Republican Sen. Collins says Kavanaugh probe appears thorough: media
Republican U.S. Senator Susan Collins said on Thursday she believed the FBI probe of sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was thorough.
FBI probe of Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh ‘incomplete’: Feinstein
U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, said on Thursday that the FBI report on sexual miscondut allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was the “product of an incomplete investigation.”
Toxic ‘red tide’ algae spotted in waters near Miami
Toxic algae blooms known as a red tide have been found off beaches near Miami, officials in Miami-Dade County said on Thursday, a rare east coast sighting of a phenomenon more often seen in the Gulf of Mexico that can kill fish and irritate humans.
Senators get FBI report on Kavanaugh, Republicans push vote
The White House on Thursday rejected Democratic criticism of its handling of an FBI probe into sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh as Senate Republicans maneuvered to confirm the conservative judge within days.
Crosses in Arizona desert mark where ‘American dream ended’ for migrants
The brightly-colored crosses that Alvaro Enciso plants in the unforgiving hard sand of Arizona’s Sonoran desert mark what he calls ‘the end of an American dream’ – the places where a migrant died after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.
Trump: allegations against Supreme Court nominee ‘totally uncorroborated’
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday following the completion of an FBI investigation of his Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh that the sexual assault allegations against him were “totally uncorroborated.”
Senate panel gets FBI report on misconduct accusations against Kavanaugh
The Senate Judiciary Committee said on Thursday it has received the FBI report on sexual misconduct allegations against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and lawmakers will review the document later in the day, ahead of a key procedural vote o…
Democrat Coons concerned FBI did not question vital witnesses in Kavanaugh probe
The Democratic U.S. senator who helped initiate an FBI probe into sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh said on Thursday investigators may not have questioned a number of vital witnesses, and that lawmakers need to co…
Closing arguments begin Thursday in murder trial of Chicago officer
Closing arguments in the trial of the white Chicago policeman who shot a black teen to death in 2014 began on Thursday, in a case that intensified a debate on race relations and police use of force in the United States’ third-largest city.
‘Fully confident’ White House receives FBI report on Kavanaugh
The White House received the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s report on sexual misconduct allegations against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and is “fully confident” the Senate will approve his nomination, a spokesman said.
