U.S. Justice Department accuses House Democrats of playing politics with contempt vote
The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday accused Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee of engaging in politically motivated attacks, after the panel voted along party lines to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt for refusing to hand ove…
Nadler says Barr contempt citation will go to House floor ‘rapidly’
U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, after his panel voted on Wednesday to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress for refusing to release an unredacted copy of the Mueller report, said the measure would go to the …
Older of two students arrested in Colorado shooting appears in court
The older of two students accused of fatally shooting a classmate and wounding eight others in a suburban Denver high school made his initial court appearance on Wednesday, a day after his arrest on suspicion of murder and attempted murder.
Rating analysts weigh in on Illinois’ improved pension payment outlook
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker’s announcement on Tuesday that a higher revenue forecast will put off a controversial plan to decrease fiscal 2020 pension contributions could be a positive step for the financially shaky state, Wall Street credit rating…
Ex-member of alleged New York sex cult tells jury of forced encounter
A former member of an alleged New York sex cult testified on Wednesday that the secretive group’s leader forced her into an unwanted sexual encounter and took nude photos of her after he announced that he was her “grand master.”
House panel accuses Barr of contempt as Trump invokes executive privilege
A Democratic-led House panel on Wednesday approved a measure to hold U.S. Attorney General William Barr in contempt for refusing to hand over an unredacted copy of the Mueller report on Russian election interference even as President Donald Trump invok…
Michigan can suspend poor people’s driver’s licenses for unpaid fines: U.S. appeals court
A divided federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday that Michigan may suspend the driver’s licenses of poor people with unpaid traffic fines, saying it did not violate their constitutional rights to due process and equal protection.
Run? Hide? Fight? Lockdown? Two U.S. school shootings highlight differing responses
In two U.S. school shootings within eight days, students have attempted to tackle the shooters, sometimes at the cost of their own lives, drawing praise for reducing the bloodshed by taking a step that experts agree should only be a last resort.
Kendrick Castillo, selfless teen killed in Colorado school shooting, loved robotics, helping the elderly
Kendrick Ray Castillo, the 18-year-old who sacrificed his life to save other students during a shooting in a suburban Denver high school, loved robotics, helping out the elderly in his community and making people laugh, his friend told Reuters.
Older of two students arrested in Colorado shooting held on murder charge
The older of two students accused of opening fire in a suburban Denver high school, killing one classmate and injuring eight others, was being held on Wednesday on murder and attempted-murder charges, court records showed.
