Accuser of Trump’s court nominee sets conditions for testifying
A lawyer for the woman accusing Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee, of sexual assault told a Senate panel on Thursday she would not testify on Monday as Republicans want but would be willing to appear sometime next wee…
Rap mogul Marion ‘Suge’ Knight pleads no contest to manslaughter
Rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight pleaded no contest in Los Angeles on Thursday to a single count of manslaughter stemming from a fatal 2015 hit-and-run, as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors that calls for him to serve 28 years in prison.
American Airlines joins rivals in hiking U.S. baggage fees by five dollars
American Airlines Group Inc said on Thursday it would raise domestic U.S. baggage fees by $5, joining major rivals in the price hike amid higher fuel costs.
A year after deadly Maria, U.S. housing funds on way to Puerto Rico
A year after Hurricane Maria ripped through Puerto Rico with 150 mile-per-hour (241 kph) winds, government officials on Thursday announced that about $1.5 billion in federal funds aimed primarily at rebuilding housing will start flowing to the island.
Judge bars parade of Cosby accusers at sentencing hearing
A Pennsylvania judge on Thursday denied a request by prosecutors to allow additional women who have accused comedian Bill Cosby of sexual misconduct to tell their stories at his sentencing hearing on a sexual assault conviction.
Man charged with trying to steal jet plane at Orlando airport
A 22-year-old man was charged on Thursday with trying to steal a passenger jet at an Orlando airport, where he jumped a fence, boarded the aircraft and tried to make it into the cockpit before he was detained, officials said.
Nine killed, including seven suspected illegal immigrants, in Arizona car crash
A sport utility vehicle carrying seven suspected illegal immigrants was hit head-on by another car on an Arizona highway, killing nine people and seriously injuring two others, state police said on Thursday.
Maryland woman kills three people and herself in warehouse gun rampage
A woman armed with a handgun opened fire on Thursday on co-workers at a Maryland distribution center for the Rite Aid drugstore chain, killing three people and wounding three others before taking her own life, the Harford County sheriff said.
Accuser of Trump’s high court nominee willing to testify: email
A lawyer for the woman accusing Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee, of sexual assault told a Senate panel the professor would be willing to testify next week if it provides “terms that are fair and which ensure her saf…
Ex-prosecutor to examine New York archdiocese sex abuse policies
New York’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan named a former federal judge and prosecutor on Thursday to independently review how the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York has handled allegations of sexual abuse, after what Dolan said was the “Summer of Hell.”
