US Supreme Court declines to hear church’s attack on COVID restrictions
Washington DC, USAP The US Supreme Court declined Monday to hear a lawsuit by a Maine church that sought to take a preemptive strike against future restrictions associated with a variant of the virus that’s spreading across the country. Calvary Chapel in Orrington asked the US Supreme Court to stop Democratic Governor Janet Mills from […]
Czechs hold noisy Easter procession amid pandemic
Ceske Budejovice, Czech RepublicAP A revival of an old Easter tradition has gone ahead in southern Czech Republic amid tight coronavirus restrictions. After the pandemic prevented it from happening a year ago, a procession of participants in black suits with white masks returned to the city of Ceske Budejovice, beating drums and pushing small noise-making […]
London police criticised for clashes at vigil for murdered woman
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation London police faced criticism on Saturday and calls for investigations after clashing with crowds at a memorial for murder victim Sarah Everard whose death has sparked widespread anger and fear about women’s safety. Police told organisers of events to honour Everard planned in London and around the country that public gatherings […]
US judge upholds Nevada’s cap on size of church gatherings
Reno, Nevada, USAP A US federal judge has ruled against the leaders of two Nevada churches who argued that the state’s coronavirus-related restrictions on religious gatherings are an unconstitutional violation of their First Amendment rights. US District Judge Richard Boulware II on Tuesday denied requests from a church in rural Lyon County and another in […]
Postcards: New York, a city transformed in a nation looking for change
New Yorker MARCUS CHEONG reports on the transformation that he’s seen in the Big Apple over the past few months – and the hopes that there will be change for the better…