Charge against Alabama woman who lost fetus in shooting ‘defies logic’: attorney
Attorneys on Monday urged an Alabama court to throw out a criminal charge against a woman whose fetus died after she was shot during a dispute, calling the state’s legal rationale “flawed and twisted” and the case unsupported by the law.
U.S. investigators retrieve cockpit voice recorder of deadly Texas plane crash
Federal investigators retrieved on Monday the cockpit voice recorder from the wreckage of a downed turboprop plane at a Texas airport as they looked into why it crashed soon after takeoff, killing 10 people, including a family of four.
Ocasio-Cortez describes ‘horrifying’ conditions at Texas migrant facility
Controversy broadsided the embattled U.S. Border Patrol agency Monday, as a high-profile U.S. Congresswoman touring detention facilities called conditions “horrifying” and as current and former agency staffers were alleged to have posted offensive comm…
Trump plans tanks and flyovers at Fourth of July celebration in Washington
President Donald Trump said on Monday that he plans to display battle tanks on Washington’s National Mall as part of a pumped-up Fourth of July celebration that will also feature flyovers by fighter jets and other displays of military prowess.
Former USC gynecologist pleads not guilty to sexual assault
A former University of Southern California gynecologist accused by hundreds of patients of molestation and other misconduct over the past three decades pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges of sexually assaulting 16 students who were under his care.
U.S. lawmaker describes ‘horrifying’ conditions at Texas migrant facility
Migrants held at a border patrol station in Texas were being kept in “horrifying” conditions that included psychological abuse and being told to drink out of toilets, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said after a visit to the facility with other…
Constitutionality of $16 billion of Illinois bonds challenged
The sale of $10 billion of general obligation bonds in 2003 and $6 billion in 2017 by Illinois was unconstitutional because the proceeds were used for loans to the state’s pension funds or to finance budget deficits, according to a court filing on Mond…
Trump says there will be tanks at July 4 celebration in Washington
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday military tanks would be stationed in Washington as part of the annual Fourth of July celebration commemorating the nation’s independence.
Facebook evacuates four buildings after possible sarin exposure
Facebook Inc evacuated four buildings and two people were being evaluated for possible exposure to the nerve agent sarin on Monday after a package at the social media company’s Silicon Valley mail facility tested positive for the toxic compound.
Two possibly exposed to sarin at Facebook California facility: official
Two people were possibly exposed to the nerve agent sarin at a Facebook Inc mail facility in Silicon Valley which has been evacuated, a local fire official said on Monday.
