Alabama Senate delays vote on strict anti-abortion bill
Alabama’s state Senate on Thursday delayed until next week a vote on the strictest abortion bill in the United States after disagreement arose on the Senate floor about whether to allow women impregnated by rape and incest to have a legal abortion.
Filmmaker says New York sex cult was front for a ‘horrible evil’
A secretive New York group that federal prosecutors say evolved into a sex cult tried to conceal a “horrible evil” behind a facade of self-improvement, a man who spent 12 years in the organization said Thursday at the group leader’s criminal trial.
House panel chairman: next move on Trump taxes this week
U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal said on Thursday he will decide by week’s end how to respond to the administration’s refusal to hand over President Donald Trump’s tax returns.
U.S. Senate panel approves Trump nominee Rosen as deputy attorney general
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee voted on Thursday to approve President Donald Trump’s deputy attorney general nominee, Jeffrey Rosen, an action that paves the way for a confirmation vote on Rosen by the full Senate.
Democrat Beto O’Rourke hires Obama adviser for 2020 U.S. presidential bid
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke has hired Jeff Berman, one of the architects of Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential victory, as a senior adviser, the campaign said on Thursday.
U.S. charges ex-intelligence analyst with leaking classified documents
A former intelligence analyst was arrested on Thursday over allegations he illegally obtained and disclosed classified national defense information about a U.S. drone strike program to a journalist, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
U.S. arrests ex-analyst, alleges leaks of classified information
U.S. authorities have arrested and charged a former intelligence analyst over allegations that he illegally obtained and disclosed classified national defense information, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement on Thursday.
Filmmaker to testify against accused head of New York sex cult
A filmmaker who spent 12 years in a secretive New York group that prosecutors say evolved into a sex cult is set to testify for a second day on Thursday against its former leader who faces charges that include sex trafficking.
U.S. adults are spending big on video games, playing mostly on smartphones
The average American video gamer is 33 years old, prefers to play on their smartphone and is spending big on content — 20 percent more than a year ago and 85 percent more than in 2015, a report showed on Thursday.
Jury to hear from ‘whistleblower’ in New York sex cult trial
Jurors in the trial of Keith Raniere, founder of the cultlike Nxivm organization who faces sex trafficking charges, are expected to hear testimony on Thursday from a former prominent member turned self-described whistleblower.
