Denied a license, Missouri’s only abortion clinic awaits judge’s ruling
Missouri health officials on Friday refused to renew the license of the state’s only abortion clinic, but the facility will remain open for now as a judge left in place an injunction blocking its closure.
In racial case, U.S. Supreme Court tosses black Mississippi man’s murder conviction
The U.S. Supreme Court, confronting racial bias in the American criminal justice system, on Friday threw out a black Mississippi death row inmate’s conviction in his sixth trial for a 1996 quadruple murder conviction, finding that a prosecutor unlawful…
Four more states join lawsuit to stop T-Mobile-Sprint deal
Four more U.S. states have joined an unusual effort by state attorneys general to stop T-Mobile US Inc’s acquisition of Sprint Corp, a New York official said at a court hearing on Friday.
New Jersey selects Orsted for state’s first offshore wind project
New Jersey on Friday selected Denmark’s Orsted A/S to develop a 1,100-megawatt offshore wind project off the coast of Atlantic City, the largest ever such procurement by a U.S. state.
Four states join lawsuit to stop T-Mobile-Sprint deal
Four more U.S. states have joined an unusual effort by state attorneys general to stop T-Mobile US Inc’s acquisition of Sprint Corp, a New York official said at a court hearing on Friday.
U.S. Supreme Court tosses black Mississippi inmate’s murder conviction in racial case
The U.S. Supreme Court, confronting racial bias in the American criminal justice system, on Friday threw out a black Mississippi death row inmate’s conviction in his sixth trial for a 1996 quadruple murder conviction, finding that a prosecutor unlawful…
Missouri will not renew only abortion clinic’s license: Planned Parenthood
Missouri health officials told the state’s only abortion clinic on Friday that they would not renew its license ahead of a court hearing over clinic operator Planned Parenthood’s challenge of the threatened closure, a clinic spokesman said.
For lesser-known Democrats, debates offer opportunity and risk
For most of the 2020 Democratic presidential contenders, next week’s debates will be their first leap into the high-risk, high-reward glare of the national political spotlight.
Armada of barges cleared for Mississippi River shipments after floods
The upper Mississippi River reopened to barge traffic on Friday as vessels were cleared to ship through St. Louis harbor, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) said, and the situation quickly became a logistics nightmare as dozens of towboats and hundreds of del…
Fire ‘like a nuclear bomb’ rips through Philadelphia refinery
Firefighters were working to bring under control a massive fire at Philadelphia Energy Solutions Inc’s refinery on Friday that has resulted in damage that could keep the affected unit shut for an extended period, according to Philadelphia city official…
