Ex-White House hopeful Gabbard drops defamation suit against Hillary Clinton
Tulsi Gabbard, a U.S. congresswoman from Hawaii, dropped a lawsuit against the Democratic Party’s former presidential nominee Hillary Clinton for defamation on Wednesday, according to a court filing.
Ex-Watergate prosecutors say judge has legal duty to review facts in Flynn case
Sixteen former Watergate prosecutors on Wednesday said U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan should be allowed to review all the facts before deciding whether to grant a Justice Department request to drop the criminal case against President Donald Trump’s…
Washington, D.C. will begin reopening on Friday: mayor
Washington, D.C. is set to begin its first phase of reopening on Friday, the federal district’s mayor said on Wednesday.
Sister of Minneapolis black man who died after arrest calls for justice
The sister of an African-American man who died shortly after a white Minneapolis police officer pinned him down with a knee to the neck called for justice on Wednesday, saying the firing of four policemen over the deadly incident was not enough.
NASA due to resume human spaceflight from U.S. soil with SpaceX Florida launch
SpaceX, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s private rocket company, was scheduled to launch two Americans into orbit on Wednesday from Florida on a mission that would mark the first spaceflight of NASA astronauts from U.S. soil in nine years.
Tropical Storm Bertha makes landfall, bringing heavy rain to South Carolina and inland
A tropical storm that could unleash heavy rainfall and produce life-threatening flash flooding made landfall along the South Carolina coast on Wednesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
Bertha makes landfall along South Carolina coast: NHC
Tropical storm Bertha has made landfall along the South Carolina coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Wednesday.
Pandemic raises fears for pregnant U.S. inmates
Guadalupe Velazquez has a college degree, owns a flooring company and is pregnant with a baby girl due next month.
NHC says 70% chance of cyclone near South Carolina coast
An area of disturbed weather located off the South Carolina coast has a 70% chance of becoming a cyclone in the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Wednesday.
Cuomo to press Trump on reviving U.S. economy with roads, bridges in White House meeting
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo will press President Donald Trump to invest in the nation’s roads, bridges and rails during a White House meeting on Wednesday as U.S. states begin to reopen after the coronavirus outbreak left the economy in tatters.
