Selfless teen killed in Colorado school shooting loved robotics, helping the elderly
(The story corrected source in paragraph 11 of May 8 story.)
Denver votes to become first U.S. city to decriminalize ‘magic mushrooms’
Denver will become the first city in the United States to decriminalize magic mushrooms, based on final unofficial results on Wednesday of a ballot initiative about the hallucinogenic drug.
Two students arrested in Colorado school shooting make first appearance
Two teenage students accused of fatally shooting one classmate and wounding eight in a suburban Denver school made separate court appearances on Wednesday, a day after their arrest on suspicion of murder and attempted murder.
U.S. House panel accuses Barr of contempt as Trump invokes executive privilege
A Democratic-led House panel on Wednesday approved a measure to hold U.S. Attorney General William Barr in contempt for refusing to hand over an unredacted copy of the Mueller report on Russian election interference even as President Donald Trump invok…
House intel panel chairman subpoenas Barr for Mueller probe documents
U.S. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said on Wednesday he had subpoenaed Attorney General William Barr for documents related to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe.
FAA to U.S. airports: Do not install drone countermeasures on your own
The Federal Aviation Administration told U.S. airports in a letter released on Wednesday they could not install drone countermeasures without federal consent, warning they could pose an aviation safety risk by interfering with aircraft navigation and a…
U.S. Justice Department accuses House Democrats of playing politics with contempt vote
The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday accused Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee of engaging in politically motivated attacks, after the panel voted along party lines to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt for refusing to hand ove…
Nadler says Barr contempt citation will go to House floor ‘rapidly’
U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, after his panel voted on Wednesday to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress for refusing to release an unredacted copy of the Mueller report, said the measure would go to the …
Older of two students arrested in Colorado shooting appears in court
The older of two students accused of fatally shooting a classmate and wounding eight others in a suburban Denver high school made his initial court appearance on Wednesday, a day after his arrest on suspicion of murder and attempted murder.
Rating analysts weigh in on Illinois’ improved pension payment outlook
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker’s announcement on Tuesday that a higher revenue forecast will put off a controversial plan to decrease fiscal 2020 pension contributions could be a positive step for the financially shaky state, Wall Street credit rating…
