Wisconsin dad charged in school shooting is latest parent accused in gun violence
A Wisconsin man charged with crimes for a school shooting committed by his daughter is the latest U.S. parent taken to court for violence caused by a child. Prosecutors have extended responsibility beyond shooters if they believe
Defense begins quizzing ex-model who accuses Harvey Weinstein of sex assaults during her teens
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein ‘s lawyers sought Friday to raise doubts about a former model’s allegations that he repeatedly sexually assaulted her when she was a teenager. As defense lawyer Mike Cibella began what’s likely
Swiss president hopes ‘Holy Spirit’ might guide US-China weekend talks in Geneva over tariffs
GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s president lamented “disappointing” talks Friday with U.S. President Donald Trump’s treasury secretary that did not ease stiff U.S. tariffs on Swiss goods, but expressed hope for a solution to a more consequential U.S.-China
FedEx board member Steiner is picked to be next USPS postmaster general amid talk of privatization
David Steiner, a former CEO of the nation’s largest waste management company who currently serves on the FedEx board of directors, is poised to take over control of the U.S. Postal Service, becoming the nation’s 76th postmaster
Air traffic controllers briefly lose radar access again at Newark airport
The air traffic controllers directing planes into the Newark, New Jersey, airport lost their radar Friday morning for the second time in two weeks. The Federal Aviation Administration said the radar at the facility in Philadelphia that
Newark air traffic hit by new 90-second communications blackout
By David Shepardson (Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday that it suffered a new outage at a Philadelphia facility overseeing air traffic at Newark Liberty airport, the latest in a string of equipment woes that have
Rights groups sue to free Venezuelans deported from the US and held in El Salvador
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — International human rights organizations on Friday filed a lawsuit with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights asking that the commission order El Salvador’s government to release Venezuelans deported from the United
Jury selection for sex trafficking trial of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is pushed to next week
NEW YORK (AP) — The final stage of jury selection for the racketeering and sex trafficking trial of hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was postponed until early next week, right before opening arguments begin, a federal judge
US FDA approves three food colors from natural sources
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it has granted three new color additive petitions expanding the range of natural-source colors that manufacturers can safely use in food products. (Reporting by Sriparna Roy in
US Postal Service reports $3.3 billion quarterly net loss
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Postal Service on Friday reported a net loss of $3.3 billion for the three months ending March 31 as the money-losing agency continues to hike stamp prices and look at ways to cut
