Democrats in Congress authorize subpoenas for Trump-Russia report, legal battle looms
U.S. congressional Democrats on Wednesday authorized a powerful committee chairman to subpoena Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s full report on Russia’s role in the 2016 election, moving closer to a legal clash with President Donald Trump’s administrati…
Felicity Huffman, Lori Loughlin face college admissions scam charges in Boston
Actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin arrived at Boston federal court on Wednesday to face charges tied to the largest college admissions scam uncovered in U.S. history, while another parent became the first to indicate he would plead guilty.
U.S. Democrat O’Rourke raised $9.4 million in first weeks of campaign
U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke raised $9.4 million in the first 18 days of his bid for the presidency, his campaign announced on Wednesday.
U.S. states sue to undo Trump rollback of healthy school lunch rules
Several U.S. states sued the Trump administration on Wednesday to undo its recent decision that allowed fewer whole grains and more sodium in school breakfasts and lunches.
Felicity Huffman arrives at Boston court to face college admissions cheating charges
Felicity Huffman arrived at the federal court in Boston on Wednesday, where she and fellow actress Lori Loughlin will appear to face charges tied to what prosecutors call the largest college admissions scam uncovered in U.S. history.
U.S. says Alabama state prisons ‘routinely’ fail to protect inmates from abuse
The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday accused Alabama’s state prisons of regularly violating the constitutional rights of male inmates by failing to protect them from violence and sexual abuse.
O’Rourke backs reparations study as 2020 Democrats appeal to black activists
U.S. Democratic presidential contender Beto O’Rourke told a conference of black activists on Wednesday that he would back a study of reparations for descendants of slaves, as 2020 White House candidates began to make their pitch for African-American su…
Several U.S. states sue Trump administration over school lunch rules
Several U.S. states sued the Trump administration on Wednesday, seeking to undo its recent decision to relax standards for restricting sodium content and requiring whole grains in school breakfasts and lunches.
American kidnapped on Ugandan safari, $500,000 ransom demanded
An American woman and her driver have been kidnapped at Uganda’s most popular wildlife park by gunmen demanding a ransom of $500,000, police said on Wednesday.
U.S. FDA warns of potential seizure risk in some users of e-cigarettes
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday warned of potential safety risks from the use of e-cigarettes after it found certain users had suffered from seizures.
