Sixteen contenders to face off in final of U.S. spelling bee
OXON HILL, Md. (Reuters) – Coolly acing such obscure words as “staphylinid,” “amphipneustic” and “synecphonesis,” 16 young contestants made it to the final round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday after five hours of tense competition.
Mueller probe spent $4.5 million from October to March: Justice Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team investigating suspected Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election spent $4.5 million between October last year and March 2018, the Department of Justice said on Thursday.
Judge declares mistrial in former New York local official’s bribery case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A judge on Thursday declared a mistrial in the case of a former New York town official accused of taking bribes, after a jury failed to reach a verdict following nine days of deliberations, according to a spokesman for prosecutors….
Special Counsel Mueller’s Russia probe spent $4.5 million from October to March: Justice Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation team spent $4.5 million between Oct. 1, 2017, and March 31, 2018, the Justice Department said on Thursday.
Illinois budget speeds through legislature, heads to governor
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Illinois House gave final legislative approval on Thursday to a $38.5 billion fiscal 2019 budget that will now head to Governor Bruce Rauner, avoiding the political stalemate that had plagued the state in previous years.
Illinois budget speeds through legislature, heads to governor
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Illinois House gave final legislative approval on Thursday to a $38.5 billion fiscal 2019 budget that will now head to Governor Bruce Rauner, avoiding the political stalemate that had plagued the state in previous years.
Trump pardons conservative, says lifestyle maven Stewart may be next
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Thursday pardoned a conservative commentator and said he was considering pardoning lifestyle maven Martha Stewart and commuting a former Illinois governor’s prison sentence, prompting critics to accuse h…
Trump pardons conservative, says lifestyle maven Stewart may be next
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Thursday pardoned a conservative commentator and said he was considering pardoning lifestyle maven Martha Stewart and commuting a former Illinois governor’s prison sentence, prompting critics to accuse h…
Utah sues opioid maker Purdue Pharma after settlement talks stall
(Reuters) – Utah’s attorney general on Thursday sued OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP to hold it responsible for its role in the opioid epidemic after he said talks to reach a settlement between various states and the drugmaker stopped being productive…
Trump pardons pundit D’Souza, lifestyle maven Stewart may be next
WASHINGTON/ON AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Thursday granted a pardon to conservative commentator Dinesh D’Souza, who pleaded guilty in 2014 to U.S. campaign finance law violations, and said he was considering pardoning lifestyle …
