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.
Boston Marathon bomber should not have been tried in traumatized city, lawyer argues
Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s lawyer on Thursday asked a federal appeals court to overturn his death sentence, saying it was handed down by a biased jury in a traumatized city with at least one member who discussed the case on social media…
New U.S. energy secretary slams NY for blocking gas pipelines
New U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette slammed New York state regulators on Thursday for blocking pipelines that would bring natural gas from Appalachia to New England, but did not specify whether the Trump administration could do anything to push t…
Clinton Portis, Carlos Rogers among former NFL players facing U.S. fraud charges
Federal authorities on Thursday charged 10 former National Football League players over a scheme that allegedly defrauded more than $3.4 million from a healthcare program for retired athletes, such as by filing false claims for expensive medical equipm…
U.S. forecaster sees 70% chance for neutral weather during winter
There is an about 70% chance of El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) neutral conditions prevailing during the 2019-20 Northern Hemisphere winter, a U.S. government weather forecaster said on Thursday.
Trump mocks teen climate activist Thunberg: ‘Chill Greta, Chill’
U.S. President Donald Trump reprised his ridicule of 16-year-old Greta Thunberg on Thursday after the Swedish climate activist was named Time’s Person of the Year for 2019.
Boston Marathon bomber seeks to avoid death penalty
Lawyers for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on Thursday will try to persuade a federal appeals court that the death sentence he faces is unfair because it was handed down by a tainted jury.
