Utah man confessed to sending ricin letters: court documents
A 39-year-old U.S. Navy veteran has confessed to sending letters to U.S. President Donald Trump and other senior officials that were initially feared to contain the poison ricin when they were discovered this week, court documents showed.
Compassion Party candidate arrested in Rhode Island on marijuana charges
A Rhode Island gubernatorial candidate and her partner were arrested on Thursday with what police said was 48 pounds of marijuana.
Factbox: Witnesses in the Kavanaugh FBI probe
The FBI completed its probe of sexual misconduct allegations against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh after speaking with 10 people, according to the Senate Judiciary Committee. Here is information on the six people known to have been intervi…
Kavanaugh does not belong on Supreme Court, says retired justice Stevens
Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens said on Thursday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh does not belong on the high court, the Palm Beach Post reported.
U.S. plans to rewrite rules that impede self-driving cars
The Trump administration is moving ahead with plans to revise safety rules that bar fully self-driving cars from the roads without equipment such as steering wheels, pedals and mirrors, according to a document made public on Thursday.
Republicans aim to confirm Kavanaugh this weekend after FBI report
President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans gained confidence on Thursday that his U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh would win Senate confirmation after two wavering lawmakers responded positively to an FBI report on accusations of sexual misc…
U.S. agency saw sharp rise in sexual harassment complaints after #MeToo
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said on Thursday that the number of sexual harassment complaints workers filed with the agency over the past year rose for the first time in nearly a decade, attributing the increase to the #MeToo moveme…
Hopes rising, Republicans set vote on Kavanaugh as Democrats denounce report
Confidence grew among President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans on Thursday that Brett Kavanaugh would win Senate confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court, after positive comments from two wavering lawmakers about an FBI report on accusations of sexual…
Republican hopes rise for Kavanaugh confirmation; Democrats decry report ‘whitewash’
Confidence grew among President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans on Thursday that Brett Kavanaugh would win Senate confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court, after positive comments from two wavering lawmakers about an FBI report on accusations of sexual…
Chicago police killing of black teen was unjustifiable: prosecutor
The white Chicago policeman who shot a black teen 16 times in 2014 committed an act of unjustifiable murder, a prosecutor told jurors on Thursday, while the defense argued that the officer had seen the youngster carrying a knife and feared for his safe…
