WASHINGTON -- Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett says “violence or threats of violence” against judges shouldn't be the cost of public service. But in an interview at the court with The Associated Press about her new book, “Listening to the Law: Reflections on the Court and Constitution,” Barrett was not willing to join other judges who have called on President Donald Trump to tone down rheto...

The housebuilder Barratt is pushing ahead with its £2.5bn takeover of rival Redrow this week despite concerns raised by the government’s competition watchdog. Barratt said on Monday that it would waive conditions put on the deal – set to be completed this week – from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) after it found that the merger could disadvantage homebuyers in the area around a town i...

A Nevada man awaiting trial for charges stemming from his alleged participation in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol was taken into custody this week for a series of threatening statements prosecutors say he made targeting public officials, including Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett and Attorney General Merrick Garland. According to court records obtained by ABC News, prosecutors moved to...

One of the very few specific targets that the Labour Party set itself in its election manifesto was a promise to “get Britain building again, creating jobs across England, with 1.5 million new homes over the next parliament”. Rachel Reeves, the new chancellor, laid out earlier this week how the new government plans to achieve this target, equivalent to building 300,000 homes a year, a total not ac...