North Carolina ‘bathroom bill’ sponsor wins Republican nod for rerun of 2018 U.S. House race
A state senator who was a leading sponsor of North Carolina’s much-maligned “bathroom bill” won a decisive victory on Tuesday in a special primary to choose the Republican nominee for a rerun of a 2018 congressional race marred by election fraud.
Two missing in Alaskan waters after tour planes crash; probe begins
Rescue teams and divers searched the waters of southeast Alaska on Tuesday for two passengers missing after a pair of sightseeing planes collided in midair, killing at least four people, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
Alabama Senate bans nearly all abortions, including rape cases
Alabama’s state Senate passed a bill on Tuesday to outlaw nearly all abortions, creating exceptions only to protect the mother’s health, as part of a multistate effort to have the U.S. Supreme Court reconsider a woman’s constitutional right to an abort…
Accused California synagogue gunman pleads not guilty to hate crimes
A California nursing student charged with last month’s deadly shooting spree in a San Diego-area synagogue and arson at a nearby mosque pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to more than 100 counts of federal hate crimes and civil rights offenses.
U.S. lawmakers want to tighten visas for Chinese students, researchers
A group of President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans in Congress introduced legislation on Tuesday intended to prohibit anyone employed or sponsored by the Chinese military from receiving student or research visas to the United States.
San Francisco votes to ban city use of facial recognition technology
San Francisco officials on Tuesday voted 8 to 1 to ban the purchase and use of facial recognition technology by city personnel, in a move to regulate tools that local Silicon Valley companies helped develop.
Alabama Senate debates bill banning nearly all abortions
Alabama’s state Senate on Tuesday began final debate on a bill that would outlaw nearly all abortions, allowing exceptions only to prevent a serious health risk to the mother.
Donald Trump Jr. agrees to Senate committee interview: source
Donald Trump Jr. has reached an agreement with the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee for the panel’s senators to interview him in mid-June, a congressional source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.
San Francisco moves toward ban on use of facial recognition technology
San Francisco officials on Tuesday took a major step toward banning the purchase and use of facial recognition technology by city personnel, in a move to regulate tools with surveillance applications that local Silicon Valley companies helped develop.
Motorcycle police in Trump motorcade in accident, Trump limo unaffected
Police officers escorting President Donald Trump’s motorcade were involved in an accident on Tuesday in Louisiana that injured three people.
