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Surges in Medicaid enrollment causes concern over state budgets
Over a dozen states that have decided to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have seen enrollment numbers surge over recent months, raising concerns over state budgets as federal aid is set to reduce in two years. Lawmakers have wa (More) |
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Northern Cameroon bans face veils after suicide bombings
After suicide bombings last Sunday in Fotokol by two women wearing burkas, Northern Cameroon on Wednesday banned women from wearing burkas and face-covering veils. The suicide bombers smuggled the bombs into public areas by hiding them under their ve (More) |
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Ex-Auschwitz guard sentenced to four years in prison
Germany's Lüneberg District Court on Wednesday sentenced 94-year-old man dubbed the "accountant of Auschwitz" to four years in prison for his role in the killing of 300,000 people. Last week prosecutors asked for three and a half years imprisonmen (More) |
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HRW: Syria violating ban on use of child soldiers
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday accused Syria's main Kurdish militia of violating the child soldier ban. The militia has been the main force for combating the Islamic State group within the country, and has made progress in capturing land in (More) |
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Vatican postpones diplomat's child abuse trial
The Vatican City State Tribunal on Saturday delayed the child abuse trial of former papal diplomat Józef Wesołowski due to an "unexpected illness" that resulted in hospitalization. The accused, formerly stationed in the Dominican Republic, is char (More) |
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Iraq sentences 24 alleged Islamic State members to death
A Baghdad court on Wednesday sentenced 24 alleged members of the Islamic State (IS) to death for the killing of hundreds of Iraqi soldiers during the group's raid across the country last year. The men were convicted of taking part in the June 2014 (More) |
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Algeria president issues emergency plan to fight civil unrest
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Wednesday issued an emergency plan to combat the ethic driven civil unrest in the southern city of Ghardaia. It is reported that 22 people have died due the violence exhibited within the region by rival g (More) |
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California lawmakers drop right-to-die bill
California lawmakers on Tuesday ended their legislative efforts to allow terminally ill patients to legally end their lives in the state. The right-to-die bill had been amended several times over the past half year. The law became hotly debated whe (More) |
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Prosecution seeks 3.5 years for ex-Auschwitz guard
Prosecutors have asked for three and a half years imprisonment for Oskar Gröening, who is charged with 300,000 counts of acting as an accessory to murder in Auschwitz before the Lüneberg District Court . Gröening, 94-year-old former S.S. sergean (More) |
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Horne v. Department of Agriculture: California Raisin Farmers Strike Blows for Property Rights and Limited Government
JURIST Guest Columnists Brian Hodges and Christopher Kieser discuss the recent ruling by the Supreme Court in Horne v. Department of Agriculture...On June 22 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in favor of Fresno-area raisin farmers M (More) |
Senate approves purchase of Alaska
On April 9, 1867, the U.S. Senate voted to ratify the Treaty with Russia for the Purchase of Alaska and thereby approve the purchase of the territory from Russia for $7.2 million. Initially, the purchase was made to keep Alaska away from the British. It was politically unpopular with many Americans who denounced it is "Seward's Folly", after U.S. Secretary of State William Seward, who had lobbied for the purchase. Seward was later vindicated by the discovery of gold and oil in Alaska.
Learn more about the Alaska Purchase from the U.S. State Department.
