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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will close out oral arguments for the term this week with two high-profile cases: whether federal law guarantees access to abortion in emergency rooms and whether former President Donald Trump is immune to federal criminal charges.

European Union foreign and defense ministers secured a political agreement on Monday to impose new sanctions on Iran over its attack on Israel. The restrictive measures will further expand the sanctions that the E.U.

A military base in Syria belonging to a U.S.-led coalition came under rocket-fire late on Sunday, the government- affiliated Iraqi Security Media Cell said in a statement. At least one rocket landed at the base, said Rami Abdulrahman, director of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights in an interview with Al-Arabiya.

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will decide whether the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives can regulate socalled “ghost gun” kits that can be assembled into a working firearm. The Biden administration asked the justices to overturn a lower court decision that tossed out a rule meant to curb the kits, which allow a buyer to complete a gun that does not have a serial number to track and without a background check.

Today is the 114th day of 2024 and the 36th day of spring. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1635, the first public school in the United States, Boston Latin School, was founded in Boston.

Republicans were largely in favor of the border bill, but several referred to the vote as a ‘sham’ WASHINGTON — The U.S. House Saturday failed to pass a border security bill that Republican leadership intended as an incentive for conservatives to support a foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.

The current regulations narrowly defined sexual harassment, and directed schools to conduct live hearings to allow those who were accused of sexual harassment or assault to cross-examine their accusers