Four wounded as gunman chases wife into Pennsylvania court building
A man chased his estranged wife into a crowded Pennsylvania court building where they were due to appear for a domestic violence hearing on Wednesday, then shot and wounded her before he was fatally shot by police, according to law enforcement and loca…
Lawyer for Kavanaugh’s accuser says Senate panel rushing to hearing
A lawyer for a woman who has accused U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault on Wednesday criticized the Senate Judiciary Committee for scheduling a hearing on the matter for Monday, the Washington Post reported.
Creator of 3-D printed guns flies to Taiwan amid U.S. sex assault accusation
A Texas man at the center of a legal battle over his plan to make instructions available for 3-D printed plastic guns flew to Taiwan after learning police in Austin were investigating an accusation he had sex with an underage girl, police said on Wedne…
U.S. judge dismisses GM ignition switch criminal case
A federal judge in New York on Wednesday dismissed a criminal case brought against General Motors Co in 2015 over the largest U.S. automaker’s handling of an ignition-switch defect linked to 124 deaths.
Sessions limits U.S. judges’ ability to dismiss deportation cases
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced new limits on the ability of immigration judges to terminate deportation cases on Wednesday, the latest in a series of decisions to facilitate the removal of immigrants in the country illegally.
‘Calm before storm,’ Trump warns South Carolina after Florence deluge
U.S. President Donald Trump warned South Carolina on Wednesday “water is coming your way” from more floods as the death toll from Hurricane Florence rose to at least 36 after a sheriff’s van was swept away killing two women.
Mavs’ Cuban to donate $10 million after probe into workplace harassment
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban will donate $10 million to women’s organizations following a seven-month investigation into sexual harassment allegations within the organization, the National Basketball Association (NBA) said on Wednesday.
Delta joins United, JetBlue in hiking U.S. baggage fees to $30
Delta Airlines Inc, the second-largest U.S. airline, on Wednesday joined other major airlines in hiking domestic flight baggage fees by $5 per bag to $30.
Trump defends Supreme Court nominee, accuser faces deadline
President Donald Trump on Wednesday stepped up his defense of his U.S. Supreme Court nominee, saying it was hard to imagine Brett Kavanaugh committed a sexual assault and that it would be unfortunate if his accuser did not testify before the Senate.
Grassley sets Friday deadline for Trump top court pick Kavanaugh’s accuser
A woman who has accused Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee, of sexually assaulting her decades ago has until Friday morning to provide prepared testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee, the panel’s chairman said on …
