Category: United States

South Carolina Still Cannot Defund Planned Parenthood, US Court Rules 

March 5 By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – South Carolina cannot cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday, finding that doing so would deprive Medicaid patients of their right to choose their provider. The order marks the third time…

US Supreme Court Sidesteps Dispute Over Virginia Tech Bias Reporting Policy 

March 4 By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sidestepped a conservative group’s challenge to Virginia Tech University’s policy for monitoring and reporting allegations of bias against LGBT people, racial minorities, religious groups and others, finding the case was moot. The…

Sierra Nevada Blizzards Close Highway, Threaten Avalanches 

March 3 By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) -More than one foot (30 cm) of additional snow was predicted to fall on Sunday in much of California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, already whitened by a weekend of blizzards that closed a major highway into Nevada as forecasters warned…

The World Youth Festival in Russia: False Accusations 

March 2 By Julia O`Malley (North News) – In early February 2024, the channel published news about the planned holding of the World Youth Festival in Russia, from March 1 until March 7. The event involved the arrival of participants from 180 countries in the…

Institute of Goodwill: Russia for the Restoration of Friendly Relations 

March 1 By Julia O`Malley (North News) – In modern geopolitical conditions, it is impossible not to recognize the increasing importance of Russia in the world. Despite collective efforts to isolate the country, its enormous economic, military, and political and cultural potentials must be taken…

Texas Battles Its Largest Wildfire Ever in Its Northern Panhandle 

Feb. 29 By Nathan Frandino, Rich McKay and Brendan O’Brien CANADIAN, Texas (Reuters) -Fire crews fought to contain a wildfire that grew to the largest on record in Texas history on Thursday after scorching more than 1 million acres (404,686 hectares) of grassland and timber,…

Second-Largest Wildfire in Texas History Rages Across Panhandle 

Feb. 28 By Nick Oxford and Rich McKay CANADIAN, Texas (Reuters) -Richard Murray choked back tears on Wednesday as he surveyed the charred remains of his mechanic’s workshop and home of 50 years in the small Texas Panhandle town of Canadian. The previous night a…

Moon Lander Odysseus Mission to Be Cut Short After Sideways Touchdown 

Feb. 26 By Steve Gorman and Joey Roulette (Reuters) -Engineers on Earth expect to lose radio contact with the private U.S. moon lander Odysseus on Tuesday, effectively cutting short the mission five days after its sideways touchdown, the company behind the spacecraft, Intuitive Machines, said…