Parents settle claim against fraternity in Penn State hazing death
The parents of a Penn State student who died during an alcohol-fueled fraternity hazing last year have reached an agreement with the fraternity that requires it to make a number of structural changes, the fraternity’s national organization said.
Tropical storm Gordon weakens after killing child
Tropical Storm Gordon weakened into a depression on Wednesday hours after making landfall just west of the Alabama-Mississippi border and killing one person in Florida, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
New Yorkers strut street style
New York City is one of the fashion capitals of the world and when it kicks off Fashion Week on September 6 stylists, buyers, fashion enthusiasts and celebrities will be keen to see what has been declared “in style” for the spring and summer seasons.
Trump, without evidence, accuses social media firms of election meddling: report
U.S. President Donald Trump accused social media companies of interfering with the upcoming congressional elections, without appearing to offer any evidence, in an interview published on Wednesday ahead of congressional testimonies from top social med…
Amazon’s Bezos gives $10 million to bipartisan veterans PAC: report
Amazon.com Inc founder and Chief Executive Jeff Bezos has entered the American political arena with a $10 million contribution to a nonpartisan super PAC dedicated to electing U.S. military veterans to Congress, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wedn…
Man arrested after repeatedly crashing truck into Texas TV station: media
A man was arrested after repeatedly crashing his truck into a building housing a Texas television station on Wednesday morning, according to a report by Dallas Fox 4 News, the target of the incident.
Tropical storm Gordon weakens into a depression
Gordon has weakened into a tropical depression over central Mississippi with continued threats of heavy rains and flooding, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Wednesday.
Pressley’s win shows rise of minority candidates among Democrats
A Boston city councilor’s historic defeat of a 10-term Democratic incumbent in the U.S. Congress was the latest sign of the rising clout of minority candidates in the party, many of whom are angry at Republican President Donald Trump.
Trump’s Supreme Court nominee in hot seat as Democrats seek answers
U.S. President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, will face a marathon of hostile questioning by Democrats on Wednesday, as his Senate confirmation hearing rolls into its second day.
Factbox: Kavanaugh’s view on precedent central to U.S. abortion debate
U.S. senators on Wednesday are set to probe Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s nominee to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court, over his views on abortion as his confirmation hearing moves into its second day. Here is why it matters:
