Judge orders independent challenger off Virginia ballot in tight race
A Virginia judge on Wednesday ordered an independent candidate in a key congressional contest removed from November’s ballot, citing invalid signatures gathered with assistance from staffers for the incumbent Republican.
Gordon weakens after storm kills child in Florida
Tropical Storm Gordon weakened into a depression on Wednesday after making landfall on Tuesday night near the Alabama-Mississippi border and killing a child when a tree fell on a mobile home in Florida, the National Hurricane Center said.
U.S. judge blocks Texas fetal tissue burial laws
A federal judge blocked Texas laws requiring the burial or cremation of aborted fetal tissue, saying in a decision on Wednesday the measures placed substantial and unconstitutional obstacles in the path of a woman’s right to choose an abortion.
Ten aboard Dubai flight hospitalized in New York after falling ill
Ten people aboard an Emirates flight from Dubai were taken to New York hospitals with a mystery ailment on Wednesday after scores of passengers and crew complained of feeling sick during the 14-hour overnight flight from the Middle East.
Trump says willing to shut down government over border security
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would be willing to shut down the U.S. government over border security issues.
Obama to come off bench for Democrats in battle for Congress
Former U.S. President Barack Obama plans to come off the sidelines to campaign for Democratic candidates across the country this fall, injecting himself into a contentious election season in which control of Congress is at stake.
U.S. judge delays New Mexico compound hearings to let defense prepare
A U.S. judge on Wednesday postponed hearings for five suspects from a ramshackle New Mexico compound where a toddler’s body was found in order to give federal attorneys more time to prepare their defense in the racially-charged case.
U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil output takes further hit from Storm Gordon
Tropical Storm Gordon forced a cut of 9.36 percent of crude oil production in U.S.-regulated areas of the Gulf of Mexico, slightly more than Tuesday, the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) said on Wednesday.
U.S. energy operations begin recovering after Storm Gordon
Energy companies and port operators along the U.S. Gulf Coast took steps on Wednesday to resume operations after Tropical Storm Gordon shut more than 9 percent of the region’s oil and gas output.
Trump’s Supreme Court pick vows independence, sidesteps questions
Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, embraced the importance of judicial independence on Wednesday during his U.S. Senate confirmation hearing but sidestepped questions from Democrats about whether a president possesses the …
