Why was Weiss named special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden? It's complicated.
Attorney General Merrick Garland did not provide a robust explanation on Friday for why he needed to give US attorney David Weiss special counsel status for the Hunter Biden probe, or why it was necessary five years after the investigation began.
2023-08-12 05:49
Polish police arrrest five in swoop on cyber crime site
WARSAW Polish police arrested five people suspected of being responsible for running a web platform that has been
2023-08-12 05:27
Iowa coach Ferentz says the integrity of the game cannot be compromised as betting probe unfolds
Kirk Ferentz says it's a deal-breaker if it's proven some of his Iowa football players made wagers on their own games
2023-08-12 05:17
House Republicans grappling with path ahead on government funding
House Republicans are still scrambling to find a path forward with less than two months until the government runs out of funding, as the right wing of the GOP conference is still insisting it needs to see more spending cuts in order to support a series of bills to avert a government shutdown.
2023-08-12 05:16
Utah school district to pay $2 million to family of bullied student who died by suicide
A school district in Farmington, Utah, announced this week it will pay $2 million to the family of Isabella "Izzy" Tichenor, a Black and autistic student who died by suicide in 2021.
2023-08-12 05:15
Former Tennessee state senator gets 21-month prison sentence for campaign finance cash scheme
A former Tennessee state senator has been sentenced to 21 months in prison after he unsuccessfully tried to take back his guilty plea on federal campaign finance charges
2023-08-12 04:59
Hawaii underestimated the deadly threat of wildfire, records show
Hawaii officials underestimated the deadly threat of wildfires even as they acknowledged a lack of necessary resources to mitigate them, according to a CNN review of years of state and local emergency planning documents that show how ill-prepared the state was for the disaster.
2023-08-12 04:29
Exclusive-United States, China agree to double weekly flights between countries -- sources
WASHINGTON The United States and China will approve twice the number of passenger flights currently permitted for air
2023-08-12 04:26
Hunter Biden could face trial, newly named US special counsel says
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden may be headed for a criminal trial, U.S.
2023-08-12 04:25
US appeals court dismisses motion challenging permits for natural gas pipeline
A federal appeals court has granted a motion to dismiss a challenge to construction permits for a controversial natural gas pipeline in Virginia and West Virginia after Congress mandated that the project move forward
2023-08-12 04:21
Argentine rock-singing libertarian shakes up presidential election race
By Anna-Catherine Brigida and Maximilian Heath BUENOS AIRES Argentina's presidential election race has an unpredictable X factor: Javier
2023-08-12 03:57
Who is David Weiss, US special counsel in the Hunter Biden case?
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON Prosecutor David Weiss has spent years probing allegations involving President Joe Biden's son, Hunter
2023-08-12 03:56