Man accused of throwing boy at Minnesota mall first sought to kill an adult: prosecutors
The man accused of seriously injuring a 5-year-old boy by throwing him from a balcony at Minnesota’s Mall of America last week told investigators he had initially intended to kill an adult, but it did not “work out,” prosecutors said on Monday.
Chinese woman arrested at Mar-a-Lago ‘up to something nefarious’: judge
A Chinese woman charged with bluffing her way into U.S. President Donald Trump’s Florida resort last month was denied bail on Monday by a federal judge who said he believed she was “up to something nefarious.”
Chinese woman arrested at Trump’s Florida resort pleads not guilty
A Chinese woman charged with bluffing her way into U.S. President Donald Trump’s Florida resort last month, raising concerns about security at one of the president’s weekend getaways, entered a not guilty plea on Monday in federal court.
Trump calls Muslim lawmaker Ilhan Omar ‘out of control’ in latest attack
U.S. President Donald Trump attacked Democratic U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar as an “out of control” purveyor of “hate” speech on Monday before leaving for a visit to the state the Muslim-American represents in Congress.
U.S. presidential candidate Warren wants drilling, mining banned on federal lands
U.S. presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren said on Monday she would ban all fossil fuel extraction on federal land and in coastal waters, setting herself apart from a crowded field of Democratic hopefuls who have made climate change a central campaig…
U.S. justices watch their language as they consider profane trademarks
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Actress Lori Loughlin pleads not guilty in college admissions case
Actress Lori Loughlin on Monday entered a not guilty plea to charges that she participated in a wide-ranging college admissions scam by paying bribes to get her two daughters admitted to the University of Southern California.
Measles cases in U.S. surge nearly 20% in early April, CDC says
The number of confirmed cases of measles in the United States this year jumped by nearly 20 percent in the week ended April 11 in the country’s second-worst outbreak in nearly two decades, federal health officials reported on Monday.
U.S. sees surge of nearly 20% in confirmed cases of measles, CDC reports
The number of confirmed cases of measles in the United States this year jumped by nearly 20 percent in the week ended April 11 in the country’s second-worst outbreak in nearly two decades, federal health officials reported on Monday.
Federal court dismisses Trump administration’s repeal of coal, oil valuation rule
A federal court has struck down the Trump administration’s repeal of an Obama-era policy aimed at boosting revenue for taxpayers by changing how energy companies value sales of coal, oil and gas extracted from federal and tribal land.
