During the ‘war on drugs’ he was a Reagan lawyer; now he owns a marijuana farm
Edward Weidenfeld is a successful Washington lawyer with ties to the political elite. He has worked as a senior adviser to six U.S. Presidents, including serving as general counsel to Republican Ronald Reagan’s 1980 presidential campaign.
Alabama Republican who once spurned Trump wins runoff election
U.S. Representative Martha Roby, an Alabama Republican who spurned Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential race, has decisively won a runoff election against a former Democrat-turned-Trump supporter.
In U.S. prisons, tablets open window to the outside world
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Ohio to execute man convicted of 1985 murder, mutilation
Ohio plans on Wednesday to put to put to death by lethal injection a man convicted of a 1985 murder and mutilation in what would be the state’s third execution since it lifted a temporary halt last year on carrying out death sentences.
Alabama Republican who once spurned Trump appears headed for runoff win
U.S. Representative Martha Roby, an Alabama Republican who spurned Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential race, appeared headed for a decisive victory on Tuesday in a runoff election against a former Democrat-turned-Trump supporter.
Texas executes convicted killer despite plea by victim’s family
Texas executed a man on Tuesday for murdering a store owner during a robbery in 2004, despite calls from some relatives of the victim that his life be spared.
Majority of Americans think Trump mishandling Russia: Reuters/Ipsos poll
More than half of Americans disapprove of the way U.S. President Donald Trump is handling relations with Russia, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted after his controversial summit and joint news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin…
Las Vegas hotel seeks immunity from lawsuits by shooting victims
The owners of Mandalay Bay, the Las Vegas hotel from which a gunman launched the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, have filed countersuits against victims seeking immunity from damage claims they might bring.
Suspect in three killings arrested outside Houston
A suspect in the killings of at least three people in a weekend crime spree in the Houston area was arrested on Tuesday, bringing some relief after police warned residents in and around the largest city in Texas to be on “high alert.”
Hawaii tour boats return to volcano zone after ‘lava bomb’
Tour boats offering a close-up look at lava pouring from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano into the Pacific Ocean returned to the waters off the Big Island on Tuesday under new safety rules, a day after 23 passengers were injured by ash and molten rock.
