NEW YORK — A dog’s plaintive wail. A courtroom couplet-turned-cultural catchphrase about gloves. A judge and attorneys who became media darlings and villains. A slightly bewildered houseguest elevated, briefly, into […]
Treasury wants to boost foreign investment review powers, as Congress dissects Nippon, TikTok deals
WASHINGTON — U.S. Treasury wants to enhance the power of a little-known, secretive government committee to review deals made between U.S. firms and foreign investors. This comes as high-profile deals […]
Minnesota man guilty in fatal stabbing of teen on Wisconsin river, jury finds
HUDSON, Wis. — A 54-year-old Minnesota man was convicted Thursday in the slaying of a high school student and stabbing of four other people who were tubing on a western […]
Nebraska lawmakers pass a bill to restore voting rights to newly released felons
OMAHA, Neb. — Nebraska lawmakers passed a bill Thursday to restore of voting rights of those convicted of felonies upon the completion of their sentences, including prison and parole time. […]
Driver of electric Ford SUV was using automated system before fatal Texas crash, investigators say
DETROIT — The driver of a Ford electric SUV involved in a February fatal crash in Texas was using the company’s partially automated driving system before the wreck, federal investigators […]
School grants, student pronouns and library books among the big bills of Idaho legislative session
BOISE, Idaho — Idaho lawmakers spent much of an unexpectedly long and sometimes contentious legislative session focusing on bills targeting LGBTQ+ residents by limiting health care and reading materials and […]
Liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice says she won’t run again, setting up fight for control
MADISON, Wis. — The longest-serving current Wisconsin Supreme Court justice and member of its liberal majority announced Thursday that she will not seek another term, setting up a high-stakes fight […]
California lawmakers vote to reduce deficit by $17 billion, but harder choices lie ahead
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers don’t know for sure how big their budget deficit is, but on Thursday they decided it’s big enough to go ahead and reduce spending by […]
Kishida cracks jokes and invokes ‘Star Trek’ as he and Biden toast US-Japan alliance at state dinner
WASHINGTON — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida cracked jokes and invoked a touchstone of American culture as he quoted from “Star Trek” at Wednesday’s state dinner, telling guests at the […]
O.J. Simpson's attorney tells TMZ the former football hero and celebrity criminal defendant has died at age 76
O.J. Simpson’s attorney tells TMZ the former football hero and celebrity criminal defendant has died at age 76 Source link