New York brings internal charges against officer in Garner chokehold death
New York City began disciplinary proceedings on Thursday against the police officer who in 2014 applied a fatal chokehold to Eric Garner, an unarmed black man, the Civilian Complaint Review Board said.
Women who sued J&J declare victory after $4.69 billion talc verdict
A woman who claimed her cancer was caused by using Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder for decades said she believes justice was served after a jury found the company should pay her and 21 other women $4.69 billion in damages.
Immigration defense group rejects Salesforce.com donation
A leading nonprofit group helping immigrant families reunite at the U.S. border on Thursday rejected a $250,000 donation from Salesforce.com Inc in protest at the cloud-computing company’s contract with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency.
U.S. aims to meet deadline on reuniting migrants, government says
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is working to meet a court-set deadline to reunify migrant children with their parents next week but would not take shortcuts to do so, the head of the department said on Thursday.
Four injured in explosion at Pennsylvania army facility
At least four people were injured in an explosion at a U.S. Army facility in rural Franklin County, Pennsylvania early on Thursday, local emergency officials said.
New York steam pipe blast raises asbestos contamination worry
An early-morning steam pipe explosion on Thursday in New York, that sent a plume of vapor spewing into the air for hours, caused only minor injuries but may have left people and building facades contaminated with asbestos, officials said.
Magnitude 6.0 quake hits south of Alaska Peninsula: USGS
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck to the south of the Alaska peninsula early on Thursday, but the National Weather Service said no tsunami warning has been issued.
DHS chief: U.S. aims to meet July 26 deadline on migrant kids
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is working to meet a court-set deadline to reunify migrant children with their parents next week but would not take shortcuts to do so, the head of the department said on Thursday.
At least four injured in explosion at Pennsylvania army facility
At least four people were injured early Thursday in an explosion at a U.S. Army facility in rural Franklin County, Pennsylvania, local emergency officials said.
Explosion at Pennsylvania army facility injures at least four
At least four people were injured early on Thursday in an explosion at a U.S. Army facility in rural Franklin County, Pennsylvania, local emergency officials said.
