U.S. judge stalls Trump administration bid to resume federal executions
A U.S. judge has halted the scheduled executions of four inmates on federal death row, temporarily stalling an effort by President Donald Trump’s administration to resume federal executions next month after a 16-year hiatus.
U.S. vaping-related deaths rise to 47, cases of illness to 2,290
U.S. health officials on Thursday reported 2,290 confirmed and probable cases and 5 more deaths from a mysterious respiratory illness tied to vaping, taking the total death toll to 47 so far this year.
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg files paperwork to run for U.S. president
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg filed paperwork on Thursday with the Federal Election Commission to run for U.S. president as a Democrat, the latest sign that the former New York City Mayor is joining the crowded nominating contest.
The ‘fictional narratives’ driving Trump’s Ukraine pressure campaign
U.S. President Donald Trump’s former Russia adviser, Fiona Hill, warned lawmakers in the House of Representatives impeachment inquiry on Thursday against promoting a “fictional narrative https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/trump-ex…
U.S. judge rebukes Epstein estate for keeping accusers in the dark about settlement
A U.S. judge on Thursday rebuked Jeffrey Epstein’s estate for keeping the late financier’s alleged victims in the dark about a fund that would compensate them for claims of sexual abuse.
Trump ex-adviser calls Ukraine election interference theory ‘fictional narrative’
President Donald Trump’s former Russia adviser Fiona Hill urged lawmakers in the House of Representatives impeachment inquiry on Thursday not to promote “politically driven falsehoods” that cast doubt on Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. election….
Justice Department watchdog to release report on Russia probe December 9
The U.S. Justice Department’s internal watchdog said he expects to be able to release on Dec. 9 a long-awaited report on the origins of investigations into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
‘Outsourcing’ asylum: U.S. sends Guatemala first Honduran migrant in new plan
The first foreign asylum-seeker arrived in Guatemala on Thursday from El Paso, Texas, under a U.S. agreement that establishes it as a safe third country to process people fleeing persecution in their homelands.
U.S. judge stalls Trump administration’s bid to resume federal executions
A U.S. judge has halted the scheduled executions of four inmates on federal death row, temporarily stalling an effort by President Donald Trump’s administration to resume federal executions next month after a 16-year hiatus.
Trump vows U.S. Navy will not oust commando who posed with corpse from SEALs
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday blasted the U.S. Navy’s handling of a Navy SEAL whose rank he recently restored following a court martial, saying he would not allow the service to remove his SEAL status.
