Louisiana is set to become the latest state to have a controversial abortion ban signed into law. The Louisiana House of Representatives passed the bill on Wednesday, sending it to the governor’s desk for signature in order for it to become law. ... [Read Full Story]
On Wednesday, Special Counsel Robert Mueller spoke publicly for the first time in over two years about his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, and whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice. Mueller said he does not intend to testify to Congress and explaining why he did not have the “option” of charging the president with a crime. Mueller spoke amid demands by congressional Democrats that he testify in public. He said he would make “a few remarks” but that it was “important that the office’s written work speak for itself.” He added: “The report is my testimony.”... [Read Full Story]
Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell said at a chamber luncheon in Paducah, Kentucky this week that if a Supreme Court vacancy emerges next year, he will fill it. The comment diverges from his decision in 2016 to not consider President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nomination of Merrick Garland after the sudden death of Justice Antonin Scalia earlier that year. McConnell was asked by a member of the audience, “Should a Supreme Court justice die next year, what will your position be on filling that spot?” “I would fill it,” he responded, smirking, which drew loud laughter.... [Read Full Story]
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Indiana’s requirement that fetal remains be buried or cremated, dealing a setback to abortion provider Planned Parenthood, which had challenged the provision.... [Read Full Story]
At least one person is dead and 12 injured after a severe storm system including tornadoes hit the Dayton, Ohio, area. About 68,000 households and businesses in the state were without power as of Tuesday. ... [Read Full Story]
On Sunday, the New York Times reported that for almost a year United States Navy pilots reported UFO sightings to their superiors. Beginning in the summer of 2014 and stretching until March of 2015, pilots claim strange objects appeared almost daily. Although accounts vary, it is alleged that the objects had no visible engines or exhaust pipes yet they were 30,000 feet in the air and moving at “hypersonic speeds.”... [Read Full Story]
Police and the FBI are searching for a 5-year-old girl in Utah, saying they suspect she may be in danger. The Logan City Police Department said Elizabeth Shelley was last seen at 2 a.m. Saturday and she was reported missing at around 10 a.m.... [Read Full Story]
Texas is expected to approve a measure allowing unlimited armed marshals at schools. Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to sign a bill that removes a cap on armed guards at public schools, according to The Associated Press. Texas’ current law limits the number of marshals to one per 200 students or one per building.... [Read Full Story]
The United States called for a new ceasefire in Syria as rival forces clashed in the country’s northwest.... [Read Full Story]
Democratic Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Adam Schiff, said Wednesday morning that the Justice Department will turn over subpoenaed documents related to special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into 2016 Russian election meddling. DOJ officials had initially balked as recently as last week, which led Schiff to set a Wednesday deadline for the department to respond and threatened Attorney General William Barr with an “unspecified enforcement action.”... [Read Full Story]
The California man who became infamous as the “American Taliban” after he was captured in 2001 while he fighting for terrorist forces in Afghanistan, is due to be released from a federal prison on parole Thursday.... [Read Full Story]
Several Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are putting pressure on Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. to move forward with an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump.... [Read Full Story]
18 reported tornadoes were reported across Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas, this coming among 124 damaging storm reports that also included grapefruit-sized hail in Texas and wind gusts exceeding 90 mph north of Oklahoma City. ... [Read Full Story]
Several police officers were shot in a trailer park south of Auburn, Alabama late Sunday night. Lee County Coroner Bill Harris confirmed one of the officers was killed, and two others were wounded, at least one critically. No identities were released.... [Read Full Story]
On Monday, Ford Motor Co. announced that it will eliminate about 10% percent of its global salaried workforce, cutting about 7,000 jobs by the end of August as part of its larger restructuring. The move is expected to save the automaker $600 million annually.... [Read Full Story]
On Sunday, President Donald Trump denied reports that hundreds of migrants would be flown from the Mexican border to Florida and other areas in the U.S. interior to lessen the workload at crowded Border Patrol facilities.... [Read Full Story]
Four Americans and one Canadian died in a plane crash off the coast of Honduras on Saturday. The U.S. State Department said four people who died in the crash were U.S. citizens and the U.S. embassy in Honduras’ capital city of Tegucigalpa were providing assistance. The identities of the U.S. victims weren’t immediately released. Global Affairs Canada confirmed a Canadian citizen also died.... [Read Full Story]
Four Americans and one Canadian died in a plane crash off the coast of Honduras on Saturday. The U.S. State Department said four people who died in the crash were U.S. citizens and the U.S. embassy in Honduras’ capital city of Tegucigalpa were providing assistance. The identities of the U.S. victims weren’t immediately released. Global Affairs Canada confirmed a Canadian citizen also died.... [Read Full Story]
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has officially entered the crowded 2020 Democratic presidential race. de Blasio says at the beginning of a campaign announcement video he posted Thursday to YouTube, “there’s plenty of money in this world. There’s plenty of money in this country. It’s just in the wrong hands.”... [Read Full Story]
U.S. and European authorities announced on Thursday that ten people have been charged in connection with malicious software attacks that infected tens of thousands of computers and caused more than $100 million in financial losses. ... [Read Full Story]
The Alabama State Senate approved a bill essentially banning abortion in the state, challenging more than 40 years of federal abortion protection under Roe v. Wade. The bill would make it a felony for a doctor to perform or attempt an abortion during any stage of pregnancy. The House approved a version of the bill that had an exception for the mother’s health, passing 74-3, then a Senate committee added an exception for rape and incest. Republicans in the Senate, however, suddenly removed the rape and incest exemptions last week.... [Read Full Story]
On Wednesday the State Department ordered the departure of non-emergency US government employees from Iraq, amid increasing tensions with Iran and warned US citizens not to travel to the country, citing a “high risk for violence and kidnapping.”... [Read Full Story]
Disney has struck a deal with Comcast that gives it full control of streaming service Hulu. Disney will take full operational control of Hulu immediately.... [Read Full Story]
On Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo flew into the city of Sochi on Russia’s Black Sea to meet with President Vladimir Putin. Pompeo’s arrival coincides with a clash between Russia and the United States over Venezuela and amid a spike in tensions with Iran, with fears of a possible military confrontation between the U.S. and Tehran growing. ... [Read Full Story]
On Monday, China said it will put tariffs on more than 5,000 U.S. products in retaliation for President Donald Trump’s decision to raise duties on Chinese goods. This comes amid trade talks between the world’s two largest economies.... [Read Full Story]
Swedish authorities announced Monday that a rape case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be reopened.... [Read Full Story]
Federal authorities said on Sunday that a Massachusetts man has been arrested on murder charges for allegedly attacking two hikers on the Appalachian Trail with a machete, leaving one one dead and the other severely wounded.... [Read Full Story]
An Islamic leader and two others in Lexington, Kentucky have been arrested and charged in a murder-for-hire plot. Islamic Center of Lexington leader Mahmoud Shalash, John Sadiqullah and Abdul Hadi are charged in federal court with use of interstate facilities in commission for murder for hire and conspiracy.... [Read Full Story]
Pope Francis announced on Thursday morning a sweeping new law that will make it easier for priests and nuns to report sexual abuse or coverups. ... [Read Full Story]
South Korean officials said on Thursday that North Korea fired two suspected short-range missiles toward the sea; its second weapons launch in five days and a possible warning that nuclear disarmament talks with Washington could be in danger.... [Read Full Story]
