White House summons tech, social media firms after shootings
White House officials and big social media companies met on Friday to talk about how to curb extremism online after two mass shootings last weekend that killed 31 people in Texas and Ohio.
Court unseals trove of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein
A federal appeals court on Friday unsealed about 2,000 pages of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, the U.S. financier facing charges of sex trafficking involving dozens of underage girls.
Texas shooting suspect told police he targeted ‘Mexicans’: report
The suspected gunman accused of killing 22 people in a shooting rampage at Walmart in El Paso, Texas over the weekend told police he was targeting “Mexicans,” the Washington Post reported on Friday.
Man armed with loaded rifle arrested at Missouri Walmart
A 20-year-old man was arrested on Thursday after he walked into a Walmart store in Missouri dressed in body armor and carrying a loaded rifle and 100 rounds of ammunition less than a week after mass shootings in Texas and Ohio left 32 dead, police said…
Trump says NRA could soften opposition to gun reforms after mass shootings
U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on Friday he could persuade the powerful National Rifle Association lobby group to drop its strong opposition to gun restrictions after recent mass shootings that have reignited the gun control debate.
Alaska’s hottest month portends transformation into ‘unfrozen state’
July 2019 now stands as Alaska’s hottest month on record, the latest benchmark in a long-term warming trend with ominous repercussions ranging from rapidly vanishing summer sea ice and melting glaciers to raging wildfires and deadly chaos for marine life.
U.S. verdict allowing seizure of Iran-linked Manhattan skyscraper is overturned
A jury verdict allowing the U.S. government to seize a midtown Manhattan office tower that it said was effectively controlled by Iran was thrown out on Friday by a federal appeals court, which cited several errors by the trial judge.
Macau billionaire loses U.S. appeal of U.N.-related bribery conviction
A U.S. appeals court on Friday rejected billionaire Macau real estate developer Ng Lap Seng’s request to throw out his conviction and four-year prison sentence for bribing two U.N. ambassadors to help him build a multibillion-dollar conference center.
U.S. court voids verdict allowing seizure of Manhattan skyscraper linked to Iran
A jury verdict allowing the U.S. government to seize a midtown Manhattan office tower that it said was effectively controlled by Iran was thrown out on Friday by a federal appeals court which cited several errors by the trial judge.
Trump urges ‘common sense’ gun measures, seeks NRA input
President Donald Trump on Friday urged “common sense” solutions to address gun violence after recent mass shootings but added that the views of the powerful National Rifle Association, which has long opposed gun control, should be considered.
