Apple CEO Cook opposes Trump, backs ‘dreamer’ immigrants in Supreme Court
Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook on Wednesday filed a brief at the U.S. Supreme Court opposing President Donald Trump’s effort to end a program that protects from deportation hundreds of thousands of immigrants who were brought into the United States illegally a…
Trump slams impeachment probe as hoax as Democrats seek White House documents
President Donald Trump on Wednesday angrily denounced an impeachment inquiry into his July telephone call with Ukraine’s leader as Democratic lawmakers said they would subpoena White House records about the call.
Man gets four months in prison for threatening to kill Boston Globe employees
A California man was sentenced on Wednesday to four months in prison for threatening to kill employees at the Boston Globe in retaliation for its role coordinating an editorial response by hundreds of newspapers to U.S. President Donald Trump’s attacks…
Sensing shift, Democratic presidential candidates vow action on gun violence
Democratic presidential contenders on Wednesday vowed to pursue far-reaching limits on guns, tackling an issue that has become a top concern for their party’s voters.
Sanders presidential campaign pivots health scare to Medicare for All message
Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential election campaign on Wednesday sought to use news the candidate had a heart procedure to highlight the benefits of his trademark Medicare for All healthcare plan.
R&B singer R. Kelly gets May 2020 trial date in sex abuse case
Singer R. Kelly will face a May 18 trial on charges that he recruited underage girls and women to have sex with him, isolating them and controlling what they ate and when they went to the bathroom, a U.S. judge ruled on Wednesday.
Placido Domingo resigns from LA Opera leadership
Opera singer Placido Domingo on Wednesday resigned as general director of Los Angeles Opera, saying that accusations of sexual misconduct had compromised his ability to continue in the role.
U.S. presidential hopeful Sanders treated for blocked artery, cancels events
U.S. presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders was treated for a blocked artery after experiencing chest discomfort on Tuesday and has canceled campaign events until further notice, an adviser said.
Trump says he will likely bring litigation against some involved in Mueller probe
U.S President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he likely will bring lawsuits against some of the people involved in pushing the Mueller investigation into whether he colluded with Russia in the 2016 presidential campaign.
Congress to get briefing on alleged retaliation against U.S. diplomats
The U.S. State Department inspector general plans to brief congressional committees on Wednesday about recent instances of potential political retaliation by agency leaders against career officials over Ukraine, two sources familiar with matter said.
