Blue Origin New Glenn rocket explodes on launch pad in Florida

A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded Thursday night on a launch pad at Cape Canaveral in Florida. The explosion occurred at about 9 p.m. Eastern Time. Blue Origin said there were no injuries from the incident. “We experienced an anomaly during today’s hotfire test,” Blue Origin said in a statement. “All personnel have been …

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Chicago Prosecutor Denies Opening Investigation of E. Jean Carroll

WASHINGTON, May 28 (Reuters) – The top federal prosecutor ⁠in ⁠Chicago denied on Thursday that his ⁠office has launched a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, the writer ​who accused U.S. President Donald Trump of raping her in the mid-1990s. A person familiar with the matter told Reuters ‌on Wednesday that the Justice Department ‌had …

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US Judge Tosses Trump Administration’s Challenge to Boston’s ‘Sanctuary’ Immigration Law

BOSTON, May 28 (Reuters) – A federal judge threw ⁠out ⁠a lawsuit that U.S. President ⁠Donald Trump’s administration filed challenging a Boston ordinance that restricts police cooperation ​with federal immigration enforcement. Boston-based U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin ruled that the U.S. Department of Justice lacked legal ‌grounds to pursue the lawsuit, one ‌of around a …

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Federal Judge Upholds Constitutionality of Nitrogen Gas Executions

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday ruled that execution by nitrogen gas does not violate the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment, rejecting an Alabama inmate’s claim that it causes excessive suffering. The ruling came after the first bench trial in the country to examine the constitutionality of the execution method …

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5/28: CBS Evening News – CBS News

5/28: CBS Evening News – CBS News Watch CBS News A gas explosion causes a massive fire at a Dallas apartment complex; several people are presumed dead after a Washington state chemical tank failure.