Trump requests reform plans for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Wednesday directing federal agencies to develop a plan to overhaul the U.S. housing finance system, the White House said.
U.S. border agents redeployed to handle migrant humanitarian needs
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will pull around 750 officers off ports of entry and redeploy them to process record numbers of migrant families entering the United States at the Mexico border, the head of the agency said on Wednesday.
Wisconsin man admits kidnapping Jayme Closs, 13, after killing her parents
Jake Patterson pleaded guilty in a Wisconsin court on Wednesday to kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs and murdering her parents in a case that sparked a months-long search for the girl and ended with her escape and his arrest.
Lawsuit says TGI Fridays potato skins contain no potato skins
It is acceptable to sell French fries that are not made in France, but a new lawsuit says it is not acceptable to sell potato skin snack chips that are not made from potato skins.
Wisconsin man pleads guilty to kidnapping teen Jayme Closs, murdering her parents
Jake Patterson pleaded guilty in a Wisconsin County court on Wednesday to kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs and murdering her parents in a case that included a months-long search for the girl and ended with her escape and his arrest.
U.S. Supreme Court leans toward limiting federal agency power
Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday expressed skepticism toward the wide latitude courts give federal agencies to interpret their own regulations in a case that could bolster President Donald Trump’s push toward curbing agency power.
Killer of Heather Heyer to plead guilty to hate crimes tied to Charlottesville riot
Self-described neo-Nazi James Fields, who was convicted of killing Heather Heyer by ramming his car into a crowd protesting white supremacist rallies in Virginia in 2017, was expected on Wednesday to plead guilty in his federal hate crimes case.
Chicago mayor demands answers after Smollett hoax charges dropped
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said on Wednesday he wanted to “find out what happened” to cause prosecutors to abruptly drop charges against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett, who was accused of staging a hoax hate crime to boost his career.
Grindr defeats appeal over harassment on gay dating app
A U.S. federal appeals court refused to hold Grindr liable to a New York man who said his former boyfriend used the gay dating app to post fake profiles, in a harassment campaign that caused more than 1,000 men to approach the victim for sex.
Texas sues fuel tank company over Houston chemical fire, aftermath
Texas officials on Tuesday sued owners of a Houston area petrochemical storage facility over a fire last week, alleging violations of environmental laws and seeking damages to cover response costs for the disaster that burned for days, releasing chemic…
