U.S. AG Barr names new chief for troubled prison system
U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Tuesday announced a new director for the U.S. government’s prison system, seeking to impose stability on an agency that has been under scrutiny since the August suicide of financier Jeffrey Epstein in a New York Ci…
U.S. health officials urge Americans to prepare for spread of coronavirus
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday alerted Americans to begin preparing for the spread of coronavirus in the United States after infections surfaced in several more countries.
Massive changes to California voting spark fears of Iowa-style primary chaos
As he looks ahead to California’s March 3 Democratic primary, Neal Kelley is having sleepless nights.
Hot Pockets heiress gets 5 months in prison for U.S. college admissions scam
A California woman whose family’s company created the microwavable snack Hot Pockets was sentenced on Tuesday to five months in prison for paying $300,000 to help her daughters gain an illicit edge in the college admissions process through cheating and…
Judge seems skeptical toward giving Trump adviser Stone a new trial
A U.S. judge on Tuesday signaled skepticism toward a bid by Roger Stone’s lawyers to win a new trial for President Donald Trump’s longtime adviser based on the jury forewoman’s alleged bias, even as Trump assailed the juror again on Twitter during the …
U.S. braces for coronavirus spread as outbreaks worsen in Italy, Iran
The United States told Americans on Tuesday to begin preparing for coronavirus to spread within the country as outbreaks in Iran, South Korea and Italy escalated and fears that the epidemic would hurt global growth rattled markets.
Three U.S. Senate Democrats propose sweeping reforms after Boeing 737 MAX crashes
Three Democratic U.S. senators on Tuesday introduced sweeping legislation to reform how new airplanes are certified and overseen by U.S. regulators after two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes killed 346 people.
Republicans look to drop domestic spying on U.S. phones, texts
U.S. Senate Republicans on Tuesday reacted skeptically to the Trump administration’s request to continue a controversial but inactive domestic surveillance program that collects data on U.S. phone calls and text messages.
‘You messed with the wrong women,’ say Weinstein accusers, turning sights to LA
Some of the more than 80 women who have accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct said on Tuesday they are looking to the disgraced producer’s trial in Los Angeles to build on what they called a seismic shift in attitudes signaled by his conviction…
U.S. Supreme Court bars lawsuit over cross-border shooting of Mexican teen
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday barred a lawsuit against a Border Patrol agent for fatally shooting a 15-year-old Mexican boy on Mexican soil from across the border in Texas, refusing to open the door for foreign nationals to pursue civil rights case…
