Oil executive arrested for throwing Chihuahuas off balcony
An oil trading executive was arrested on suspicion of throwing two Chihuahua dogs off a second floor balcony, a police report showed.
Russian lawyer at Trump Tower meeting charged in unrelated case
A Russian lawyer who attended a June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower under scrutiny in the U.S. special counsel’s probe of Russian election meddling was charged in an unrelated case that U.S. prosecutors said showed evidence of her ties to the Kremlin.
U.S. top court’s Kavanaugh issues first opinion in arbitration case
The U.S. Supreme Court’s newest member, Brett Kavanaugh, issued his first written opinion on Tuesday as the justices in a unanimous ruling bolstered companies’ ability to use arbitration to resolve disputes with customers or other businesses.
U.S. top court’s Ginsburg misses oral arguments again
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s first absence from the bench extended into a second day on Tuesday as the 85-year-old jurist continued her recovery from lung cancer surgery at home.
New York weatherman fired over racial slur in forecast
A New York television meteorologist was fired after saying what many heard as a racial slur on air, which he defended on Monday evening as a slip of the tongue that he tried to quickly correct.
Trump to press U.S. border ‘crisis’ in televised address
President Donald Trump will make his case to Americans on Tuesday that a wall is needed to resolve a “crisis” at the U.S.-Mexico border, trying to make good on a campaign promise in a dispute that has sparked an 18-day partial government shut-down.
Trump to make case about U.S. border ‘crisis’ in address about wall
President Donald Trump will make his case to Americans on Tuesday that a “crisis” at the U.S. border with Mexico requires a wall in a prime-time address aimed at building support for a campaign promise that has sparked an 18-day government shutdown.
Latest trial in J&J talc litigations gets under way in California
A California jury on Monday heard opening statements in the latest trial over allegations that Johnson & Johnson’s talc-based products, including the company’s baby powder, were contaminated with asbestos and cause cancer.
Seeking support for a wall, Trump plans prime-time speech, border visit
Aiming to bolster his case for a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico, President Donald Trump said on Monday he would make a prime-time televised address and visit the border this week as the government marked its 17th day of a partial shutdown.
Ex-convict charged in Malibu shootings that put city on edge
A man already jailed for parole violations was charged on Monday with murder and attempted murder in connection with a string of shootings in the foothills above Malibu that killed a research scientist camping with his daughters and set nerves on edge….
