Veteran Massachusetts Democratic congressman loses to challenger
Democratic 10-term U.S. Representative Michael Capuano conceded defeat to Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley on Tuesday in the race for the party’s nomination to represent the liberal city in the U.S. Congress.
Louisiana refineries plan to keep running as storm shifts east
Seven refineries in eastern Louisiana plan to continue normal operations while keeping a careful eye on Tropical Storm Gordon, whose forecast path moved eastward on Tuesday with landfall in Mississippi, said sources familiar with plant operations.
NFL releases statement on Kaepernick
The NFL released a statement on Colin Kaepernick on Tuesday, a day after corporate partner Nike unveiled an ad featuring the quarterback as part of a major ad campaign.
Tropical Storm Gordon strengthens, churns toward U.S. Gulf Coast
Tropical Storm Gordon began lashing the U.S. Gulf Coast with high winds on Tuesday, strengthening as it swirled toward the coast carrying heavy rains and threatening to make landfall as a hurricane.
No L.A. sex charges for Spacey, Seagal, Anthony Anderson
The Los Angeles District Attorney’s office said on Tuesday it would not prosecute actor Kevin Spacey on a 1992 sexual assault accusation because it fell outside the California statute of limitations.
Kaepernick ads spark boycott calls, but Nike is seen as winning in the end
Protesters burned their Nike shoes, investors sold shares and some consumers demanded a boycott after the footwear and apparel maker launched an advertising campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick, the NFL quarterback who sparked a national controversy by …
Trump says Nike sending ‘terrible message’ with Kaepernick ads: Daily Caller
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Nike was sending “a terrible message” with an advertising campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick, the NFL quarterback whose decision to kneel during the national anthem sparked a national controversy.
New Mexico compound members to seek bail, again
Five members of a New Mexico compound facing federal firearms and conspiracy charges will seek bail again, a defense lawyer said on Tuesday, just days after two state judges and prosecutors dismissed child abuse charges against the defendants on proced…
Chaos grips Senate hearing on Trump Supreme Court pick Kavanaugh
Chaos engulfed the U.S. Senate confirmation hearing for Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick, as Democrats on Tuesday complained bitterly about Republicans withholding documents about the nominee’s past White House service and s…
Stolen ruby slippers used in Wizard of Oz recovered by FBI
A pair of ruby slippers worth millions that were featured in the movie “The Wizard of Oz” and stolen from a Judy Garland museum 13 years ago have been recovered in Minneapolis, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Tuesday.
