Mississippi university on lockdown after active shooter report
Jackson State University in Mississippi went on lockdown on Wednesday saying in a Twitter post there was “an active shooter on campus.”
U.S. EPA ignoring health benefits of coal rule it plans to weaken: economists
A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposal to weaken a rule on coal plant pollution fails to consider billions of dollars in health benefits for Americans, economists from universities including Harvard and Yale said on Wednesday.
Trump administration moves to remove 700,000 people from food stamps
The Trump administration said on Wednesday it will make it harder for states to keep residents in the U.S. food stamp program in a move that is projected to end benefits for nearly 700,000 people.
Georgia governor taps political newcomer to U.S. Senate, ignoring Trump’s choice
Georgia Republican Governor Brian Kemp on Wednesday named conservative businesswoman Kelly Loeffler as the state’s next U.S. senator, picking her over U.S. President Donald Trump’s preferred choice, Republican Representative Doug Collins.
Hospital groups file lawsuit to block Trump’s price transparency rule
U.S. hospital groups have challenged the Trump administration’s rule that requires them to be more transparent about prices they charge patients for healthcare services, according to a lawsuit filed on Wednesday.
Special Report: 2020 U.S. census plagued by hacking threats, cost overruns
In 2016, the U.S. Census Bureau faced a pivotal choice in its plan to digitize the nation’s once-a-decade population count: build a system for collecting and processing data in-house, or buy one from an outside contractor.
Texas county rules out lawsuit over chemical plant fire
The top official of an east Texas county that evacuated 60,000 residents last week after a petrochemical plant exploded and caught fire said on Tuesday he does not plan to sue the company, and will leave potential litigation to environmental bodies.
Officer stabbed, student shot in altercation at Wisconsin high school: police
A Wisconsin high school student on Tuesday stabbed a school resource officer, who responded by shooting the teenager, police said, in the second such incident over the last two days in the state.
Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuses began by 1985, targeted 13-year-old, lawsuit claims
Financier Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of girls and young women began as early as 1985 and targeted victims as young as 13 years old, according to a lawsuit filed on Tuesday by nine accusers against his estate.
New York gave homeless ‘offer they can’t refuse,’ New Jersey mayor’s lawsuit claims
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka’s administration has sued New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, accusing the fellow Democrat of dumping his city’s population of homeless people on New Jersey’s biggest city.
