U.S. records one new case in measles outbreak
One new case of measles was reported this weekend in the United States, with the country suffering its worst outbreak of the highly contagious and sometimes deadly disease in close-to three decades.
Amazon’s $1.5 million political gambit backfires in Seattle City Council election
Seattle voters, in a rebuke to heavy corporate campaign spending by Amazon.com, have kept progressives firmly in control of their city council, reviving chances for a tax on big businesses that the tech giant helped fend off last year.
For U.S. diplomats, public impeachment hearings could be catharsis and maybe a circus
On the first day of November, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sent an internal email to thousands of State Department staff that began: “As champions of American diplomacy, we are in the truth-telling business.”
U.S. women’s team granted class action status in equal-pay lawsuit
The members of the U.S. women’s national soccer team who sued the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) in March over allegations of gender discrimination can pursue their claims as a class action, a California court ruled on Friday.
Militias, conservative activists rally in Washington
Militias and conservative activists rallied in Washington on Saturday to demand protection of gun ownership rights, term limits for lawmakers in Congress, and tighter U.S. borders against immigrants, among other things.
Trump to ask U.S. Supreme Court to review tax returns decision
U.S. President Donald Trump plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a ruling requiring his accounting firm to turn over eight years of his tax returns to New York prosecutors, setting the stage for a possible decision before the 2020 election.
Bannon delivers damaging testimony in trial of longtime Trump adviser Stone
President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign CEO Steve Bannon delivered potentially damaging testimony on Friday against Roger Stone, describing communicating with Trump’s longtime adviser about WikiLeaks despite Stone’s later denials and saying he believed …
Soccer: U.S. women’s team granted class action status in equal-pay lawsuit
The members of the U.S. women’s national soccer team who sued the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) in March over allegations of gender discrimination can pursue their claims as a class action, a California court ruled on Friday.
Facebook bars content claiming to name Trump impeachment whistleblower
Facebook Inc. is taking down any content that claims to name the anonymous whistleblower who ignited an impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump, the social network said on Friday.
Iowa inmate sentenced to life argues he briefly died and should be released
An Iowa inmate sentenced to life without parole has unsuccessfully argued in court that he should be freed because he “momentarily died” and was resuscitated when he was in the hospital four years ago.
