Senate Finance chair pushes GOP megadonor for answers about financial ties with Clarence Thomas
Senate Finance Chairman Ron Wyden is pushing back on assertions from GOP megadonor Harlan Crow that the panel lacks authority to request personal tax information and travel records from him as part of a probe into whether hospitality he provided to Justice Clarence Thomas could have triggered violations of US tax law.
2023-05-18 04:57
Why Ecuador's president dissolved the National Assembly, and what happens next
Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the country's National Assembly just as it was forging ahead with impeachment proceedings to remove the conservative leader from office over alleged mismanagement
2023-05-18 04:51
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes to report to prison in two weeks
By Jody Godoy Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes will begin serving her prison sentence on May 30 for defrauding
2023-05-18 04:46
Who's who in the debt limit fight: Meet the four negotiators who could save the US from default
President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are turning to a select group of negotiators to help broker a deal to increase the nation’s borrowing authority and avoid the economic carnage that would ensue if a deal is not reached soon
2023-05-18 04:46
Danny Masterson’s rape retrial: Key things to know
Juror are deliberating at the second trial of “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson, who is charged with raping three women between 2001 and 2003
2023-05-18 04:29
Suspect in University of Idaho quadruple killings, Bryan Kohberger, indicted by grand jury on murder and burglary charges
The suspect in the fatal stabbing last year of four University of Idaho students has been indicted by a grand jury on murder and burglary charges, a court official told CNN.
2023-05-18 04:28
Limo service manager convicted of manslaughter in New York crash that killed 20
A limousine service manager has been convicted of manslaughter in a crash that killed 20 people in rural New York
2023-05-18 04:23
Press groups express concern about threats for Guatemalan journalists
A coalition of press freedom groups is expressing concern about what they called the “historic” threats facing Guatemalan journalists in the face of government prosecutions
2023-05-18 04:22
We come, we take pictures, we leave: Gaza's grim routine
Now I come once a year for the annual flare up between Gaza militants in Israel. The flare up lasts a few days, maybe a week. I cover it. I leave.
2023-05-18 04:21
US expects flights to jump on Memorial Day weekend, near pre-COVID levels
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. aviation regulators are forecasting nearly 313,000 flights over the seven-day Memorial Day holiday period,
2023-05-18 04:20
Man who killed 8 in NYC terrorist attack gets 10 life sentences plus 260 years
An Islamic extremist was given 10 life sentences and another 260 years in prison for killing eight people with a truck on a bike path in Manhattan
2023-05-18 04:19
Fourth XXXTentacion killer gets reduced sentence after taking plea deal
A Florida man who testified against three former friends who murdered rap star XXXTentacion will spend two more years behind bars
2023-05-18 04:16