Man who helped run online drug market pleads guilty to U.S. charge
An Irish national on Friday pleaded guilty to U.S. charges that he helped run the now-defunct Silk Road, an online black market where illegal drugs and other goods were bought and sold.
Republican Senator Collins says will vote to confirm Kavanaugh
Republican U.S. Senator Susan Collins said on Friday she will vote to confirm the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, strongly increasing his chances of confirmation.
Jury convicts Chicago police officer of murder in 2014 shooting of black teen
White Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke was found guilty of second-degree murder on Friday for the 2014 shooting of black teen Laquan McDonald, a case that laid bare tensions between the black community and the police department in the third-larges…
Exclusive: U.S. Commerce head Ross sees wage increases for steel workers
U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Friday that wage increases are a likely outcome of the current contract talks between U.S. steel companies and the United Steelworkers union, and said that they would be a bellwether for the broader U.S. labo…
Supreme Court sidesteps dispute over Ross questioning in census suit
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday declined to halt an order compelling Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to answer questions by lawyers for a group of states suing over a Trump administration decision to ask respondents to the 2020 census whether they are …
Utah man charged in ricin threat against Trump, FBI chief
A U.S. Navy veteran from Utah was charged on Friday with threatening President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary James Mattis and two other high-ranking officials by mailing them letters containing castor beans, from which the deadly poison ricin is extr…
Utah man charged in ricin threat against Trump, FBI chief, Pentagon officials
A U.S. Navy veteran from Utah was charged on Friday with five federal felony counts stemming from a ricin threat targeting President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary James Mattis, FBI chief Christopher Ray and a high-ranking naval admiral.
Kavanaugh inches toward top court, some senators still unsure
The U.S. Senate voted on Friday to move forward Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court, despite allegations of sexual misconduct that further inflamed a bitter partisan fight about the judge, but a few lawmakers could still derail his confir…
U.S. Republican Senator Murkowski says has not decided final Kavanaugh vote
U.S. Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski, who is considered a key vote in whether or not Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is confirmed, said on Friday she had not made up her mind on what her final vote would be.
Jury mulls fate of Chicago policeman in 2014 shooting death of black teen
A jury began a second day of deliberations on Friday in the murder trial of a white Chicago police officer who killed a black teenager in 2014 in a hail of bullets, a case that has put the city on edge as it braces for possible unrest after the verdict…
