Republicans aim to confirm Kavanaugh this weekend after FBI report
President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans gained confidence on Thursday that his U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh would win Senate confirmation after two wavering lawmakers responded positively to an FBI report on accusations of sexual misc…
U.S. agency saw sharp rise in sexual harassment complaints after #MeToo
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said on Thursday that the number of sexual harassment complaints workers filed with the agency over the past year rose for the first time in nearly a decade, attributing the increase to the #MeToo moveme…
Hopes rising, Republicans set vote on Kavanaugh as Democrats denounce report
Confidence grew among President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans on Thursday that Brett Kavanaugh would win Senate confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court, after positive comments from two wavering lawmakers about an FBI report on accusations of sexual…
Republican hopes rise for Kavanaugh confirmation; Democrats decry report ‘whitewash’
Confidence grew among President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans on Thursday that Brett Kavanaugh would win Senate confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court, after positive comments from two wavering lawmakers about an FBI report on accusations of sexual…
Chicago police killing of black teen was unjustifiable: prosecutor
The white Chicago policeman who shot a black teen 16 times in 2014 committed an act of unjustifiable murder, a prosecutor told jurors on Thursday, while the defense argued that the officer had seen the youngster carrying a knife and feared for his safe…
Democratic Senator Heitkamp a ‘no’ on Kavanaugh nomination
Democratic U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp said on Thursday she would vote against the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, according to a radio interview.
Onetime rap mogul Marion ‘Suge’ Knight sentenced to 28 years for manslaughter
Former rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight was sentenced in a Los Angeles courtroom on Thursday to 28 years in prison for manslaughter in the death of a man he ran over with his pickup truck outside a hamburger stand in 2015.
Republicans hopeful on Kavanaugh; Democrats decry report ‘whitewash’
Confidence grew among President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans on Thursday that Brett Kavanaugh would win Senate confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court, after positive comments from two wavering lawmakers about an FBI report on accusations of sexual…
Senate Republicans schedule 2:15 p.m./1815 GMT news conference
Senate Republicans scheduled 2:15 p.m. (1815 GMT) news conference on Thursday to discuss the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Chicago police officer killing of black teen was unjustifiable: prosecutor
The white Chicago policeman who shot a black teen 16 times in 2014 committed an act of unjustifiable murder, a prosecutor told jurors on Thursday at the close of a trial that has intensified a debate on race relations and police use of force in the thi…
