Accused New York sex cult founder targeted victims as young as 15: prosecutor
Former self-help guru Keith Raniere was a “predator” who preyed on young women, including a 15-year-old girl, and turned them into sex slaves as part of a cultlike organization, a federal prosecutor told a jury at the start of his trial on Tuesday.
Georgia governor signs heartbeat abortion ban, joining a U.S. movement
Georgia became the fourth U.S. state this year to outlaw abortion after a doctor can detect a fetal heartbeat, when its Republican governor on Tuesday signed a bill that an abortion-rights group vowed to challenge immediately.
White House to tell former counsel not to comply with House subpoena: ABC
The White House has decided to tell former White House counsel Don McGahn not to comply with a congressional subpoena for documents relating to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, ABC News reported on Tuesday, citing an interview with White…
Senate’s McConnell to declare ‘case closed’ on Mueller report as Democrats eye contempt
The divided U.S. Congress’ fight over the Mueller report intensified on Tuesday as the U.S. Senate’s top Republican sought to shut the door on congressional probes while House Democrats pushed ahead with efforts to gather testimony from top administrat…
Georgia governor to sign heartbeat abortion ban, joining a U.S. movement
Georgia’s Republican governor on Tuesday is expected to sign a bill outlawing abortion if a doctor can detect a fetal heartbeat, part of a concerted effort to restrict abortion rights in states across the country.
Accused sex cult founder could face former ‘slaves’ at New York trial
Former self-help guru Keith Raniere goes on trial on Tuesday on charges of running a secretive New York sex cult that recruited female “slaves” who were then starved, branded with his initials and blackmailed into having sex with him.
Trump pardons former U.S. soldier convicted of killing Iraqi prisoner
President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned former U.S. Army Lieutenant Michael Behenna, who was imprisoned for five years for killing an Iraqi prisoner in 2008.
Man sentenced to 16 years in prison for plot to blow up Chicago bar
An Illinois man was sentenced on Monday to 16 years in prison for attempting to set off what he thought was a car bomb outside a downtown Chicago bar in 2012, a federal prosecutor said.
Emotional Woods accepts Medal of Freedom at White House
Tiger Woods, who stunned the sports world when he won his fifth Masters title last month, received his country’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, from U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday.
Trump awards highest U.S. civilian honor to Tiger Woods
When Tiger Woods won the Masters on April 14, President Donald Trump declared he was going to award him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and ordered his aides to schedule the event as soon as possible.
