California highway barrier not repaired before fatal Tesla crash
California state transportation officials failed to repair a highway safety device seriously damaged in a high-speed crash 11 days before a fatal collision in March 2018 involving a Tesla in Autopilot mode, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTS…
Judge restores nationwide block on Trump administration’s asylum ban
A federal judge in California on Monday dealt a setback to a new Trump administration rule that sought to block almost all asylum applications at the border, ruling that an injunction against the rule should apply nationwide.
U.S. judge allows public nuisance claim in opioid trial
The U.S. judge overseeing nationwide litigation concerning the opioid epidemic on Monday rejected Purdue Pharma LP’s effort to dismiss claims that its activities caused a public nuisance.
California highway barrier repairs ‘ineffective’ before Tesla crash: NTSB
The National Transportation Safety Board said Monday that California state transportation officials should ensure timely repairs of highway traffic safety hardware in the aftermath of a March 2018 Tesla crash.
U.S. judge restores nationwide block on Trump administration’s asylum ban
A federal judge in California on Monday reinstated a nationwide bar on a new Trump administration rule that aimed to block almost all asylum applications at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Underwear snafu delays Chinese woman’s Mar-a-Lago trespassing trial
A U.S. jail’s failure to provide underwear needed to change out of prison garb and into street clothes delayed the start of jury selection in the trial of a Chinese national charged with lying her way into President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort.
Trump says he had ‘nothing to do’ with Pence’s stay at Trump’s Irish resort
President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed Democrats’ allegations of impropriety over Vice President Mike Pence’s stay at Trump’s Irish resort and over the U.S. military’s use of a Scottish airport near a Trump-owned golf course.
With dogs and spray paint, crews in grim search for Dorian’s dead in Bahamas
For the searchers sifting through the enormous pile of wreckage that Hurricane Dorian left after smashing the Bahamian town of Marsh Harbor, the only way to get past the stench of hidden corpses is to think about the families of the dead.
U.S. judge denies bid to dismiss claim opioids are a public nuisance
The U.S. judge overseeing nationwide litigation concerning the opioid crisis on Monday rejected Purdue Pharma LP’s effort to dismiss claims that its activities caused a public nuisance.
Equinor sends two vessels to clean up Bahamas oil spill
Two vessels with clean-up equipment and personnel will arrive in the Bahamas within a few days to deal with an oil spill at the South Riding Point terminal damaged by hurricane Dorian, operator Equinor said on Monday.
