Courts approved more than 2,400 reduced sentences under new law – Justice Department
More than 2,400 federal inmates have won court approval for reduced prison sentences while another 124 seriously ill prisoners have been approved for early compassionate release under a criminal justice law passed in late 2018, the U.S. Justice Departm…
Trump antagonist Avenatti’s bail is revoked; unhappy NY judge delays Nike extortion trial
A federal judge on Wednesday revoked Michael Avenatti’s bail after the celebrity lawyer and critic of U.S. President Donald Trump was accused of hiding money from creditors, triggering a delay in a separate trial where Avenatti is charged with trying t…
Delta crew failed to warn controllers about Los Angeles fuel dump – FAA
A Delta Air Lines flight crew that dumped fuel on several Los Angeles area schools before making an emergency landing, causing minor injuries to schoolchildren, did not inform air traffic controllers it planned to do so, the Federal Aviation Administra…
Quake-hit Puerto Rico to get $8.2 billion in delayed U.S. aid
Puerto Rico will be allowed access to $8.2 billion in delayed disaster-aid funding by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the island’s non-voting member of the U.S. Congress said.
Trump antagonist Avenatti’s bail is revoked, threatening Nike trial in New York
A federal judge on Wednesday revoked Michael Avenatti’s bail after he was accused of fraudulently hiding $1 million from creditors, threatening a separate trial of the celebrity lawyer and critic of U.S. President Donald Trump on charges he tried to ex…
U.S. lawmakers propose sanctions over Chinese exit bans on Americans
A bipartisan group of senators has proposed legislation that would impose sanctions on Chinese officials involved in enforcing exit bans on U.S. officials in China.
Jeffrey Epstein’s estate is sued by U.S. Virgin Islands over alleged widespread sex abuse
Jeffrey Epstein’s estate was sued on Wednesday by the U.S. Virgin Islands, which claimed that the late accused sex offender raped and trafficked in dozens of young women and girls on a private Caribbean island he owned.
Virginia vote sets up fight over women’s rights constitutional amendment
Legislators in Virginia on Wednesday backed a long-gestating amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would guarantee equal rights for women, setting up a fight over whether the deadline to finalize it has passed.
Warning of ‘serious threats’ Virginia governor bans weapons at gun-rights rally
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam on Wednesday said he would ban all firearms and other weapons around the state capitol building this weekend, ahead of a major gun-rights demonstration expected to draw thousands of people.
U.S. Virgin Islands sues Jeffrey Epstein estate, alleges widespread sex trafficking
Jeffrey Epstein’s estate was sued on Wednesday by the U.S. Virgin Islands, which claimed that the late financier sexually abused and trafficked in dozens of young women and girls on his private Caribbean island.
