Special counsel to indict Hunter Biden in gun case this month, DOJ says
Special counsel David Weiss intends to seek an indictment against President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, relating to gun charges by the end of the month, the Justice Department said Wednesday.
2023-09-07 07:15
A judge orders Texas to move a floating barrier that's used to deter migrants between US and Mexico
A federal judge has ordered Texas to move a large floating barrier to the bank of the Rio Grande by Sept. 15
2023-09-07 06:56
George Washington University sheltering in place after homicide suspect escapes from hospital
The George Washington University community in the nation's capital has been told to shelter in place after a homicide suspect escaped custody at the university's hospital
2023-09-07 06:56
CO2 pipeline project denied key permit in South Dakota; another seeks second chance in North Dakota
South Dakota regulators have denied a construction permit to a carbon dioxide pipeline project
2023-09-07 06:49
Tropical Storm Lee strengthens into a hurricane as it churns across Atlantic toward Caribbean
Tropical Storm Lee has strengthened into a hurricane as it churns through the open waters of the Atlantic on a path that would take it near the northeast Caribbean
2023-09-07 06:26
Mexico’s Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion nationwide
Mexico’s Supreme Court has decriminalized abortion nationwide two years after ruling that abortion was not a crime in one northern state
2023-09-07 06:26
US sanctions deputy leader of Sudanese paramilitary force over human rights abuses
The United States has imposed sanctions on Abdelrahim Dagalo, the deputy leader of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), for his involvement in human rights abuses, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement Wednesday.
2023-09-07 06:25
Tuberville's Pentagon blockade and the shut-things-down view of government
It's not every day you hear top officials at the Pentagon publicly accuse a US senator of aiding communist states and enemies of the US.
2023-09-07 06:19
Federal judge orders Texas to remove floating barriers aimed at deterring migrants on Rio Grande
A federal judge ordered Texas to remove floating barriers in the Rio Grande and barred the state from building new or placing additional buoys in the river, according to a Wednesday court filing, marking a victory for the Biden administration.
2023-09-07 05:58
Lee strengthens into a hurricane and could reach Category 5 strength in record-warm Atlantic
Lee has strengthened into a hurricane as it moves over a record-warm Atlantic, with 75 mph sustained winds, according to a 5 p.m. EDT advisory from the National Hurricane Center.
2023-09-07 05:53
McConnell tries to reassure colleagues about his health, vows to serve out term as Senate GOP leader
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell declared again that he plans to finish his term as leader despite freezing up twice at news conferences over the summer, brushing off questions about his health as he sought to reassure colleagues he’s still up to the job
2023-09-07 05:50
A football coach who got job back after Supreme Court ruled he could pray on the field has resigned
A high school football coach in Washington state who won his job back after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled he could pray on the field resigned Wednesday after just one game
2023-09-07 05:48