Six children dead, 12 others ill after New Jersey viral outbreak
Six children are dead and 12 others are sick following an outbreak of adenovirus at a rehabilitation center in Haskell, New Jersey, the New Jersey Health Department said on Tuesday.
Former Pennsylvania mayor sentenced to 15 years for bribery
A former mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on Tuesday to 15 years in prison for bribery and related crimes that prosecutors said he carried out to finance an abortive run for the U.S. Senate.
It’s all relative: Family blasts Republican running for Nevada governor
A Republican candidate for governor of Nevada ran into some stiff opposition on Tuesday from members of his own family, who urged voters not to pick him as the state’s chief executive.
Southwest passenger invokes Trump after groping charge
A man charged with groping a woman aboard a plane, who after being arrested cited U.S. President Donald Trump’s past statements about women, appeared in federal court in New Mexico on Tuesday.
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.
