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.
Trump wavers on Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he could withdraw his support for Brett Kavanaugh depending on the testimony in a high-profile Thursday hearing into multiple accusations of sexual misconduct against the Supreme Court nominee.
Senate’s Judiciary Committee, then and now
On Oct. 11, 1991, 14 white men grilled African-American law professor Anita Hill in a packed Senate Judiciary Committee hearing room about her allegations of sexual harassment by then-U.S. Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas.
Supreme Court’s Ginsburg voices support for #MeToo on eve of Kavanaugh hearing
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg voiced support for the #MeToo movement on Wednesday in a striking statement on the eve of a high-stakes U.S. Senate hearing into allegations of sexual misconduct by President Donald Trump’s nominee to the …
New allegation of drunken assault surfaces against Kavanaugh: NBC News
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee is looking into at least one additional allegation of misconduct against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, NBC News reported on Wednesday.
Texas man charged with murder, attempted-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….
U.S. disaster chief Brock Long omitted from wreck report: sources
The chief of the U.S. disaster response agency was riding in a government SUV last year when it was involved in a collision, but his name was excluded from an official report on the wreck, according to people familiar with the matter.
