U.S. climate scientist removed from job to file whistleblower complaint
A climate scientist for the Trump administration’s health protection agency who was ordered by his agency to drop work on climate issues will file a whistleblower complaint this week with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, his lawyers said on Wednesda…
Jeffrey Epstein accuser sues financier’s estate as prison officials investigate suicide
By Karen Freifeld, Nathan Layne, Sarah N. Lynch and Jonathan Stempel
As New York legal window opens, child sex abuse victims sue Catholic Church, others
Scores of people in New York state who were sexually abused as children sued institutions, including the Roman Catholic Church, on Wednesday, the first day a new law temporarily enabled them to file lawsuits over decades-old crimes.
Republican congressman Steve King: Would humanity exist without rape, incest?
Republican U.S. Representative Steve King wondered aloud on Wednesday whether the human race would still exist without rape and incest, setting off calls by Republicans and Democrats alike for him to step down, just months after he was condemned for re…
Jeffrey Epstein accuser sues financier’s estate, as prison officials probe suicide
A New York woman who said she was sexually assaulted by Jeffrey Epstein at the age of 14 sued the disgraced financier’s estate and a former associate on Wednesday, as prison officials began an internal review of how Epstein died in an apparent suicide …
Mexico pushes U.S. to designate El Paso shooting an act of terrorism
Mexico’s government on Wednesday amplified its assertion that the Aug. 3 mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, was an act of terrorism against Mexicans, urging the United States to ensure the attack was designated as such.
Child sex abuse victims sue Catholic Church, other groups in New York after change in law
Dozens of people in New York state who were sexually abused as children sued institutions, including the Roman Catholic Church, on Wednesday, the first day a new law temporarily enabled them to file lawsuits over decades-old crimes.
Presidential contender Kamala Harris proposes ways to combat domestic terrorism
Democratic presidential contender Kamala Harris on Wednesday released a plan to address what she termed domestic terrorism after three recent mass shootings in a week that resulted in the deaths of 34 people.
Mexico pushes U.S. to designate El Paso shooting an act terrorism
Mexico’s government on Wednesday doubled down on its assertion that the Aug. 3 mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, was an act of terrorism against Mexicans and urged the United States to ensure the incident was designated as such.
U.S. drivers cover fewer miles in June than year earlier: DOT
Motorists traveled 0.3% fewer miles on U.S. roads and highways in June compared with a year earlier, the U.S. Department of Transportation said in a monthly report Wednesday.
