Judge rejects lawsuit that claimed Harvard discriminated against Asian-Americans
Harvard University’s undergraduate admissions program does not discriminate against Asian-American applicants, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday, rejecting a lawsuit brought by opponents of affirmative action policies and backed by the White House.
Ex-New York congressman pleads guilty in insider trading case
Chris Collins, a former U.S. Congressman from New York state who was known as an early backer of President Donald Trump, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to taking part in an insider trading scheme.
Banned in Boston: Without vaping, medical marijuana patients must adapt
In the first few days of the four-month ban on all vaping products in Massachusetts, Laura Lee Medeiros, a medical marijuana patient, began to worry.
UAW rejects new GM offer, makes new counterproposal
The United Auto Workers union said a new comprehensive offer made by General Motors Co late Monday to end a two-week-old strike was not acceptable and said it had made a new counterproposal.
Ex-Dallas police officer Amber Guyger convicted in wrong-apartment slaying
A Dallas jury found former police officer Amber Guyger guilty on Tuesday of murder when she accidentally walked into a neighbor’s apartment thinking it was her own and shot him dead as he ate ice cream.
Net neutrality rules could return at state level under mixed U.S. court decision
Internet providers could face a variety of state internet regulations after a U.S. court ruled on Tuesday that the federal government cannot block states from passing their own net neutrality laws, while largely upholding the 2017 repeal of landmark ru…
Drug companies urge appeals court to remove judge from U.S. opioid litigation
Eight drug companies on Tuesday urged a federal appeals court to disqualify the judge overseeing nationwide opioid litigation, in a last-ditch effort to avoid having him preside over a landmark trial in three weeks.
Factbox: In Dallas, rare conviction for police officer who shot unarmed black man
A Dallas jury on Tuesday took the rare step of convicting a police officer of murder for shooting dead Botham Jean, a 26-year-old black PwC accountant, after she accidentally walked into his apartment thinking it was her own.
Robert Mueller, who oversaw Trump-Russia probe, returns to private practice
Robert Mueller, the former special counsel who oversaw a two-year probe into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election to help Donald Trump become president, is returning to his old law firm.
Jury finds Dallas police officer guilty in shooting death of her neighbor
A Dallas jury found former police officer Amber Guyger guilty on Tuesday of murder when she accidentally walked into a neighbor’s apartment thinking it was her own and shot him dead as he ate ice cream.
