U.S. authorities investigate bomb found in mailbox at Soros’ N.Y. home
Federal agents on Tuesday were investigating an explosive device that was found in a mailbox outside a New York home owned by billionaire financier George Soros.
Former California doctor accused of sexual abuse faces new lawsuit
A new lawsuit will be filed on Tuesday by some of the hundreds of women who have accused a former University of Southern California gynecologist of sexual abuse, despite an agreement last week to settle a federal class action, women’s rights attorney G…
Puerto Rico’s revised fiscal plan approved over government opposition
Puerto Rico’s federally appointed financial oversight board on Tuesday unanimously approved a revised fiscal reform plan meant to put the bankrupt island on a path toward solvency, but faced opposition from its elected government for being too strict.
Players on edge for record $1.6 billion jackpot in Mega Millions drawing
The Mega Millions drawing was held on Tuesday night with a record-setting $1.6 billion prize on line that has Americans dreaming of buying homes, cars, helping financially strapped friends and family and early retirement.
Trump accuses Puerto Rico of using disaster funds for other debt
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Puerto Rico’s politicians of using “massive and ridiculously high amounts of hurricane/disaster funding” to pay off other debts, and said he would not allow a bailout with relief money.
Bomb found in mailbox at George Soros’ New York home
A package containing an explosive device was found in a mailbox outside a New York home owned by billionaire financier George Soros, and the FBI was searching for the sender on Tuesday.
Trail-blazing retired U.S. Justice O’Connor says she has dementia
Sandra Day O’Connor, a pioneer in the legal profession who made history in 1981 by becoming the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court and remained on the bench for a quarter century, announced on Tuesday that she has been diagnosed with dement…
White House to press forward with Trump’s Space Command
White House advisers on Tuesday are set to recommend that U.S. President Donald Trump’s planned U.S. Space Command develop ways for the military to operate in outer space, according to two administration officials briefed on the plans.
U.S. targets Russian operatives ahead of election: NYT
The United States has launched a cyber campaign aimed at Russian operatives in an effort to curb misinformation ahead of the Nov. 6 congressional elections, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, in what it said was the first known such operation to p…
Former Pennsylvania mayor to be sentenced for corrupt fundraising
A federal judge on Tuesday will sentence a former mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania, who was convicted of bribery and related crimes that prosecutors said he carried out to finance an abortive run for the U.S. Senate.
