Jussie Smollett charged again with making false reports to Chicago police
Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett was charged on Tuesday in a six-count felony indictment with staging a phony hate crime, nearly a year after similar charges were abruptly dismissed by local prosecutors.
Report questions effectiveness of active shooter drills in schools
Active shooter drills, a routine in American schools for the last two decades, tend to traumatize students and have not been proven to save lives, according to a report released on Tuesday.
U.S. FAA agrees it must boost safety oversight for Southwest Airlines
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration says it should have done a better job of ensuring Southwest Airlines Co had certified completion of maintenance on 88 used Boeing 737 jets, as noted in a report by the U.S. Transportation Department’s Inspector …
Under pressure from Trump, U.S. seeks shorter sentence for his adviser Stone
Under pressure from President Donald Trump, the U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday abruptly moved to seek a shorter prison sentence for veteran Republican operative and long-time Trump adviser and friend Roger Stone, with all four prosecutors quitting …
Jussie Smollett charged anew with making false reports to Chicago police in hate-crime hoax
Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett was charged on Tuesday in a six-count indictment, returned at the recommendation of a special prosecutor, with falsely claiming to Chicago police that he had been the victim of a hate crime.
Under pressure from Trump, U.S. to seek shorter sentence for his adviser Stone
Under pressure from President Donald Trump, the U.S. Justice Department on Monday abruptly moved to seek a shorter prison sentence for veteran Republican operative and long-time Trump adviser Roger Stone, a highly unusual step that prompted three prose…
Exclusive: U.S. FAA agrees it must boost safety oversight for Southwest Airlines – report
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration says it should have done a better job of ensuring Southwest Airlines Co had certified completion of maintenance on 88 used Boeing 737 jets, as noted in a report by the U.S. Transportation Department’s Inspector …
U.S. Justice Department declines to offer court sentencing guidance on Trump adviser Stone
The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday backed away from its earlier recommendation of sentencing President Donald Trump’s adviser Roger Stone to between 7 and 9 years in prison, and declined to offer the court an alternative sentencing range.
Trump says he did not intervene in Justice Department’s handling of Roger Stone case
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he did not intervene to ask the Justice Department to seek a shorter prison sentence for his former adviser Roger Stone, but Trump said he would be allowed to do so.
U.S. evacuees freed from coronavirus quarantine, officials fear discrimination
Nearly 200 people evacuated from the China coronavirus outbreak were released from quarantine in California on Tuesday with officials urging Americans not to shun them, or workers who helped them, after both groups faced discrimination.
