U.S. court weighs challenge to Boston gun restrictions
A federal appeals court on Wednesday weighed whether the U.S. Constitution guarantees a right to carry guns in public for self-defense in a lawsuit challenging the firearm licensing policies of two Massachusetts municipalities including Boston.
U.S. judge rejects Trump bid to dismiss foreign payments lawsuit
A federal judge on Wednesday rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest effort to dismiss a lawsuit accusing him of unconstitutionally doing business with foreign governments while occupying the White House.
Man vandalizes Trump’s Hollywood sidewalk star with a pickax
A man with a pickax vandalized U.S. President Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame early on Wednesday and later surrendered to police, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department said.
U.S. judge may consider gag order in case of accused Russian agent
A U.S. judge said on Wednesday she may consider imposing a gag order on lawyers for accused Russian agent Maria Butina after prosecutors complained about statements by her lead attorney to the news media and expressed concern about turning over evidenc…
U.S. Senate liberals seek new Puerto Rico debt relief
A group of U.S. Senate liberals on Wednesday introduced legislation providing debt relief to Puerto Rico as the island territory struggles to recover from a devastating 2017 hurricane that worsened conditions in an already-suffering economy.
Trump’s star on Hollywood Walk of Fame vandalized: police
A man with a pickax vandalized U.S. President Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame early on Wednesday and later surrendered to police, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department said.
Guy Molinari, Republican voice in Democratic New York, dead at 89
Guy Molinari, a New York Republican who stood out in a city run by Democrats as a fighter for his home borough of Staten Island, and a “larger than life figure,” died on Wednesday at 89, the Staten Island Republican Party said.
Water rescues, flooded roads as rains hammer U.S. mid-Atlantic
Rescuers pulled people from inundated cars on flooded streets near Baltimore on Wednesday as heavy rain soaked the U.S. mid-Atlantic coast for a fifth day, swelling rivers, closing roads and imperiling homes.
Georgia lawmaker who used racial slurs on prank show resigns
A Georgia state lawmaker who yelled racial slurs and dropped his pants on a prank cable TV show after being told it would intimidate terrorists offered a terse resignation letter to the speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives late Tuesday.
More rain, flooding on tap for U.S. mid-Atlantic
Heavy rainfall is expected on Wednesday over parts of the U.S. mid-Atlantic states, where downpours over the last few days have flooded streets, homes and businesses across the region.
