A conservative advocacy group in the U.S. became the first group Tuesday to sue to block President Barack Obama’s executive order calling for more background checks for gun buyers. Freedom Watch, which frequently contests actions taken by the Democratic president, contends that Obama did not have the legal authority to expand the government’s background checks […]
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it will hear a case challenging President Barack Obama’s plan to protect more than 4 million undocumented immigrants from deportation and allow them to work legally in the United States. The president’s executive order was aimed at deferring deportation of parents of American-born children and permanent residents, but […]
BANGKOK, THAILAND—The number of fish caught globally is drastically underreported by about 30 percent – an error that has significant ramifications for the environment and maritime nations, according to a long-term study released Tuesday. The new estimate, in Nature Communications, puts the annual global catch at roughly 109 million metric tons – 32 million higher […]
Worries about China’s slowing growth and further drops in oil prices sparked a global stock selloff on Friday. The cost of a barrel of oil slid below $30 for both the Brent and West Texas Intermediate benchmarks. In New York, the S&P 500 fell 2.7 percent in afternoon trading, while the Dow was off nearly […]