Trump’s top court pick, accuser to face high-stakes hearing
A woman who has accused U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her in 1982 will testify at a high-stakes Senate hearing on Thursday that could determine whether he is confirmed or rejected for the nation’s top court.
Texas to execute man convicted of strangling woman while driving
Texas plans on Thursday to execute a man convicted of kidnapping a woman and choking her to death while driving as lawyers for the inmate seek to spare his life, arguing he did not murder her and was convicted due to faulty forensic evidence.
South Carolina city hopeful as flooding remains a threat
Emergency management officials in Georgetown, South Carolina, were optimistic on Thursday that their port community would see less flooding than previously expected in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence.
Kavanaugh, accuser face scrutiny at Senate hearing
The woman who accused U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her in 1982 will testify at a high-stakes Senate hearing on Thursday that could determine whether he is confirmed or rejected.
U.S. court upholds Louisiana restriction on abortion clinics
A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday upheld a Louisiana provision that requires doctors who perform abortions in the state to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital.
U.S. court dismisses NY lawsuit against FedEx over cigarettes
A federal judge in New York dismissed a lawsuit on Wednesday against FedEx Corp in which New York state and New York City claimed that the package delivery company had shipped untaxed cigarettes, cheating both out of tax revenue, according to a court …
Man deported six times charged with murder in California bludgeonings
A man who police said fled to California from Texas after being questioned in the disappearance of two relatives was charged on Wednesday in Los Angeles with bludgeoning eight men, three fatally, in a string of attacks aimed mostly at homeless victims….
South Carolina city braces for flooding in wake of Florence
The port city of Georgetown, South Carolina braced on Wednesday for flooding touched off by Hurricane Florence, as emergency management officials urged residents to evacuate despite forecasts that scaled back the threat of 10-foot high water.
FEMA chief Brock Long omitted from wreck report: sources
The chief of the U.S. disaster response agency FEMA was riding in a government vehicle last year when it was involved in a collision, but his name was excluded from an official report on the crash, according to people familiar with the matter.
Texas executes man convicted of drowning woman, dumping body
Texas on Wednesday put to death a man convicted of drowning a woman in a bathtub 20 years ago and dumping her cement-encased body in a remote area, in the first of its two planned executions this week.
