U.S. high court revives timber company’s fight over frog habitat
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday handed a victory to timber company Weyerhaeuser Co in its bid to limit the federal government’s power to designate private land as protected habitat for endangered species in a property rights case involving a warty am…
Former Pennsylvania attorney general may soon begin jail sentence
Pennsylvania’s former top prosecutor Kathleen Kane could soon begin serving her jail sentence for perjury after the state’s Supreme Court denied her appeal, with prosecutors asking a judge on Tuesday to revoke bail.
‘Bridgegate’ convictions in New Jersey partially overturned
A federal appeals court on Tuesday partially overturned the convictions of two onetime associates of former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie for their roles in the “Bridgegate” lane-closing scandal that helped scuttle his presidential ambitions.
Manafort accused of lying to U.S. special counsel, blowing up plea deal
Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort breached his plea deal by lying to federal investigators, U.S. prosecutors said in a court filing, signaling a potential setback to the special counsel’s probe into Russia’s meddling in the 2016 U.S…
Mexico calls for ‘full investigation’ of U.S. tear gas at border
Mexico’s foreign ministry presented a diplomatic note to the U.S. government on Monday calling for “a full investigation” into what it described as non-lethal weapons directed toward Mexican territory on Sunday, a statement from the ministry said.
Vehicle hits seven pedestrians in New York City, one killed, officials say
A car running in reverse struck seven pedestrians in New York City on Monday and one person died in the apparent accident, officials said.
Cases of rare, polio-like condition in U.S. highest since 2016
A rare, polio-like condition has sickened 116 people in the United States so far this year, the highest number of cases since 2016, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday.
U.S. officials say tainted romaine lettuce appears to be from California
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Monday that the source of an E.coli outbreak in the United States and Canada that has been associated with romaine lettuce appeared to be growers in the Central Coast region of California.
Manafort accused of lying to Mueller probe, blowing up plea deal
Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort breached his plea deal by lying to federal investigators, according to a court filing on Monday, in a potential setback to the special counsel’s probe into Russia’s meddling in the 2016 U.S. preside…
Vehicle strikes seven pedestrians in New York City, one killed
A vehicle struck seven pedestrians on Monday in New York City, including one person who died, officials said.
