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The Supreme Court found that a law that allowed farmworkers union organizers onto farm property during nonworking hours unconstitutionally appropriates private land.

Supreme Court Hands Farmworkers Union A Major Loss

At issue in the case was a California law that allows union organizers to enter farms to speak to workers during nonworking hours for a set a number of days each year.

The British Royal Navy destroyer HMS Defender in the port of Odessa, Ukraine, on Tuesday. Russia said it fired warning shots at the warship Wednesday when it entered territorial waters off Crimea.

Russia Says It Fired Warning Shots At A British Warship Which Approached Crimea

Russia forcibly annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014. The international community does not recognize Russian sovereignty over the peninsula.

Matanzas High School Principal Jeff Reaves shakes a student's hand on graduation day. Reaves handwrote 459 notes to the graduating class of 2021 to celebrate their accomplishments.

A Florida Principal Handwrote 459 Notes For Students Before Their Graduation Ceremony

A Florida principal spent nearly three months crafting 459 personalized, handwritten notes for the Matanzas High School class of 2021.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks at a press conference Wednesday with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., and Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., at the U.S. Capitol.

A Years-Long Effort To Reform The Military's Justice System Gains More Momentum

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other key House members are jumping on board with a plan by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand a day after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin voiced support for a crucial part of it.

Insurrectionists loyal to former President Donald Trump breach the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6. Prosecutors have secured the first guilty plea in a conspiracy case brought against members of the Oath Keepers extremist group in the attack.

Prosecutors Get Their 1st Guilty Plea In The Jan. 6 Oath Keepers Conspiracy Case

The conspiracy case involving the Oath Keepers extremist group is one of the most closely watched of those related to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Transgender restrictions, open carry gun measure among new Tenn. laws effective July 1

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Mike Osborne) -- Several new state laws go into effect as Tennessee’s fiscal year begins July 1.Among them, a GOP sponsored measure that…

Fundraiser Established After Keith Bilbrey’s Home Burns

Veteran broadcaster and WMOT associate Keith Bilbrey, along with his wife Emy Joe, lost their historic home in Williamson County to fire on Tuesday. The…

Gabe Dixon Releases New Album, 'Lay It On Me'

It’s always exciting when an artist you’ve been a fan of for a long time releases new music, especially when they never disappoint! It seems like…

Britney Spears arrives for a movie premiere in Hollywood, Calif., on July 22, 2019. On Wednesday, the singer asked a judge to end her conservatorship.

Read Britney Spears' Statement To The Court In Her Conservatorship Hearing

Britney Spears asks a judge to end her conservatorship, saying she is being exploited, bullied and feeling "left out and alone." Read a transcript of the singer's remarks at Wednesday's hearing.

Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., take questions during a press conference after a procedural vote for the bipartisan infrastructure framework on July 28.

Here's What's Included In The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill

The price tag comes in at roughly $1 trillion, with $550 billion in new spending over five years. The funding goes toward roads and bridges as well as broadband and electric vehicles.

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