside a tractor trailer abandoned in Texas were reportedly sprinkled with steak seasoning in a possible bid by smugglers to cover up the stench. A law … more

Jessica Schladebeck / New York Daily News (TNS) | 6/28/22

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Pins Migrant Truck Deaths on Biden, White House Rejects

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was quick to blame President Joe Biden after 46 migrants were found dead in a tractor-trailer outside San Antonio on Monday, even as immigrant advocates pointed fingers at his … more

Joseph Morton, Jamie Hancock and Todd J. Gillman / The Dallas Morning News (TNS) | 6/28/22

The discovery was made near the southwestern edge of San Antonio. (Dreamstime/TNS)

46 People Believed to Be Migrants Found Dead in Texas Tractor-Trailer

The bodies of 46 people believed to be migrants were found dead in a tractor-trailer in San Antonio on Monday in what officials called the region’s worst mass-casualty event in recent … more

Gregory Yee, Richard Winton and Hamed Aleaziz / Los Angeles Times (TNS) | 6/27/22

$\Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gives a speech via video link to G7 leaders, from left to right, US President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, European Council President Charles Michel, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the second day of the three-day G7 summit at Schloss Elmau on June 27, 2022, near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. (Christinan Bruna/Pool/Getty Images/TNS)$

Implored by Zelenskyy, Biden and G-7 Allies Will Increase Ukraine Defense Aid, Economic Support

KRUN, Germany — In a videoconference Monday with the leaders of the world’s most powerful democracies, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pressed for more advanced weaponry and … more

Eli Stokols / Los Angeles Times (TNS) | 6/27/22

Mifepristone (Mifeprex) and Misoprostol, the two drugs used in a medication abortion, are seen at the Women's Reproductive Clinic, which provides legal medication abortion services, in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, on June 17, 2022. Mifepristone is taken first to stop the pregnancy, followed by Misoprostol to induce bleeding. (Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)

Supreme Court’s Roe Ruling Tees Up Fight Over Abortion Pills

The U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning federal abortion rights sets the stage for conservative states to drastically limit access to a pill used to end early pregnancies. The ruling is … more

Ian Lopez / Bloomberg News (TNS) | 6/27/22

Committee Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and Vice Chair Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., participate in a House select committee hearing on the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on June 16, 2022. (Yuri Gripas/Abaca Press/TNS)

Jan. 6 Panel Sets Surprise Hearing as New Evidence Emerges

WASHINGTON — The House panel investigating last year’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol called a surprise hearing for Tuesday to “present recently obtained evidence and receive … more

Billy House / Bloomberg News (TNS) | 6/27/22

A woman who fled from the conflicts in Ethiopia's violence-hit Tigray region prepares coffee in a class room occupied with 25 mothers for more than seven months at an elementary school in Mekele, the capital of Tigray region, Ethiopia, on June 18, 2021. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)

Famine Threatens Wide Swaths of World, Now Worsened by Ukraine War

WASHINGTON — The scenes witnessed by journalists and humanitarian workers in recent months have been striking: In Sudan, swollen-bellied babies are looking for anything to eat. In Yemen, where … more

Tracy Wilkinson / Los Angeles Times (TNS) | 6/27/22

Anit-abortion activists hold signs outside the US Supreme Court after overturning of Roe Vs. Wade, in Washington, DC, on June 24, 2022. (Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)

Anti-Abortion Religious Groups Vow the End of Roe vs. Wade Is Just the Beginning

For Southern Baptists across the nation, Friday was a day of triumph, rejoicing and praising God. After 50 years of legal battles and prayer, Roe vs. Wade was overturned as the court declared a … more

Deborah Netburn / Los Angeles Times (TNS) | 6/27/22

Pro-life activists react to the Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling which overturns the landmark abortion Roe v. Wade case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on June 24, 2022, in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/TNS)

U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade, Ending Constitutional Right to Abortion

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, a landmark 1973 court ruling that established abortion as a constitutional right, that revokes the right from women and shifts … more

Michael Wilner and Alex Roarty / McClatchy Washington Bureau (TNS) | 6/24/22