Tag: Laws
Texas joins list of states dropping permit rules for guns
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas will now let people carry handguns without first getting a background check and training, becoming the latest and largest on...
Feds: West Virginia transgender athlete ban violates law
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The U.S. Department of Justice has slammed a new West Virginia law that bans transgender athletes from competing in female sports,...
Greece: Public workers strike over proposed labor law
ATHENS, Greece — A 24-hour strike in Greece disrupted transportation and other services as public sector workers walked off the job to protest a...
Appeals court refuses to reinstate N Carolina abortion ban
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina's ban on most abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy must remain unenforceable, a federal appeals court ruled on...
Capitol rioter used charity to promote violence, feds say
A California man charged with joining anti-government extremists in rioting at the U.S. Capitol told the IRS last year that he formed a charity...
Hungary: Demonstrators gather anew to protest anti-LGBT law
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Several hundred demonstrators gathered in Hungary's capital Wednesday urging the country's president to nullify a newly adopted law that human rights...
Giuliani gets first shot at excluding materials from raids
NEW YORK — Rudolph Giuliani and his lawyers will get to designate which materials seized from him will be reviewed by a court-appointed expert...
Justice Department to tighten rules on seizing Congress data
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department will tighten its rules around obtaining records from members of Congress, Attorney General Merrick Garland said, amid revelations the...
Hungary: Lawmakers pass law barring LGBT content in schools
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian lawmakers passed legislation Tuesday that prohibits sharing with minors any content that portrays or promotes homosexuality or sex reassignment. to...
Republican election bill pushed ahead over Dems’ objections
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Republicans on a legislative committee Tuesday pushed out a multifaceted proposal to revamp Pennsylvania election law, a bill backers said...
