McCabe lawyer presses Justice Department to drop criminal case
A lawyer for former FBI official Andrew McCabe pressed U.S. prosecutors on Friday to drop their politically sensitive case against him, citing reports that suggest they may be having trouble securing criminal charges.
Senator Harris takes aim at Trump antitrust probe of automakers over emissions
U.S. Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris on Friday asked a government watchdog to look into the Trump administration’s decision to launch an antitrust probe into four automakers cooperating with California on tighter greenhouse …
Northern Bahamas brace for new storm, hampering Dorian relief
The leading edge of a potential tropical storm brought rain and wind to the Bahamas early Friday, complicating the search for 1,300 people missing in the wake of the worst hurricane to ever hit the island nation and efforts to bring relief to survivors…
Actress Felicity Huffman goes to court for U.S. college scandal sentencing
Actress Felicity Huffman, the first parent set to be sentenced in a wide-ranging U.S. college admissions cheating scandal, faces prison time on Friday after earlier pleading guilty for paying to rig her daughter’s entrance exam.
Factbox: Celebrities, CEOs await sentencing or trial in U.S. college fraud scheme
Federal prosecutors will begin sentencing some of the 51 people involved in a $25 million scheme to help celebrities, chief executives and other wealthy Americans cheat their children’s way into elite universities, including Yale, Georgetown and Stanfo…
Lawsuit against Fox News over retracted Seth Rich story is revived
A federal appeals court on Friday revived a lawsuit against Fox News Network by the parents of Seth Rich, a former Democratic aide whose unsolved murder sparked uncorroborated conspiracy theories.
Salini Impregilo in deal to help build Texas high speed train: statement
Italian builder Salini Impregilo and its U.S. subsidiary Lane Construction Company have signed a contract to help build a new high-speed train line in Texas, the developing company Texas Central said on Friday.
Current, past UAW leaders implicated in spreading corruption probe
United Auto Workers (UAW) President Gary Jones and his predecessor are unnamed officials listed in a federal criminal complaint detailing alleged corruption and embezzlement by union leaders, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.
Harvard says it accepted gifts from Epstein before 2008 sex-crime conviction
Harvard University expressed remorse on Friday for accepting millions of dollars in gifts from Jeffrey Epstein in the years before his 2008 sex crimes conviction and said it regretted its association with the disgraced financier.
Tropical storm nears northern Bahamas, complicating Dorian relief
The leading edge of a potential tropical storm brought rain and wind to the Bahamas early Friday, complicating the search for 1,300 people missing in the wake of the worst hurricane to ever hit the island nation and efforts to bring relief to survivors…
