Trump overrides advisers, backs funding for Special Olympics after uproar
U.S. President Donald Trump overrode his budget team and backed funding for the Special Olympics on Thursday after his proposed cuts to the athletic program drew heavy fire from both Republicans and Democrats.
White House backing Puerto Rico’s oversight board: WSJ
The White House is preparing to ask the U.S. Senate to confirm the current members of Puerto Rico’s fiscal oversight board, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Ex-coach of Yale women’s soccer pleads guilty in admissions scandal
The former head coach of women’s soccer at Yale University admitted on Thursday that he accepted bribes to help parents get their children into the Ivy League school, becoming the third person to plead guilty in the U.S. college admissions scandal.
White House backing Puerto Rico’s oversight board: Wall Street Journal
The White House is preparing to ask the U.S. Senate to confirm the current members of Puerto Rico’s fiscal oversight board, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Court ruling in Puerto Rico bankruptcy fans revenue bond fears
A decision this week by a U.S. Appeals Court in a lawsuit related to Puerto Rico’s bankruptcy raises concerns over the payment of municipal bonds backed by specific revenues during future Chapter 9 cases, Fitch Ratings said on Thursday.
U.S. Supreme Court rebuffs bid to block Trump’s gun ‘bump stock’ ban
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday handed President Donald Trump a victory by rejecting for the second time in three days a bid by gun rights activists to block his new ban on “bump stock” attachments that enable semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly….
U.S. charges Facebook with racial discrimination in targeted housing ads
The Trump administration accused Facebook Inc on Thursday of selling targeted advertising that discriminated on the basis of race, in violation of the U.S. Fair Housing Act.
U.S. Supreme Court refuses to block Trump’s gun ‘bump stock’ ban
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a request by gun rights activists to put on hold the Trump administration’s ban on “bump stock” attachments that allow semi-automatic weapons to be fired rapidly, a rare recent instance of gun control at the …
N.Y. accuses opioid maker Purdue of illegal fund transfers to Sacklers
Purdue Pharma LP fraudulently transferred funds to members of the wealthy Sackler family who control the OxyContin maker despite knowing it faced major liabilities that had made it already insolvent, New York’s attorney general alleged on Thursday.
Man gets death sentence for rape, murder of 14-year-old Pennsylvania girl
A jury in suburban Philadelphia sentenced a man to death by lethal injection on Thursday for the rape, murder, and dismemberment of a 14-year-old girl who had lived with him and his girlfriend, the teenager’s adoptive mother, authorities said.
