Eclipsed by Kavanaugh fight, divided U.S. top court opens new term
The short-handed U.S. Supreme Court launched its new term on Monday, with the legal arguments in its stately courtroom overshadowed by the harsh fight over President Donald Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh for a lifetime job as a justice.
Trump says he wants ‘comprehensive’ FBI investigation of Kavanaugh
President Donald Trump said on Monday he wants the FBI to conduct a comprehensive and quick investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against his U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, but not a “witch hunt.”
Trump says close to finalizing effective ban on gun bump stocks
(Corrects fifth paragraph of this Oct. 1 story to say not all machine guns are illegal in the United States.)
One year later, Las Vegas remembers mass shooting that killed 58
White doves flew overhead, each tagged with a name of the 58 people killed one year ago in the largest mass shooting in modern American history, as loved ones gathered in Las Vegas at a sunrise service on Monday to remember them.
Supreme Court opens new term, overshadowed by Kavanaugh brawl
The short-handed U.S. Supreme Court launched its new term on Monday, with the legal arguments in its stately courtroom overshadowed by the harsh fight over President Donald Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh for a lifetime job as a justice.
U.S. Supreme Court snubs review of defamation suit against Cosby
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected Bill Cosby’s bid to avoid a defamation lawsuit brought by a well-known former model who said the comedian sought to destroy her reputation after she publicly accused him of rape.
Boeing, Embraer to build KC-390 military cargo jet in U.S.: newspaper
U.S. planemaker Boeing and Brazil’s Embraer are in talks to set up an assembly line to build KC-390 military cargo jets in the United States, Brazilian newspaper Valor Economico reported on Monday.
Tropical Storm Rosa will still pack a punch to southern California, Arizona
Tropical Storm Rosa diminished from a Pacific hurricane over the weekend, but will still bring strong winds and dangerous rip currents to southern California on Monday, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
FBI probe is the next battle in war over Kavanaugh
Democratic U.S. senators expressed concern on Sunday over reports the White House was working with Republicans to narrow the scope of an FBI investigation into sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
California state law mandates female board directors by 2019
California will require publicly listed companies with headquarters in the state to have at least one woman on their boards of directors by end of 2019, under a bill signed into law on Sunday.
