Supreme Court death penalty case puts Kavanaugh on the spot
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday considers a Missouri murderer’s bid to avoid execution by lethal injection on the grounds that the procedure might rupture blood-filled tumors on his body due to a rare ailment, with new Justice Brett Kavanaugh likely …
For some in Florida Panhandle, voting takes back seat to hurricane hardships
Sissy Karr, a landlady with 14 rental properties around Panama City, Florida, is a loyal Republican who voted for Donald Trump for president in 2016. But she says she is too busy cleaning up from Hurricane Michael to vote in Tuesday’s elections.
U.S. senators, citing Reuters report, demand fixes in military housing
Two U.S. senators on Monday called on the Department of Defense and one of its largest landlords to fix housing hazards documented by Reuters at military bases nationwide, including a Marine compound in southern California.
U.S. networks drop ‘racist’ Trump ad as critical elections near
NBC, Fox News and Facebook pulled an ad by President Donald Trump’s campaign that critics had labeled racist as a bitter election fight for control of the U.S. Congress headed on Monday for an unpredictable finish.
Trump turns to Supreme Court to wind down ‘Dreamer’ immigration program
President Donald Trump’s administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to allow it to end a program introduced by former President Barack Obama that protects thousands of young immigrants who live in the United States without legal status.
Citizenship query a threat to U.S. census, witness says as trial kicks off
Adding a citizenship question to the 2020 U.S. Census questionnaire will yield a “systemic undercount” of immigrants by frightening some away from responding, warned a witness on the first day of a trial that could shape the U.S. political landscape fo…
Iowa winner of $344 million Powerball prize left ticket in sister’s truck
Lerynne West, a grandmother from Iowa, claimed her $344 million Powerball winnings and has started a charity in honor of her grandson who was born prematurely in April and lived just a day, Iowa lottery officials said on Monday.
Driver ‘huffing’ before killing Girl Scouts in Wisconsin hit-and-run
A 21-year-old driver was inhaling chemical vapors, or “huffing,” just before he is suspected of striking and killing three Girl Scouts and a woman as they picked up roadside litter on Saturday in a hit-and-run crash, police said on Monday.
‘Racist’ Trump ad pulled from air as campaigns rush to uncertain end
NBC, Fox News and Facebook pulled a controversial ad by President Donald Trump’s campaign that critics had labeled racist as a bitter election fight for control of the U.S. Congress headed on Monday for an unpredictable finish.
Factbox: Breaking barriers: U.S. election winners could mark minority firsts
The 2018 U.S. congressional elections prompted a surge of candidates from minority groups that have not had electoral success in the past.
