• U.S. Justices Reject Challenge to Protest Ban on Supreme Court Plaza

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge to a law that hits the justices close to home: a ban on protests on the marble plaza in front of the courthouse where they hear cases and issue rulings.

  

• Canada to Introduce Legislation to Protect Transgender People from 'Discrimination'

  Canada will introduce legislation to protect transgender people from discrimination, the prime minister said on Monday, as the political debate around such rights heats up in the United States.

  

• U.S. Top Court Tosses Rulings Forcing Christian Employers to Comply with Obamacare Contraception Coverage

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out lower-court rulings that had required Christian employers to comply with a mandate in President Barack Obama's healthcare law to provide female workers insurance covering birth control, but ducked a major ruling on the merits of the case.

  

• Pope Francis Condemns Pedophilia, Calls for 'Severe Punishment' as Details of Girl's Death Shock Italy

  Pope Francis called for "severe punishment" for pedophiles on Sunday after new details emerged in Italy of the 2014 death of a six-year-old girl who is alleged to have been thrown from an eighth-storey balcony by her abuser.

  

• Women Who Attend Religious Services Live Longer, Shows New Study

  Women who attend religious services frequently may live longer than women who don't, new research suggests.