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Some U.S. abortion pill providers curb availability after appeals court ruling

By Julia Harte (Reuters) – U.S. telehealth abortion providers scrambled on Thursday to keep their services available after a federal appeals court ruled that the abortion pill mifepristone could be distributed amid ongoing litigation but with significant restrictions. The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld a lower court order that …

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Biden administration to ask Supreme Court to stop abortion pill curbs

By Andrew Chung and Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Thursday the Justice Department will ask the Supreme Court to intervene to stop restrictions set by a federal judge on the abortion pill mifepristone as President Joe Biden’s administration moves to defend access to the drug. The administration will seek emergency …

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Biden administration unveils nearly $300 million for bridge projects around US

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration is unveiling on Thursday nearly $300 million in funding from its signature infrastructure law for nine bridge projects across the country, officials said. The infrastructure law, which the U.S. Congress passed with support from Democrats and Republicans, is one of President Joe Biden’s key legislative accomplishments and one his …

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Big U.S. intelligence leak was by gun enthusiast in 20s -Washington Post

(Reuters) -The person who leaked U.S. classified documents prompting a national security investigation is a gun enthusiast in his 20s who worked on a military base, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing fellow members of an online chat group. The person shared classified information to a group on the instant messaging platform Discord of …

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Trump arrives in Manhattan for NY attorney general’s deposition

(Reuters) -Former U.S. president Donald Trump has arrived in Manhattan for a deposition before New York’s attorney general Letitia James, he said on Thursday in a post on his social media platform, Truth Social. James filed a civil lawsuit in New York state court in Manhattan last September against Trump and his three adult children …

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Actor Jamie Foxx recovering after ‘medical complication’

(Reuters) – U.S. actor Jamie Foxx is recovering following “a medical complication”, his daughter Corinne Foxx has said. The Oscar winner was hospitalised in Atlanta, where he was filming a new comedy with actress Cameron Diaz, according to Hollywood industry publication Variety. “We wanted to share that my father, Jamie Foxx, experienced a medical complication …

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Trump sues ex-lawyer Michael Cohen after grand jury testimony

By Luc Cohen (Reuters) -Donald Trump sued his ex-lawyer Michael Cohen on Wednesday seeking at least $500 million in damages, as the former U.S. president steps up attacks on his onetime loyal “fixer” after Cohen testified before the Manhattan grand jury that indicted Trump. In a complaint filed in federal court in Miami, Trump accused …

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Mother of Louisville shooter frantically called 911 to warn of his plans

By Julia Harte and Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) – The mother of the 25-year-old bank employee who killed five people and wounded nine others in a shooting rampage at his Kentucky workplace on Monday had frantically called 911 to report her son’s intention, emergency calls released on Wednesday showed. The calls, one of which came from …

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Discord says it is cooperating in probe of classified material breach

By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Instant messaging platform Discord said on Wednesday it was cooperating with U.S. law enforcement’s investigation into a leak of secret U.S. documents that has grabbed attention around the world. The statement comes as questions continue to swirl over who leaked the documents, whether they are genuine and whether the …

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Tofurky heartened despite losing appeal of Louisiana plant-based label law

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -A federal appeals court on Wednesday said Louisiana can enforce a state law forbidding companies from using meat-like terms when selling plant-based food, reversing a lower court ruling in a case brought by the maker of Tofurky. In a 3-0 decision, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans …

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