House committee readies contempt vote against Barr
The U.S. House Judiciary Committee prepared to move forward on Wednesday with a contempt citation against Attorney General William Barr for defying a congressional subpoena demanding access to the full, unredacted Mueller report.
Alleged New York sex cult ‘slave’ to testify at founder’s sex trafficking case
A former member of the cultlike Nxivm organization will resume testifying at founder Keith Raniere’s criminal trial on Wednesday, as prosecutors detail allegations that he recruited women as sex slaves under the guise of self-improvement.
Denver on track to reject ‘magic mushroom’ legalization
Voters in Denver appeared to have said “no” to a plan to decriminalize possession of psilocybin, the hallucinogenic drug in what is widely known as “magic mushrooms”, partial results showed.
Denver suburb seeks answers after school shooting
A Denver suburb sought answers on Wednesday as to why two students walked into their school and opened fire with handguns, injuring eight people and killing one just a few miles from where a school massacre took place 20 years ago.
Two students open fire at Colorado school, killing one, wounding eight
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California man admits trafficking underage girls on Backpage.com
A California man who prosecutors say ran a criminal ring that trafficked underage girls on the now-defunct sex website Backpage.com pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a string of federal charges.
Justice Department may advise Trump to claim privilege over Mueller report
The U.S. Justice Department threatened on Tuesday to completely withhold Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s unredacted report from Congress if House Democrats decide to move ahead with plans to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt.
Appeals court allows U.S. to keep sending asylum seekers to Mexico
A U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the Trump administration may continue sending asylum seekers to wait out their cases in Mexico while the government appeals a lower court ruling that found the policy violated U.S. immigration law.
Denver residents vote on whether to decriminalize ‘magic mushrooms’
As Denver voters went to the polls on Tuesday for a mayoral election, they were also asked to decide whether to decriminalize possession of psilocybin, the hallucinogenic drug in what is widely known as “magic mushrooms.”
Two students open fire at Colorado school, killing one, wounding seven
Two male students armed with handguns burst into a Denver-area science and technology school and opened fire on Tuesday, killing one classmate and wounding seven others before being taken into custody, law enforcement officials said.
