U.S. returns $505 million to victims of giant payday lending scheme
U.S. authorities said on Thursday they were mailing more than $505 million of refund checks to nearly 1.18 million people who were victimized in a massive payday lending scheme run by former race car driver and convicted racketeer Scott Tucker.
Broad losses, scant insurance coverage for storm-hit Puerto Rico firms: Fed report
Only a tiny fraction of small businesses in Puerto Rico was fully insured for losses arising from last year’s Hurricane Maria, which hit revenue or raised costs for more than three-quarters of them, according to a Federal Reserve report on Thursday.
Trump court nominee’s accuser tells Congress she feared being killed
A university professor on Thursday detailed her allegations that Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, sexually assaulted her 36 years ago, saying she thought he was going to rape and perhaps accidentally kill her, during a d…
Crucial hearing opens for Trump’s court nominee and accuser
A momentous hearing began on Thursday in which a woman who has accused Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, of sexually assaulting her will testify, a session that could determine whether he will be confirmed to the lifetime…
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 …
