Florida high school, scene of massacre, wins prize to help fund senior prom
Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, scene of one of the country’s worst mass shootings, has won the $150,000 grand prize in a national contest sponsored by a popular clothing line to fund entertainment at the school’s senior prom.
Florida judge won’t release video in NFL Robert Kraft prostitution sting
A Florida judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked prosecutors from releasing hidden camera footage that allegedly shows New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft engaged in sexual acts inside a massage parlor.
Former U.S. vice president Biden to announce 2020 election run on Thursday
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will announce on Thursday that he is seeking the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination for the 2020 election, a source familiar with the plans said on Tuesday.
U.S. brings first criminal case against major drug distributor over opioids
The U.S. government on Tuesday filed its first criminal charges against a major drug distributor and company executives over their alleged roles in fueling the nation’s opioid epidemic by putting profits ahead of patients’ safety.
Former vice president Biden to announce 2020 election run on Thursday: reports
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden plans to announce on Thursday that he is seeking the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination for the 2020 election, NBC News and CNN reported on Tuesday.
Trump on track for Supreme Court victory on census citizenship question
The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Tuesday appeared poised to hand President Donald Trump a victory on his administration’s plan to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, a move opponents call a Republican effort to deter immigra…
Ex-USC soccer coach to plead guilty in college admissions scandal
A former University of Southern California assistant women’s soccer coach has agreed to plead guilty to engaging in a racketeering scheme in which she accepted bribes to help wealthy parents get their children into the school as part of the largest col…
Supreme Court arguments underway on Trump census citizenship question
Closely watched arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court got underway on Tuesday on a bid by President Donald Trump’s administration to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, a plan opponents have called a Republican effort to deter immigrants f…
Parkland high school, scene of 2018 massacre, wins prize for its prom
Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, scene of one of the country’s worst mass shootings, will receive a $150,000 boost to its prom this year as the winner of contest sponsored by a popular clothing line, a local newspaper reported on Tuesday…
Supreme Court hears dispute over Trump census citizenship question
The U.S. Supreme Court, in one of the most consequential cases of its current term, on Tuesday will hear the Trump administration’s bid to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, a plan opponents have called a Republican effort to scare immigran…
