Democrats press Trump’s Supreme Court pick over new documents
Democrats pressed Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court pick, over newly released emails highlighting his views on abortion and race issues on Thursday during his Senate confirmation hearing after a tense partisan fight over the …
Maryland charges Insys engaged in deceptive opioid scheme
Maryland on Thursday charged Insys Therapeutics Inc with having engaged in deceptive practices that resulted in a powerful opioid medication the drugmaker produced that was meant for cancer patients being prescribed to other people.
Trump plan to detain immigrant children indefinitely ‘inhumane’: Pelosi
President Donald Trump’s plans to withdraw from a court agreement that puts strict limits on the U.S. government’s detention of migrant children and to hold the minors through their immigration proceeding is “inhumane,” said the top Democrat in the U.S…
Speaker Ryan, on planned immigration policy, says don’t separate families at border
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Paul Ryan on Thursday said he did not know the details of President Donald Trump’s plans to stop following strict limits on detaining migrant children, but said he believes the administration agrees that fam…
Gunman kills three at Cincinnati bank, police shoot him dead
A gunman opened fire inside a bank in downtown Cincinnati on Thursday morning, killing three people and wounding others before being shot and killed by police, authorities said.
Delaware senator next to face challenge from progressive rival
The potential for another takedown of a longtime Democratic incumbent by a progressive challenger looms in Delaware, where voters on Thursday were choosing between a three-term U.S. Senator and a community activist who has never held office.
Gunman kills three at Cincinnati bank before police shoot him
A gunman opened fire inside a bank in downtown Cincinnati on Thursday morning, killing at least three people and wounding others before being shot and killed by police, authorities said.
Trump administration seeks to end agreement on child migrant detention
The Trump administration said on Thursday it plans to withdraw from a federal court agreement that strictly limits the conditions under which authorities can detain migrant children, and proposed new rules it said would enable it to detain minors durin…
Several gunned down at Cincinnati bank, suspect shot by police
A gunman shot at least four people at a bank in downtown Cincinnati on Thursday, police and local media said, and a city councilman said there were fatalities.
Gordon dumps heavy rains, Florence barrels toward Bermuda
Tropical Depression Gordon moved north on Thursday, threatening central U.S. states with heavy rain, while Hurricane Florence churned toward Bermuda, packing maximum sustained winds of 115 miles per hour (185 kph), forecasters said.
