In world’s biggest one-day election, Indonesia votes for its president
Indonesians began voting in the world’s biggest single-day election on Wednesday as polling stations opened across the sprawling equatorial archipelago following a six-month campaign to choose a new president and parliament.
Minnesota student sues China’s JD.com CEO Liu with allegation of rape
A University of Minnesota student who said she was raped last August by Richard Liu, the chief executive officer of China’s e-commerce retailer JD.com Inc, filed a civil lawsuit against him in a Minneapolis court on Tuesday, nearly four months after pr…
Man accused of tossing boy off Mall of America balcony ordered held without bond
A Minnesota judge on Tuesday ordered a man accused of critically injuring a 5-year-old boy by throwing him off a balcony at the Mall of America held in lieu of a $2 million bond until a hearing next month, prosecutors said.
Tornadoes, thunderstorms to pummel U.S. again this week
A second wave of tornadoes and thunderstorms in less than a week is forecast to hit states in the U.S. South and Midwest on Wednesday then move eastward, with Oklahoma expecting hail bigger than golf balls.
Voting underway in Indonesia, world’s biggest one-day election
Indonesians began voting in the world’s biggest single-day election on Wednesday as polling stations opened in the east of the sprawling equatorial archipelago following a six-month campaign to choose a new president and parliament.
States say half of wetlands would lose protection under EPA proposal
Fourteen states, including New York and California, and the District of Columbia said the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to replace an Obama-era water regulation would end federal protection for half of wetlands and 15 percent of streams ac…
Notre-Dame’s ashes spark renewed push to rebuild torched Louisiana churches
The worldwide resolve to restore France’s fire-devastated Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral provided an unexpected boost on Tuesday to a more modest campaign to rebuild three predominantly black churches in Louisiana that were torched in recent weeks.
Lockheed Martin wins $879 million U.S. defense contract: Pentagon
Lockheed Martin Corp has won a $879 million contract for sustainment and maintenance of parts of the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
Oregon sued over ‘overwhelmed’ and ‘ineffective’ foster care system
Child advocates sued Oregon’s governor and other top officials in federal court on Tuesday, claiming children in the state’s foster care program were being denied proper care by a system that has long been “overwhelmed, under-resourced and ineffective….
Minnesota student sues JD.com’s CEO Liu, company over rape allegation
A University of Minnesota student who said she was raped last August by Richard Liu, the chief executive officer of China’s e-commerce retailer JD.com Inc, filed a civil lawsuit against him in a Minneapolis court on Tuesday, nearly four months after pr…
