Former U.S. Senator Thad Cochran of Mississippi dies at 81
Former U.S. Senator Thad Cochran, the courtly Mississippi Republican who held leadership positions over some four decades in the Senate, died on Thursday at the age of 81, his successor, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, said in a statement.
‘Good old boy network’ dominates FBI academy, lawsuit claims
Sixteen women filed a lawsuit against the FBI on Wednesday, claiming sexual discrimination and accusing it of running “a good old boy network” in its training program.
Man who set himself on fire near White House has died: officials
A man who set himself on fire near the White House has died of his injuries, the U.S. Park Police said on Thursday.
Alabama set to execute 46-year-old man convicted of killing minister in 1991
A 46-year-old man convicted of killing a minister and wounding his wife with a sword and dagger while robbing their home three days before Christmas in 1991 is scheduled to be executed in Alabama on Thursday.
There to save, not to kill: U.S. survivor recalls D-Day bloodshed
Seventy-five years ago, 19-year-old Charles Shay leapt off a U.S. landing boat and into chest-deep water just off the Normandy coast. As he came ashore in the first wave of D-Day infantrymen, he had just one objective.
Rains ease, but record flood threats remain for parts of U.S. South
Thousands of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana residents braced for more flooding on Thursday as swollen rivers continued to rise, although the threat of rain was expected to ease by the afternoon, officials said.
Fifty bright sparks vie for national spelling bee crown
Fifty young spellers, winnowed down from hundreds of contestants, will battle it out on the last day of the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday when the champion will walk away with a $50,000 prize.
Sixteen women sue FBI claiming ‘good old boy’ training discrimination: NYT
Sixteen women filed a lawsuit against the FBI on Wednesday, claiming sexual discrimination and accusing it of running “a good old boy network” in its training program, the New York Times reported.
Prosecutors seek sale of two New York condos linked to Malaysian fugitive
U.S. prosecutors are seeking to sell two luxury condominiums in New York City linked to fugitive financier Low Taek Jho, court documents showed, the latest effort to recover money allegedly stolen from Malaysia’s state fund 1MDB.
Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana face flood of ‘historic magnitude’
Thousands of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana residents braced for more flooding on Wednesday, and some evacuated their homes, as forecasts of further rain drove fears that decades-old levees girding the Arkansas River may not hold.
