Oklahoma to resume executions using lethal injections after five-year hiatus
Oklahoma intends to resume executions of condemned inmates using lethal injections after suspending capital punishment in 2015 following a series of botched executions, state officials said on Thursday.
U.S. House votes to revive decades-old women’s rights amendment
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted to revive a decades-old effort to enshrine equal rights for women in the U.S. Constitution, setting up an election-year confrontation that faces long odds of success.
CDC confirms 15th case of coronavirus in the United States
U.S. officials reported the 15th case of coronavirus in the United States on Thursday, saying the patient was among those who had been evacuated from Wuhan, China, and placed under federal quarantine at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.
Weinstein’s lawyers tell NY rape trial jurors to use ‘common sense’ in deciding his fate
A lawyer for Harvey Weinstein told a New York jury on Thursday to put aside emotion when deciding the fate of the former Hollywood producer as Weinstein’s weeks-long rape trial comes to a close.
U.S. forecaster sees 60% chance of neutral weather conditions during spring
There is about a 60% chance that neutral weather conditions will prevail in the Northern Hemisphere this spring, a U.S. government weather forecaster said on Thursday.
Trump, Republican committee raised more than $60 million during January impeachment trial: campaign
U.S. President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign and his Republican Party raised more than $60 million in January, against the backdrop of impeachment that threatened Trump’s presidency.
Key moments from Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial
Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers concluded their defense in the once-powerful Hollywood producer’s rape trial in New York on Tuesday.
Joe Biden seeks reboot after fresh stumble in New Hampshire
NASHUA, New Hampshire – Joe Biden’s campaign held a victory party in a New Hampshire hotel ballroom on Tuesday evening. But there was no victory. And there was no Joe Biden.
Weinstein’s defense expected to make its final case to New York jury in rape trial
A lawyer for Harvey Weinstein is expected on Thursday to urge a New York jury to acquit the former Hollywood producer of sexual assault, as the weeks-long trial against Weinstein comes to a close.
Nine U.S. lawmakers who were once on food stamps ask Trump not to shrink program
A handful of U.S. lawmakers have a unique argument for asking President Donald Trump not to slash the food stamp program – they themselves once relied on it.
