Your blog category
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Two California brothers could each face up to five years in prison for allegedly recruiting a small-town Wisconsin police chief to help them illegally import nearly half-a-million armor-piercing rounds into the U.S. Jacob and Darin Dowd ran a gun dealership in Vacaville, California, federal prosecutors say in online court records. In …
WASHINGTON, April 27 (Reuters) – Saturday’s attack at a black-tie Washington gala that featured President Donald Trump did not result in any deaths, but it did raise the question about who would take charge if he or other top members of his administration were harmed. U.S. law lays out a clear line of succession, which …
A Wyoming judge has blocked a new state law that bans abortions beyond the earliest stages of pregnancy while a lawsuit challenging the provision moves ahead. It’s the first court ruling affecting the legal status of abortion in Wyoming since the state Supreme Court struck down sweeping abortion and abortion pill bans in January, finding …
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced two more payouts Monday for energy companies to walk away from U.S. offshore wind projects under development. Bluepoint Wind and Golden State Wind have agreed to end their offshore wind leases in exchange for reimbursements totaling nearly $900 million. Both companies have decided not to pursue any new …
Jury selection begins in legal battle between Elon Musk and Sam Altman – CBS News Watch CBS News Jury selection began Monday in the legal battle between tech leaders Elon Musk and Sam Altman. CBS News senior business and technology correspondent Jo Ling Kent has the latest.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and Iran clashed over Tehran’s nuclear program as a review of the treaty meant to prevent the spread of atomic weapons got underway Monday at the United Nations, a confrontation almost certain to be repeated during the monthlong meeting. At issue was the election of Iran as one …
ATLANTA (AP) — A former defensive tackle at the University of Alabama pleaded guilty Monday to defrauding investors of millions of dollars by putting on makeup and wigs to impersonate NFL players. Luther Davis entered guilty pleas in federal court in Atlanta to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of …
MONTERREY, April 27 (Reuters) – Mexican special forces have arrested Audias Flores, known as “El Jardinero,” one of the top commanders of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), in the western state of Nayarit, security minister Omar Garcia Harfuch said on Monday. Flores, a regional commander in control of swathes of CJNG territory along …
April 27 (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Monday paused his decision forcing the University of Pennsylvania to provide a federal civil rights agency with information on Jewish students, faculty and campus groups as part of an investigation into allegations of antisemitism. • U.S. District Judge Gerald Pappert in Philadelphia agreed to stay his March …
Hundreds of Google employees are urging CEO Sundar Pichai to refuse to make the company’s artificial intelligence tools available for the Pentagon in classified settings. In an open letter to the chief executive, Google workers assigned to AI systems voiced concerns about the tech giant’s ongoing negotiations with the U.S. Department of Defense, saying the technology not …