Puerto Rico faces tougher scrutiny over federal Medicaid funding
U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday called for heightened scrutiny of Puerto Rico’s Medicaid program as the bankrupt territory seeks increased federal healthcare funding while it deals with repercussions from a government corruption scandal.
Man sentenced for threatening to bomb Harvard ceremony for black students
An Arizona man was sentenced to 15 months in prison on Wednesday after admitting he made online threats to bomb Harvard University and shoot students at its first commencement ceremony for black students in order to “end their pro-black agenda.”
Biden versus Sanders: Top 2020 contenders snipe over healthcare policy
Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden and rival Bernie Sanders are waging a public battle this week over universal healthcare, staking out competing turf on an issue that has become the most divisive in the party’s primary campaign.
Jury weighs fate of Illinois man in gruesome slaying of student from China
Federal jurors on Wednesday were deliberating the fate of an Illinois man who was found guilty of the gruesome murder of a Chinese graduate student two years ago, and will decide whether to sentence him to death or life in prison.
California settles decades-long lawsuit over lead paint, but outcome is bittersweet
When Californian counties and cities first sued paint makers in 2000, they wanted the companies to pay billions to remove dangerous old lead paint from hundreds of thousands of homes.
New York mayor says he regrets trusting U.S. Justice Department on Garner chokehold case
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Wednesday that he regrets trusting the U.S. Department of Justice after federal prosecutors declined to charge a city policeman who used a fatal chokehold on Eric Garner, an unarmed black man, five years ago.
U.S. rights groups ask courts to freeze Trump asylum rule
The American Civil Liberties Union and other groups that sued to block the Trump administration’s latest initiative to bar almost all asylum-seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border have asked courts to freeze the measure while their cases are heard.
U.S. FAA to again delay drone tracking rule: document
The Federal Aviation Administration has again delayed plans to propose new rules requiring the remote identification of drones, according to records and a member of Congress on Wednesday.
Pentagon to deploy additional 2,100 troops to U.S.-Mexico border
The Pentagon said on Wednesday it would send an additional 1,000 Texas National Guard and 1,100 active duty troops to the border with Mexico, the latest deployment in support of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.
Judge orders release of documents related to hush payments by Trump’s ex-lawyer
A judge on Wednesday ordered the release of documents relating to hush-money payments by Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen to two women who said they had sexual encounters with the president and disclosed that federal prosecutors had …
