Top Trump campaign aide Susie Wiles met numerous times with special counsel investigators in documents probe
A senior campaign official for Donald Trump was allegedly shown a classified map by the former president during a meeting at his New Jersey golf club after Trump left office, according to a source familiar with the matter.
2023-06-30 04:53
US FDA approves BioMarin's gene therapy for hemophilia A
By Nathan Gomes (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved BioMarin Pharmaceutical's gene therapy for hemophilia A,
2023-06-30 04:28
Parkland school police officer who failed to intervene in mass shooting cleared of child neglect charges
The former sheriff’s deputy who failed to act during the Parkland high school shooting in 2018 when 17 people were killed has been found not guilty of child neglect and other charges. Scot Peterson moved away from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School as children and teachers were inside with the gunman. The ex-Broward County sheriff’s deputy was found not guilty on seven counts of child neglect, three counts of culpable negligence in connection to the deaths and injuries of 10 people on the third floor of the school where the massacre took place, The New York Times noted. Mr Peterson was also acquitted on a perjury charge after telling police that he only heard a few gunshots and that he didn’t see any students fleeing the area. A father of one of the victims has told the former deputy to “rot in hell” and he was branded as the “coward in Broward” after facing criticism from some fellow officers for supposedly being too scared to take action. The gunman, Nicholas Cruz, was sentenced last year to life in prison several years after the shooting that killed 17 people and injured another 17 on 14 February 2018 – Mr Peterson was the only armed resource officer at the school on that day. Mr Peterson, 60, became emotional on Thursday as the Broward County Judge read the verdict at the Fort Lauderdale court. A few family members of the victims were in the courtroom as the verdict was announced. More follows...
2023-06-30 04:17
A massive storm is plowing through the Midwest, clearing out smoke with hurricane-force wind gusts
A powerful thunderstorm complex was racing across the Midwest Thursday afternoon, blowing through the harmful smoke from Canada's wildfires and clearing the air in its wake.
2023-06-30 04:16
Exclusive-Panama expects to be struck off financial crime watch list in October
By Valentine Hilaire Panama expects international financial-crime watchdog FATF to remove it this October from a watch list
2023-06-30 03:49
Supreme Court revives case brought by postal worker seeking religious accommodations
The Supreme Court revived the case of a former mail carrier, an evangelical Christian, who said the United States Postal Service violated federal law by failing to reasonably accommodate his inability to work on Sundays.
2023-06-30 03:46
Koran burning in Sweden sparks protest in Baghdad
By Ahmed Saad BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Dozens of Iraqis protested on Thursday in front of the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad after
2023-06-30 03:22
Former Pfizer employee charged with Covid drug insider trading
The US Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday charged a former Pfizer employee and his friend for trading on insider information regarding the success of the company's trial for Paxlovid, its Covid antiviral drug.
2023-06-30 02:54
How the White House prepared for the Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling
The White House has been preparing for months for a potential Supreme Court ruling gutting affirmative action, even as President Joe Biden expressed optimism late last year that the court would uphold consideration of race in college admissions.
2023-06-30 02:53
Belgian foreign minister survives no-confidence vote in Parliament
By Marine Strauss and Charlotte Van Campenhout BRUSSELS Belgian foreign affairs minister Hadja Lahbib on Thursday survived a
2023-06-30 02:25
A 'great day for America': Trump, Republicans hail affirmative action ruling
WASHINGTON Donald Trump and other top U.S. Republican leaders hailed the Supreme Court's rejection on Thursday of race-conscious
2023-06-30 02:18
Special counsel office still investigating Trump's handling of documents, sources say
The special counsel's office is continuing to investigate around Donald Trump's handling of documents after his presidency ended, multiple sources tell CNN.
2023-06-30 01:59
