Kentucky clerk who refused same-sex marriage licenses can be sued
The Kentucky county clerk who in 2015 gained widespread attention for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples may be sued for damages by two of those couples, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday.
Trump administration considers boost to biofuel mandates to ease farmer anger: sources
The Trump administration is considering ramping up biofuel blending quotas in the coming years to assuage anger in the Farm Belt over its recent broad use of waivers for small refineries, but is not planning to rescind any of the exemptions it has gran…
U.S. Justice Ginsburg treated for tumor on pancreas: spokeswoman
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent radiation therapy to treat a tumor on her pancreas, a court spokeswoman said on Friday.
Factbox: Two Republicans, 21 Democrats vie for U.S. presidential nominations
The largest group of Democratic presidential candidates in the modern U.S. political era has gotten a little bit smaller.
Two New York women plead guilty to plan to build bomb for U.S. terror attack
Two women inspired by radical Islam pleaded guilty in New York City on Friday to teaching and distributing information about the manufacture and use of an explosive, destructive device, and weapon of mass destruction, federal prosecutors said.
Serial killer linked to dozens of U.S. murders pleads guilty to two more
Serial killer Samuel Little, who is serving multiple life sentences after being convicted of killing three women in Los Angeles in the 1980s, appeared in Ohio court by videolink on Friday and pleaded guilty to murdering two Cincinnati women decades ago…
Illinois reports death from lung illness linked to vaping
A person in Illinois who vaped has died after being hospitalized with severe respiratory illness, the state’s health authorities said on Friday, amid reports that dozens of people had been sickened with lung problems linked to vaping.
Christian couple can sue over Minnesota same-sex marriage video law
A federal appeals court on Friday revived a lawsuit by a Minnesota couple challenging a state law requiring that their video production company film same-sex weddings, which they say violates their Christian beliefs.
Trump squares off in court with House Democrats over financial records
Lawyers for U.S. President Donald Trump asked a federal appeals court on Friday to block Deutsche Bank AG and Capital One Financial Corp from handing the financial records of the president’s family and the Trump Organization to Democratic lawmakers.
Special prosecutor to review actor Jussie Smollett’s case: judge
A judge in Chicago on Friday named a special prosecutor to probe the case involving former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett’s allegation that he was the victim of a racist attack, which authorities have ruled a hoax.
