U.S. measles outbreak grows with 75 new cases, mostly in New York
U.S. health authorities recorded 75 new cases of the measles in the latest week, mostly in New York state, bringing the nationwide total to 839 cases in the country’s worst outbreak of the virus since 1994, federal health officials said on Monday.
New York mayor threatens to fine Trump Organization over pollution
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, who is considering a run for the White House in 2020, on Monday threatened to fine the Trump Organization $2.1 million a year starting in 2030 unless the president’s business reduces emissions from its buildings.
Actress Felicity Huffman arrives at court to plead guilty in U.S. college scandal
Actress Felicity Huffman arrived at a federal courthouse in Boston on Monday to plead guilty to paying to rig a college entrance exam for her daughter, part of a wide-ranging scandal in which wealthy parents used bribery and fraud to secure their child…
Victims of alleged N.Y. sex cult seemed ‘broken,’ former member testifies
Several women members of an alleged New York sex cult, including “Smallville” actress Allison Mack, became dangerously thin after following near-starvation diets at the direction of the group’s leader, a 12-year veteran of the group testified on Monday…
U.S. drops plan to require vehicle brake-throttle override system
The Trump administration said Monday it will drop rules first proposed in 2012 that would have required automakers to install brake-throttle override systems to prevent runaway vehicles.
Alleged New York sex cult leader disciplined followers -witness
The leader of an alleged New York sex cult maintained strict discipline over his followers, forcing those who questioned his leadership to undergo training and excommunicating those who went against the group, a 12-year veteran said on Monday.
Death penalty tensions flare again on divided U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court’s internal divisions over the death penalty were on full display again on Monday in fresh wrangling over how the justices handled recent attempts by two convicted murderers in Alabama and Texas to put off their executions.
‘I can’t breathe’: New York police officer faces disciplinary trial in Garner death
The disciplinary trial of the New York City police officer who put Eric Garner, an unarmed black man, in a fatal chokehold began on Monday, nearly five years after widely seen video of the death sparked a national outcry about policing tactics.
U.S. records 75 new measles cases, 9.8% increase, as outbreak grows
The United States recorded 75 new cases of the measles in the last week, totaling 839 cases in the country’s worst outbreak of the virus since 1994, federal health officials said on Monday.
Actress Felicity Huffman to plead guilty to U.S. college cheating scam
Actress Felicity Huffman is due to plead guilty on Monday to paying to have someone cheat on her daughter’s behalf on a college entrance exam, part of a wide-ranging scandal in which wealthy parents used bribery and fraud to secure their children spots…
