New York police officer charged in cooler throw death says he was trying to protect colleagues
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police sergeant who hurled a plastic cooler at a man fleeing officers on a motorized scooter, causing a crash that killed the driver, says he was trying to protect
Federal immigration officials scout warehouses as they eye more detention space
Federal immigration officials are scouting warehouses and beginning to purchase some of them to transform into detention and processing facilities. Some warehouse owners have decided not to sell to Immigration and Customs Enforcement under pressure from elected
Judge: Deal reached to protect identities of Epstein victims in documents release
NEW YORK (AP) — A deal was reached between lawyers for victims of Jeffrey Epstein and the Justice Department to protect the identities of nearly 100 women whose lives were allegedly harmed after the government began releasing
Lawyers for patients of UCLA doctor say clients shaken by court overturning his sex abuse conviction
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two years after a former University of California, Los Angeles, gynecologist was convicted of sex abuse and sentenced to 11 years in prison, an attorney working to prepare an appeal of the case
Former US agriculture officials, top Republican senator warn of farm country trouble
By Tom Polansek and P.J. Huffstutter CHICAGO, Feb 3 (Reuters) – The chair of the U.S. Senate’s agriculture committee warned on Tuesday that farmers were suffering heavy losses, while more than two dozen former industry leaders sounded
Democratic senators seek delay in nomination proceedings of Warsh for Fed chair
Feb 3 (Reuters) – The Democratic members of the Senate Banking committee on Tuesday asked Republican committee chair Senator Tim Scott to delay the nomination proceedings for former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s pick
Trump plans to call TV host Savannah Guthrie following her mother’s disappearance
By Bo Erickson and Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he planned to call American journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie following the disappearance of her 84-year-old mother. “I’m
Utah Congress members sue to try to block new House districts that boost Democrats’ chances
With the deadline to file for reelection a little over a month away, two of Utah’s Republican members of Congress are asking a federal court to block the use of new U.S. House districts that could boost
Judge seems skeptical of legal justification for Pentagon’s punishment of Sen. Mark Kelly
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge said Tuesday that he knows of no U.S. Supreme Court precedent to justify the Pentagon’s censuring of a sitting U.S. senator who joined a videotaped plea for troops to resist unlawful
Trump signs bill to end partial government shutdown, setting stage for next fight
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed a roughly $1.2 trillion government funding bill Tuesday that ends the partial federal shutdown that began over the weekend and sets the stage for an intense debate in Congress over