Judge blocks Los Angeles from enforcing NRA disclosure law
A federal judge blocked Los Angeles from enforcing a law requiring contractors seeking to do business with the city to disclose their ties to the National Rifle Association.
U.S. universities group agrees to drop anti-competition rules
The National Association for College Admission Counseling, a trade association of admissions counselors, has agreed to drop rules against colleges trying to poach each other’s students and prospective students, the Justice Department said on Wednesday….
Boston Marathon bomber death penalty jury not properly questioned, lawyer argues
Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s lawyer on Thursday asked a federal appeals court to overturn his death sentence, saying prospective jurors were not thoroughly questioned, violating a 51-year-old standard for weeding out bias.
U.S. vaping-related deaths rise to 52, hospitalizations to 2,409
U.S. health officials said on Thursday four more deaths occurred since last week from a mysterious respiratory illness tied to vaping, taking the total toll to 52.
FBI investigating New Jersey kosher grocery rampage as domestic terrorism
A fatal gun rampage at a kosher grocery store in northern New Jersey this week is now being treated as an act of domestic terrorism and the FBI will oversee the investigation, federal and state law enforcement officials said on Thursday.
Democrats pass U.S. bill to lower drug prices that Trump threatens to veto
– The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved legislation aimed at driving down the prices that seniors pay for prescription drugs, but the bill’s future is clouded by President Donald Trump’s threat of a veto and lack of support in the Sena…
Feds view New Jersey kosher grocery rampage as domestic terrorism, FBI will lead probe
The FBI will now oversee the investigation of this week’s deadly attack on a New Jersey kosher grocery store, which officials are treating as an act of domestic terrorism, federal and state law enforcement officials said on Thursday.
Democrat Booker doubling down in Iowa after failing to make debate
Cory Booker will try to keep his presidential hopes alive by doubling down on the early voting state of Iowa, despite failing to qualify for next week’s Democratic debate, his campaign said on Thursday.
U.S. telecoms, traffic agencies clash on plan to use some auto safety spectrum for Wi-Fi
The U.S. telecommunications regulator voted on Thursday to advance a plan to split a key spectrum block set aside for auto safety to accommodate the burgeoning number of wireless devices, but the Transportation Secretary warned that doing so could lead…
Portis, Horn among 10 former NFL players facing U.S. fraud charges
Federal authorities on Thursday charged 10 former National Football League players with allegedly defrauding a healthcare program of more than $3.4 million by filing false claims for hyperbaric oxygen chambers and other expensive medical equipment.
