U.S. House Democrats propose electric vehicle charging network
Two U.S. lawmakers on Thursday unveiled legislation that would create a nationwide electric vehicle (EV) charging network to promote the shift from gasoline-powered vehicles and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
R. Kelly’s sexual abuse trial in New York delayed to July
A federal judge on Thursday delayed R. Kelly’s racketeering, sexual abuse and bribery trial in Brooklyn, New York to July 7, so it would not conflict with the singer’s upcoming trial in a separate Chicago case.
Forty-three percent of Americans back Trump acquittal, 41 percent opposed: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Americans are evenly split, mostly along party lines, over the U.S. Senate’s acquittal of President Donald Trump at his impeachment trial, even though more respondents than not think he probably did something wrong, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll re…
Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $750 million in New Jersey talc case: lawyer
Johnson & Johnson was ordered on Thursday by a jury in a New Jersey court to pay punitive damages of $750 million to four plaintiffs who allege that the company’s Baby Powder caused their cancer, according to a lawyer for the plaintiffs.
Violence in Mississippi prisons poses urgent threat, rights groups say
Civil rights advocates on Thursday called for urgent changes at Mississippi’s state prison system, where 15 people have died in gang violence since December, after the U.S. Justice Department launched a probe into the unrest.
U.S. moves ahead on development plans for Utah monuments Trump shrank
The U.S. Interior Department on Thursday finalized land use plans for two Utah national monuments that President Donald Trump shrank soon after taking office, a move environmental groups said would leave cultural sites vulnerable to destruction and boo…
Accused El Paso mass shooter to face federal hate crime charges: source
A Texas man accused of deliberately targeting Mexicans in a shooting spree that killed 22 people at an El Paso Walmart store last year will be charged later Thursday with hate crimes, a source with direct knowledge of the case said.
In immigration fight, Trump administration suspends New Yorkers’ travel passes
The Trump administration has temporarily barred New Yorkers from several programs that allow faster security checks when they enter the United States, widening a dispute over a New York state law limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcemen…
At odds over immigration policy, Trump administration suspends New Yorkers’ travel passes
The Trump administration has temporarily barred New Yorkers from several programs expediting security checks when they enter the United States, widening a dispute over a New York state law limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
U.S. citizen kidnapped in east Afghanistan: media reports
A U.S. citizen has been kidnapped in Afghanistan’s eastern Khost province, according to media reports on Thursday.
