Russia shrugs off Mueller report: agencies
Russia’s foreign ministry on Friday dismissed the findings of the long-awaited report by U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller and said it had failed to present any evidence of Russian meddling in U.S. elections, Russian news agencies reported.
Foxconn says it remains committed to Wisconsin investment project
Taiwan’s Foxconn said on Friday it remains committed to its contract to build a display plant and tech research facilities in Wisconsin, days after the U.S. state’s governor said he wanted to renegotiate the deal.
Second wave of twisters in U.S. South turns deadly as storm pushes east
A second wave of tornadoes and thunderstorms to hit the U.S. South and Midwest this week turned deadly on Thursday with three people reported killed, as the storms pushed eastward on Friday, officials and media accounts said.
Rapper Kodak Black arrested in New York on drug, weapons charges
Rapper Kodak Black was released from custody by the New York State Police on Thursday after being arrested on drug and gun charges while coming across the Canada-U.S. border near Niagara Falls, police said.
Mueller report gives Democrats political ammunition but they are split on how to use it
Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on his inquiry into Russia’s role in the 2016 U.S. election provided extensive details on President Donald Trump’s efforts to thwart the probe, giving Democrats plenty of political ammunition against the Republic…
For Notre-Dame, lessons from a fire-damaged New York cathedral
Before the restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris can begin, engineers may have to tap nearly every stone in the cathedral and listen for subtle sounds of damage, according to specialists who repaired one of the largest cathedrals in the world in New York …
Judge upholds New York City’s mandatory measles vaccination order
A Brooklyn judge on Thursday ruled against a group of parents who challenged New York City’s recently imposed mandatory measles vaccination order, rejecting their arguments that the city’s public health authority exceeded its authority.
Some U.S. lawmakers will see less-redacted version of Mueller report next week
Some U.S. lawmakers will be able to read a less-redacted version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report beginning next week, the Justice Department said in a letter on Thursday to the chairmen of the House and Senate judiciary committees.
U.S. court upholds most of California’s ‘sanctuary’ migrant laws
The Trump administration lost a court bid on Thursday aimed at striking down California’s “sanctuary” statutes that prevent local law enforcement from helping the U.S. government’s crackdown on illegal immigration.
Explainer: Five ways Trump’s moves to stem border surge have hit hurdles
Grappling with a ballooning number of migrants at the U.S. southern border, President Donald Trump has suggested increasingly bold steps to fulfill his signature campaign pledge to stem illegal immigration.
