Killer of Heather Heyer to plead guilty to hate crimes tied to Charlottesville riot
Self-described neo-Nazi James Fields, who was convicted of killing Heather Heyer by ramming his car into a crowd protesting white supremacist rallies in Virginia in 2017, was expected on Wednesday to plead guilty in his federal hate crimes case.
Chicago mayor demands answers after Smollett hoax charges dropped
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said on Wednesday he wanted to “find out what happened” to cause prosecutors to abruptly drop charges against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett, who was accused of staging a hoax hate crime to boost his career.
Grindr defeats appeal over harassment on gay dating app
A U.S. federal appeals court refused to hold Grindr liable to a New York man who said his former boyfriend used the gay dating app to post fake profiles, in a harassment campaign that caused more than 1,000 men to approach the victim for sex.
Texas sues fuel tank company over Houston chemical fire, aftermath
Texas officials on Tuesday sued owners of a Houston area petrochemical storage facility over a fire last week, alleging violations of environmental laws and seeking damages to cover response costs for the disaster that burned for days, releasing chemic…
White nationalist convicted in protestor death set to plead guilty on hate crimes
A self-described neo-Nazi, who was convicted of killing a woman when he rammed his car into a crowd protesting white supremacist rallies in Charlottesville, Virginia in 2017, was expected on Wednesday to plead guilty in his federal hate crimes case.
U.S. Supreme Court appears open to limiting federal agency power
Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday expressed skepticism toward the wide latitude courts give federal agencies to interpret their own regulations in a case that could bolster the Trump administration’s push toward curbing agency power…
Luxembourg court delivers setback to 9/11 families’ Iran claims
A Luxembourg court refused on Wednesday to enforce a U.S. ruling that would have helped families of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks claim Iranian assets held with a Luxembourg-based clearing house.
Trump expected to sign memorandum on federal housing finance reform
President Donald Trump is expected to sign a memorandum on federal housing finance reform on Wednesday, according to a White House official, which is expected to order further study into reforming mortgage guarantors Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Exclusive: Fearful of fake news blitz, U.S. Census enlists help of tech giants
The U.S. Census Bureau has asked tech giants Google, Facebook and Twitter to help it fend off “fake news” campaigns it fears could disrupt the upcoming 2020 count, according to Census officials and multiple sources briefed on the matter.
Wisconsin man charged with kidnapping girl, 13, and murdering her parents due in court
A 21-year-old Wisconsin man charged with kidnapping a teenager and murdering her parents was due to enter a plea in court on Wednesday in a case that included a months-long search for the girl and ended with her escape and his arrest.
