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The U.S. Supreme Court denied a request to speed up Louisiana's congressional map redrawing after a lower court found the map likely violated the Voting Rights Act by diluting Black voters' power.

The Irish are seething after discovering the enormous cost of bailing out their reckless banks. The cost of the bank bailout, totaling nearly $70 billion, is just a further burden for the people of Ireland, where 1 in 6 is jobless, and those still working are being hit with extra taxes amid a shrinking economy.

The ruling could ease the legal troubles for the Samsung heir less than two years after he was pardoned of bribing a former president in a scandal that toppled a previous South Korean government.

Counties must spend about two-thirds of the money from a tax enacted for mental health services on housing and programs for homeless people with serious mental illnesses or substance abuse problems.

With less than a month before the tax filing deadline, the IRS says tax season is going smoothly. The agency is investing billions of dollars to improve service and beef up tax enforcement.

The bridge was built mere yards from where Francis Scott Key watched the British bombardment of Fort McHenry in 1814, inspiring him to write the song that would become the U.S. national anthem.

Utah' experiment in bringing court hearings to remote Indigenous communities instead of requiring people on probation and parole to travel long distances is inspiring other states.

A federal judge appointed by former President Trump has dismissed the classified documents case against him after finding the prosecutor was unconstitutionally appointed.

The president is preparing to back term limits and an enforceable ethics code for U.S. Supreme Court justices. But these changes would require Congressional backing, and that won't be easy to get.

Potentially big changes are coming to the way real estate agents are paid. Backers say it will save money in the long run, but it will likely take some time for homebuyers and sellers to adjust.