Lower courts are also considering challenges to states’ bans on the sale of so-called assault weapons and large-capacity magazines.
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A sharply divided Supreme Court rejects Biden’s plan to wipe away $400 billion in student loans
The 6-3 decision, with conservative justices in the majority, said the Biden administration overstepped its authority with the plan.
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Alan Arkin, Oscar-winning ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ actor, dies at 89
His sons confirmed their father’s death saying, ‘Our father was a uniquely talented force of nature, both as an artist and a man.’
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Supreme Court rules for designer who doesn’t want to make wedding websites for gay couples
The decision is a win for religious rights and one in a series of cases in recent years in which the justices have sided with religious plaintiffs.
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Ukraine aims to wear down, outsmart Russian army distracted by infighting
Troops were given a morale boost last week by an armed rebellion that posed the most significant threat to President Vladimir Putin’s power in more than two decades.
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Youths clash with French police, loot stores in 4th day of riots triggered by fatal police shooting
The deadly police shooting of a 17-year-old has shocked the nation.
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Heat waves like one that’s killed 14 in southern U.S. become more frequent, enduring
Scientists and medical experts say such deaths caused by extreme heat will only increase in the U.S. each summer without more action to combat climate change.
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Man wanted on Jan. 6 charges arrested with weapons near Barack Obama’s Washington home
Officials say a man who had explosives materials and wanted for crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has been arrested in near former President Barack Obama home.
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Rapper Travis Scott will not face criminal charges in deadly crowd surge at Texas festival
Circumstances of the deaths limited what charges prosecutors were able to present before the grand jury.