The Supreme Court on Monday struck down an Arizona law that requires people to submit proof of citizenship when they register to vote.The vote was 7-2, with Justice Antonin Scalia writing for the court.
A British man survived a fall from a 15th floor balcony of a building in New Zealand, according to police and local media.Tim Stilwell, 20, had been trying to get into his 14th floor apartment from a neighbor’s home on the floor above when he fell at about 2 a.m. local time on Sunday (10 a.m. Saturday ET).
NBC News is teaming up with SCOTUSblog's Tom Goldstein as part of our real-time coverage of the Supreme Court’s orders and opinions, led by NBC’s Justice Correspondent Pete Williams. SCOTUSblog’s liveblog of orders from the high court will begin a little before 9:30 a.m. ET with reporting on rulings starting 10 a.m.
Sparkling in her evening gown, Erin Brady, 25, took the 62nd Miss USA title on Sunday night.Brady beat out 50 other beauty queens in swimsuit, evening gown and interview competitions to win. In the pageant's final moments, Miss USA 2012, Nana Meriwether, relinquished her crown to the Connecticut native, who will go on to compete in the Miss Universe pageant in Moscow on Nov. 9.
A five-year-old girl set up a lemonade stand "for peace" right across the street from a notorious church in Kansas which has been accused of spreading hate and homophobia wherever it goes.The purpose behind young Jayden Sink's beverages is to raise money for a nonprofit organization called Planting Peace, which supports orphanages, works to conserve rainforests and provides medication to poverty-s...
General Motors is recalling almost 200,000 SUVs because corrosion in the driver’s door could cause a short circuit that poses a fire risk.In a notice to consumers [see PDF link here] GM says affected owners should park vehicles outside until they can be repaired.The recall involves certain model year 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT and GMC Envoy XL and 2006-2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Bu...
Thousands of joyous Iranians flooded the streets of Tehran on Saturday night after centrist cleric Hassan Rowhani scored a stunning victory in a closely watched presidential election, winning 50.7 percent of some 36 million votes cast in a six-way race, according to the country’s interior ministry.But many analysts say it remains to be seen if Rowhani, 64, will usher in a new era of sweeping democ...
Britain's Prince Philip left a London hospital Monday, 10 days after exploratory stomach surgery.The Queen’s husband, who turned 92 last week, waved to onlookers and shook hands with medical staff as he left the private clinic where had been treated.The Duke of Edinburgh, as he is formally known, was admitted on June 6 and is now expected to spend two months convalescing.Tim Ewart, Royal reporter ...
