Kentucky supermarket shooting investigated as hate crime
The shooting of a black man and woman at a Kentucky supermarket was being investigated as a possible hate crime, a federal prosecutor said on Friday.
Mirai botnet hacker ordered to pay $8.6 million in damages
A 22-year-old hacker was ordered on Friday to pay $8.6 million in damages and serve six months of house arrest for helping launch a series of massive cyber attacks, the office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey said.
Early voting surges ahead of U.S. elections, and complaints follow
Hope Norris showed up two weeks early to vote in Marietta, Georgia, and waited 45 minutes to cast a ballot for Democrat Stacey Abrams, who could become the first black woman governor elected in U.S. history.
Trump to go on eight-state blitz ahead of Election Day
President Donald Trump will campaign in eight states in the final days before Nov. 6 U.S. congressional elections, putting most of his attention on tight races in which Republicans have a shot at winning Senate seats, White House officials said on Frid…
Fingerprint, DNA lead to Florida man’s arrest in bombs sent to Trump critics
FBI agents used DNA and a fingerprint to identify the Florida man suspected of sending at least 14 bombs to critics of U.S. President Donald Trump days ahead of congressional elections.
Package bomb suspect faces up to 48 years in prison, Justice Department says
The man suspected of sending at least 14 parcel bombs to critics of U.S. President Donald Trump faces up to 48 years in prison, the Justice Department said on Friday, correcting a figure cited earlier by Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
Possibility of other suspects not ruled out in package probe: U.S. official
Law enforcement agencies are still investigating whether other people beyond a suspect now in custody may have been involved in sending suspicious packages that contained explosive material to prominent Democrats and critics of U.S. President Donald Tr…
Woman suing Trump for defamation loses bid for evidence about other women
A former contestant on the television show “The Apprentice” who accused U.S. President Donald Trump in a lawsuit of defaming her by denying her claim that he kissed and groped her against her will, lost a motion to compel Trump to answer requests for e…
U.S. Postal Service patent dispute heads to Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to take up a dispute involving a small Alabama company that accused the U.S. Postal Service of infringing its patented mail processing system and improperly convincing a federal tribunal to cancel the patent.
Parcel bomb suspect charged with five federal crimes, in FBI custody: Sessions
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said on Friday that Cesar Sayoc, the suspect in a raft of suspicious packages sent to prominent Democrats and others, is in the custody of the FBI and has been charged with five federal crimes.
