Doping-Florida man charged with doping conspiracy to influence major sporting events, including 2024 Olympics
Feb 17 (Reuters) – A Jacksonville, Florida, man has been charged by a federal indictment after a U.S. attorney said on Tuesday he conspired to influence major international sports competitions through doping, including the 2024 Paris Olympics.
US Supreme Court adopts new technology to help identify conflicts of interest
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court announced on Tuesday that it has adopted new software to assist in identifying whether a case poses a potential conflict of interest for the justices,
Georgia students recall horror of being shot as father of accused school shooter goes on trial
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia high school students on Tuesday testified in court about the horrors of being shot during their algebra class 2 years ago, and recounted through tears seeing a classmate in a pool of blood,
Driver fleeing ICE officers crashes, killing a Georgia teacher, authorities say
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Guatemalan driver fleeing a Georgia traffic stop by federal immigration officers crashed into another vehicle, killing a teacher who was headed to work, authorities and school officials said. Oscar Vasquez Lopez, the
Federal judge rules Kilmar Abrego Garcia can’t be re-detained by immigration authorities
Immigration and Customs Enforcement cannot re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia because a 90-day detention period has expired and the government has no viable plan for deporting him, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. The Salvadoran national’s case has
US releases another $77 million in frozen New York tunnel funding
WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (Reuters) – The Trump administration has released another $77 million in frozen federal funding for the $16 billion Hudson Tunnel Project, New York Governor Kathy Hochul said Tuesday. New York and New Jersey sued
New subpoenas issued in inquiry on response to 2016 Russian election interference, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has issued new subpoenas in a Florida-based investigation into perceived adversaries of President Donald Trump and the U.S. government response to Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, according to multiple
Mississippi holds hearing on xAI data center amid environmental lawsuit threat
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Mississippi regulators will host a public hearing on Tuesday over plans by Elon Musk’s xAI to build a gas-fired power plant to power its Colossus II data center, as
There was ‘a bridge called Jesse Jackson’ across decades of civil rights advocacy
CHICAGO (AP) — From the moment the Rev. Jesse Jackson stepped forward as torchbearer to what was then a largely Southern civil rights struggle — a movement with much unfinished business — he created a bridge. From
Eric Trump invests in Israeli drone maker XTEND’s merger with Florida construction firm
Feb 17 (Reuters) – Eric Trump, son of U.S. President Donald Trump, is investing in a $1.5 billion merger between Israeli drone maker XTEND and Florida-based JFB Construction Holdings in a deal aimed at taking XTEND public.