U.S. prosecutors weigh death penalty for accused Pittsburgh synagogue shooter
The case of Robert Bowers, the man accused of massacring 11 people at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue last year was set to return to a federal courtroom on Thursday, as prosecutors weigh whether to pursue the death penalty against him.
Swimming, s’mores and shots: Camps harden vaccine rules in U.S. measles outbreak
As the United States battles its worst measles outbreak in 25 years, summer camps are tightening their policies on vaccines, with some prepared to turn away children whose parents opted not to vaccinate them against the disease.
Texas environmentalists plan lawsuit against Valero for pollution
Three Texas environmental groups notified Valero Energy Corp on Wednesday of plans to file a lawsuit under the U.S. Clean Air Act for pollution at the company’s Port Arthur, Texas, refinery, the organizations said.
Navy SEAL’s murder trial delayed over defense claims of prosecutor misconduct
A judge in the court-martial of a decorated Navy SEAL charged with war crimes in Iraq said on Wednesday the trial would start at least a few days late as lawyers on both sides grappled over allegations that prosecutors illegally snooped on the defense….
New Jersey man charged with threatening to bomb Trump Tower
A 20-year-old New Jersey man accused of threatening on social media to “shoot everybody” at a pro-Israel march and bomb the Trump Tower skyscraper in New York City was arrested on Wednesday on a string of federal charges, prosecutors said.
Pilot reports flash just before fatal mid-air Alaska plane collision
The surviving pilot in last week’s fatal mid-air plane collision in Alaska saw a flash just before the two planes collided with a “large, loud impact,” according to a National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report issued on Wednesday.
Judge rules against Trump, paves way for banks to provide his business records to Congress
U.S. President Donald Trump, three of his children and the Trump Organization on Wednesday lost their bid to block Deutsche Bank AG and Capital One Financial Corp from providing financial records to Democratic lawmakers investigating Trump’s businesses…
House panel, Trump lawyers agree on appeals schedule in financial records case: statement
The House Oversight Committee has reached an agreement with President Donald Trump’s attorneys to seek an expedited appeal in a court case in which lawmakers are seeking the U.S. leader’s financial records from his accounting firm, the panel said in a …
U.S. Treasury backs away from plan for Harriet Tubman on $20 bill next year
The U.S. Treasury will not introduce a redesigned $20 bill picturing escaped slave and abolitionist Harriet Tubman next year as planned, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday.
U.S. election cybersecurity agency staff ‘strained to the breaking point’
As the U.S. government prepares to defend the 2020 presidential election from cyber threats, the federal agency charged with helping administer elections, the Election Assistance Commission, says it is “strained to the breaking point,” according to Chairwoman Christy McCormick.
