Greek man confesses to rape, murder of U.S. scientist, police say
Greek police believe they have found the man who raped and murdered an American biologist whose body was discovered on the island of Crete on July 8, a senior official said on Tuesday.
No federal charges for New York police officer in Eric Garner death: source
The family of Eric Garner, whose death in 2014 during an attempted arrest by New York police, on Tuesday blasted federal prosecutors’ decision not to bring charges against the officer on the case as a denial of justice.
Member of Mali affiliate of al Qaeda added to U.S. terrorism list: U.S. Treasury
The United States added a senior member of the al Qaeda affiliate in Mali to its global terrorism list on Tuesday, accusing him of engaging in destabilizing attacks across the West African country, the U.S. Treasury said.
Father whose family died in Ethiopian plane crash to brief Congress
Before flying to Washington to climb the steps of Congress and testify to a crowd of aviation experts and lawmakers this week, Paul Njoroge spent a desolate weekend packing away toys his children would never play with again.
Trump tells Republicans not show ‘weakness’ over his attacks on congresswomen
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday pressured fellow Republicans not to back House Democrats’ resolution to condemn his repeated attacks on four minority congresswomen, saying he was not a racist and tying the issue to his 2020 re-election bid.
New York City can ban ads inside Uber, Lyft vehicles: U.S. appeals court
A federal appeals court on Tuesday said New York City can ban advertising inside vehicles driven for companies such as Uber and Lyft, handing a victory to the millions of passengers who it said find such ads “extremely annoying.”
Five years after Eric Garner’s death, prosecutors in New York to update on case
Federal prosecutors in New York on Tuesday were due to meet with the family of Eric Garner, a black man who died in 2014 at the hands of a New York police officer and whose death played a key role in mobilizing the Black Lives Matter movement.
Trump says ‘will take a look’ at accusations over Google, China
U.S. President Donald Trump said early Tuesday his administration would investigate accusations that Alphabet Inc’s Google worked with the Chinese government.
Trump campaign to launch effort to sway women voters
President Donald Trump’s campaign on Tuesday kicks off its efforts to woo women voters, banking that a strong economic message will energize a voting bloc that has been largely critical of his presidency.
U.S. judge expected to address whether ex-Trump adviser Stone violated gag order
President Donald Trump’s former adviser, Roger Stone, will appear in federal court on Tuesday and the judge is likely to decide whether to revoke his bond after prosecutors alleged Stone violated a gag order by discussing his case on social media.
