U.S. EPA eases Obama-era standards on toxic coal ash
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday it has eased Obama-era standards on the disposal of toxic coal ash, a move expected to be the agency’s first revision of the standards and one that was slammed by environmentalists.
Georgia teacher sentenced to two years for firing gun in classroom
A Georgia high school teacher who fired a handgun after he barricaded himself inside an empty classroom was sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to charges stemming from the incident, prosecutors said on Wednesday.
Ohio executes man convicted of 1985 murder, mutilation
Ohio executed by lethal injection a man convicted of a 1985 murder and mutilation on Wednesday, in the state’s third execution since it lifted a temporary halt last year on carrying out death sentences.
U.S. asks court to detain alleged Russian agent pending trial
The U.S. Justice Department asked a federal court on Wednesday to detain alleged Russian agent Maria Butina pending her trial, saying she poses a serious flight risk, has ties to Russian intelligence and will likely appeal to people in the Russian gove…
New York City agrees to pay $20.8 million in nurses case: Justice Department
New York City has agreed to pay $20.8 million to settle federal discrimination charges brought by registered nurses and midwives who said their work was not recognized as “physically taxing,” the Justice Department said on Wednesday.
During the ‘war on drugs’ he was a Reagan lawyer; now he owns a marijuana farm
Edward Weidenfeld is a successful Washington lawyer with ties to the political elite. He has worked as a senior adviser to six U.S. Presidents, including serving as general counsel to Republican Ronald Reagan’s 1980 presidential campaign.
Alabama Republican who once spurned Trump wins runoff election
U.S. Representative Martha Roby, an Alabama Republican who spurned Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential race, has decisively won a runoff election against a former Democrat-turned-Trump supporter.
In U.S. prisons, tablets open window to the outside world
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Ohio to execute man convicted of 1985 murder, mutilation
Ohio plans on Wednesday to put to put to death by lethal injection a man convicted of a 1985 murder and mutilation in what would be the state’s third execution since it lifted a temporary halt last year on carrying out death sentences.
Alabama Republican who once spurned Trump appears headed for runoff win
U.S. Representative Martha Roby, an Alabama Republican who spurned Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential race, appeared headed for a decisive victory on Tuesday in a runoff election against a former Democrat-turned-Trump supporter.
