Florida caregiver charged after mentally disabled woman gives birth
A Florida man has been charged with sexually assaulting a mentally disabled woman who became pregnant four years ago at a group home where he worked as a caregiver.
Trump, not particularly vigilant about diet, to get physical exam
President Donald Trump on Friday was to undergo his annual physical exam, a test of whether his doctor’s order that he follow a healthier diet has paid dividends.
Vatican to rule next week on defrocking of disgraced U.S. cardinal: sources
Vatican officials will meet next week to decide the fate of disgraced former U.S. cardinal Theodore McCarrick over allegations of sexual abuse, Vatican sources said on Friday.
U.S. seizes record $1.3 billion meth haul bound for Australia
Authorities in California have seized a record 1.9 tons of methamphetamine worth some $1.3 billion along with heroin and cocaine, all bound for Australia.
Trump adviser Conway accuses woman of assaulting her in restaurant: CNN
White House senior adviser Kellyanne Conway said she was assaulted at a Maryland restaurant last year by a woman who grabbed and shook her, an accusation the woman has denied, CNN reported on Friday.
U.S. Steel wins tax breaks from one of America’s poorest cities
United States Steel Corporation founded Gary, Indiana in 1906 – naming it after co-founder Elbert Henry Gary – and the city’s fortunes have been closely tied to the company ever since.
Seeking an edge, U.S. landlords turn to tenant experience apps
The firm that sold Chelsea Market to Google for $2.4 billion has joined three large brokerages, among others, to back software designed to meet the growing demands of a millennial workforce that is changing how office space is leased and managed.
Supreme Court blocks restrictive Louisiana abortion law
A divided U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday stopped a Louisiana law imposing strict regulations on abortion clinics from going into effect in its first major test on abortion since the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy last summer.
Americans support gun control but doubt lawmakers will act: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Most Americans want tougher gun laws but have little confidence their lawmakers will take action, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Friday ahead of the one-year anniversary of the country’s deadliest high school shooting.
Florida wins its first passing grade on annual gun-safety report card
Florida earned a passing grade for the first time on an annual gun-safety report card compiled by a prominent advocacy group, after the state led all others in bolstering its firearms laws in the year since the deadly Parkland school shooting.
