Man sentenced to 19 years in prison for tossing boy off Minnesota mall balcony
A man who admitted hurling a 5-year-old boy off a third-floor balcony at Minnesota’s Mall of America was sentenced to 19 years in prison on Monday.
House Judiciary Committee to hold June 10 hearing on Mueller report
The Democrat-controlled U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on June 10 on Robert Mueller’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and its connections to Donald Trump’s campaign.
Kinder Morgan evacuates Carson, California oil terminal after fire
Kinder Morgan Inc said it has evacuated its crude and petroleum products storage terminal in Carson, California after a fire on Monday morning that also injured a truck driver, the company said.
Racism allegations lead U.S. smoothie chain to require staff training
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Blackbeard’s ship embarks for Supreme Court in video piracy case
The nine black-robed justices of the U.S. Supreme Court will soon navigate the treacherous legal waters around a sailing ship made famous in the 18th century by the notorious English pirate known as Blackbeard.
Kushner denies discussing his security clearance with Trump
Donald Trump’s son-in-law and White House adviser Jared Kushner denied that he spoke with the president about his security clearance, according to an interview with the Axios news outlet that comes amid a congressional investigation of the issue.
Crypto pioneer Justin Sun pays $4.57 million for Warren Buffett lunch
Warren Buffett once called bitcoin “probably rat poison squared.” He’ll now have to dine with one of the cryptocurrency’s biggest fans.
Factbox: Virginia Beach massacre among deadliest U.S. workplace shootings
The massacre on Friday of 12 people at a Virginia Beach, Virginia, municipal building was the work a veteran employee who had sent in his resignation hours before opening fire, according to police.
U.S. health officials report 41 new cases of measles last week
The United States recorded 41 new measles cases last week, bringing the year’s total number of cases to 981 in the worst outbreak of the disease since 1992, federal health officials said on Monday.
‘El Chapo’ lawyer dismisses U.S. officials’ escape fears
A lawyer for Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman rejected prosecutors’ claims that the Mexican drug lord may try to escape from the Manhattan jail where he awaits sentencing, and said he should be afforded regular exercise on the building’s roof.
