‘Recreating Woodstock’: how festival came together, and almost fell apart
Mick Richards was among the 450,000 people at Woodstock in 1969, but he did not think much about his “uneventful” 24 hours there until years later, when his teenage son started asking about the festival.
FCC suggests ‘988’ as new suicide prevention hotline
U.S. Federal Communications Commission staffers recommended the agency designate “988” as a new phone number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in place of the current 10-digit number, the FCC said on Thursday.
Lawyer Avenatti seeks to end ‘vindictive’ Nike prosecution he blames on Trump feud
Lawyer Michael Avenatti asked a federal judge to dismiss an indictment accusing him of trying to extort Nike Inc, saying he was targeted in a “vindictive and selective prosecution” because of his feud with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Lawyer Avenatti seeks to end ‘vindictive’ prosecution he blames on Trump feud
Lawyer Michael Avenatti asked a federal judge to dismiss an indictment accusing him of trying to extort Nike Inc , saying he was targeted in a “vindictive and selective prosecution” because of his feud with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Trump calls for ‘long’ prison sentence for Philadelphia shooter
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday called for the shooter who wounded six police officers amid an hours-long stand off in Philadelphia to get a “long sentence” and said the incident showed authorities need to crack down on street crime.
Appeals court halts Texas execution of man convicted of double homicide
A federal appeals court has halted an execution scheduled for Thursday of a man convicted of raping a woman and then killing her and her boyfriend with the help of a group of friends 13 years ago.
U.S. presidential candidate Cory Booker proposes office to fight white supremacy
U.S. Senator Cory Booker on Thursday said he would create a White House office to combat white supremacy and hate crimes if elected, becoming the latest Democratic presidential candidate to call for action after a racially motivated massacre in Texas.
Tennessee to execute man convicted of killing teenage girl and her mother in 1986
A man convicted of raping a 15-year-old girl and stabbing her and her mother to death in their home with a coworker more than 30 years ago is set to be executed in Tennessee on Thursday.
Texas to execute man convicted of killing couple after carjacking
A man convicted of raping a woman and then killing her and her boyfriend with the help of a group of friends after carjacking the couple’s vehicle is scheduled to be executed on Thursday in Texas.
Suspect in Philadelphia shooting standoff taken into custody
A suspect was taken into custody early on Thursday after a seven-hour armed standoff at a Philadelphia home in which six police officers were wounded in a barrage of bullets.
