Georgia to execute man convicted of killing convenience store clerk
The state of Georgia on Wednesday is scheduled to execute a man who was convicted of fatally shooting a convenience store clerk before stealing two 12-packs of beer with an accomplice more than 20 years ago.
Test administrator to plead guilty, parent faces sentencing over U.S. college scam
A former college entrance exam administrator is expected to plead guilty on Wednesday to participating in a vast college admissions cheating and fraud scheme, the same day a wealthy parent is set to face sentencing for his own role in it.
Trump impeachment probe goes public as political drama mounts
(This Nov 13 story corrects date for April Trump-Zelenskiy call to April 21 from April 12 in 9th paragraph.)
Touting membership cards, Trump steps up anti-impeachment Facebook ads
President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign is ramping up a Facebook ad blitz against efforts to impeach him, buying more ads on the topic in recent weeks than all the Democratic White House candidates combined.
Factbox: Public impeachment hearings shine light on secretive House Intelligence committee
The start of public impeachment hearings into President Donald Trump will shine a spotlight as never before on 22 members of the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee, a panel that typically operates behind closed doors.
Factbox: What Wednesday’s impeachment witnesses have told House inquiry so far
The top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine and a senior State Department official testify Wednesday at the first public hearing in the House of Representatives’ impeachment probe into President Donald Trump.
Michigan boy, 17, gets double lung transplant after damage from vaping
A 17-year-old Michigan boy facing “imminent death” from vaping injuries has undergone a double lung transplant, the first in a patient suffering from the effects of e-cigarettes, a Detroit hospital said on Tuesday.
Republicans, Democrats draw battle lines over Trump impeachment inquiry hearings
(This Nov 12 story corrects date for April Trump-Zelenskiy call to April 21 from April 12 in final paragraph.)
Ex-judges, families of murder victims, call for halt to U.S. federal death penalty
The relatives of murder victims, along with former judges and corrections officials, asked President Donald Trump and his attorney general on Tuesday to halt federal executions, at least for now, citing concerns about how the penalty is carried out.
Regulators begin probe into Google-Ascension cloud computing deal: WSJ
A U.S. federal regulator has initiated an investigation into a cloud computing deal between Alphabet Inc’s Google and Ascension Health [ASCNH.UL] which would give Google access to detailed health information of millions of patients, the Wall Street Jou…
