U.S. authorizes $12 billion in farm aid
The U.S. Agriculture Department will provide $12 billion in support to farmers and ranchers hurt by tariffs imposed on U.S. products, USDA secretary Sonny Perdue said on Tuesday.
U.S. appeals court upholds right to carry gun in public
A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment guarantees a right to openly carry a gun in public for self-defense, finding that Hawaii overstepped its authority to regulate firearms possession outside the home.
U.S. urges judge to allow quick removals of reunited migrant families
The U.S. government urged a federal judge on Tuesday to allow the quick deportation of immigrant parents once they are reunited with their children, rejecting a request by a civil rights group that said parents needed time to assess legal options.
Seagram heiress charged in case against self-help guru Raniere
Seagram liquor heiress Clare Bronfman and three other people were arrested on Tuesday on charges that they helped run a criminal enterprise for self-help guru Keith Raniere, who was charged with sex trafficking earlier this year, prosecutors said.
U.S. to narrow opioid bribe case against Insys founder, others
U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday said they will narrow a case against several former Insys Therapeutics Inc executives accused of bribing doctors to prescribe a potent opioid after a federal judge questioned the scope of the indictment charging them.
Woman killed in Los Angeles store standoff shot by police officer
A woman who died in a weekend hostage standoff at a Trader Joe’s store in Los Angeles was killed by a bullet fired by a police officer, the city’s police chief said on Tuesday.
Cosby is ‘sexually violent predator’: Pennsylvania panel
A Pennsylvania state advisory board recommended that Bill Cosby be deemed a “sexually violent predator,” requiring that the convicted comedian undergo counseling as well as register as a sex offender for life, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Trump to offer U.S. farmers billions to ease trade pain
The Trump administration was set to announce billions of dollars in aid for U.S. farmers on Tuesday to help protect them from the repercussions of trade spats between the United States and China, the European Union and others, a source familiar with th…
U.S. Mega Millions lottery tops $500 million, stirring daydreams
The jackpot for Tuesday night’s U.S. Mega Millions lottery has reached $522 million, the fifth-largest prize in the game’s history, sparking a wave of social media daydreaming about what people will do if they win.
U.S. Mega Millions lottery tops $500 mln, stirring daydreams
The jackpot for Tuesday night’s U.S. Mega Millions lottery has reached $512 million, the fifth-largest prize in the game’s history, and sparked a wave of social media daydreaming about how users would spend the money if they won.
