L.A. prosecutors reviewing new sex assault case involving Kevin Spacey
Los Angeles prosecutors said on Wednesday they were reviewing a sexual assault case involving actor Kevin Spacey.
Missouri judge affirms $4.69 billion talc verdict, J&J vows to appeal
A Missouri trial court judge has affirmed the massive $4.69 billion verdict against Johnson & Johnson in a case involving 22 women and their families who alleged the company’s talc-based products, including its baby powder, contain asbestos and caused them to develop ovarian cancer.
Massachusetts securities regulator faces primary challenge, focus on election handling
Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin, one of the most aggressive U.S. securities law enforcers, next month will face his first primary challenge in over a decade from a rival who claims Galvin has neglected his role as the state’s top electi…
U.S. appeals court finds Alabama abortion law unconstitutional
A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a permanent injunction blocking Alabama from banning the most common method of second-trimester abortion.
Powerful Hurricane Lane bears down on Hawaii
Powerful Hurricane Lane weakened slightly as it swirled toward Hawaii on Wednesday but U.S. forecasters warned that its heavy rains and life-threatening winds still posed a major threat to the Pacific island chain.
Cardinal Wuerl’s name taken off Pittsburgh school due to scandal
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh said on Wednesday it had removed Cardinal Donald Wuerl’s name from a high school after a grand jury report on sex abuse in the Church found he had reassigned priests who had been accused of abusing children, rat…
Magnitude 6.2 offshore quake hits west of Oregon: USGS
An offshore earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 hit 165 miles (265 km) west-northwest of Bandon, Oregon, on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said. The quake, which was originally reported at 6.3 magnitude, was recorded at a depth of abo…
Powerful hurricane threatens Hawaii with heavy rains, damaging winds
A powerful hurricane packing heavy rains and potentially devastating winds was headed toward Hawaii on Wednesday, and U.S. forecasters warned the storm could be the most powerful to hit the Big Island in recorded history.
Magnitude 6.3 offshore quake hits west of Oregon: USGS
An offshore earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 hit 302 km (188 miles) west of Bandon, Oregon, on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was recorded at a depth of about 10 km, according to the USGS website.
Hurricane Lane strengthens to Category 5 as it heads for Hawaii
Hurricane Lane strengthened to a Category 5 storm on Tuesday as it charged toward Hawaii where residents braced for “life threatening” winds and flooding, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
