Wisconsin judge accused of helping immigrant set to present her case as trial winds down
A Wisconsin judge accused of helping a Mexican immigrant evade federal authorities is set to present her case as her trial on obstruction and concealment charges winds down.
Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration policies limiting lawmakers' access to ICE facilities
A federal judge in the nation’s capital has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from enforcing policies limiting members of Congress’ access to immigration detention facilities.
Imprisoned Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell seeks release, citing 'new evidence'
Imprisoned former Jeffrey Epstein girlfriend and longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell is asking a federal judge to set aside her sex trafficking conviction and 20-year prison sentence, saying “substantial new evidence” has emerged to prove constitutional violations spoiled her trial.
Investigators seek older video that might show the Brown campus shooter days before the attack
Authorities are asking the public to review any security or phone footage from the week before the mass shooting at Brown University in the hopes it might help investigators identify someone they believe might have been casing the scene before the attack.
Brown University to release early decision notices as the search goes on for a shooting suspect
Brown University says it's issuing early-decision admission offers Wednesday evening, even as the search continues for a suspect in the weekend mass shooting on campus.
Energy Department watchdog will audit Trump's cuts of nearly $8B in clean energy grants
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Inspector General will investigate the Trump administration’s termination of $7.6 billion in grants for clean energy projects across several states that voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris in last year’s presidential election.
Some sanctioned oil vessels divert from Venezuela as Trump threatens blockade
Some oil vessels are diverting away from Venezuela after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened a “blockade” of sanctioned oil tankers entering or leaving the South American country.
Postal service plans to open last-mile delivery network to more shippers in money-raising move
The U.S. Postal Service says it intends to open its “last-mile” delivery network to large and small shippers, expanding beyond current arrangements with giants such as Amazon and UPS.
Senate approves bill inspired by DC plane crash to ensure military aircraft will broadcast location
The Senate has moved quickly to close a loophole that could allow military aircraft to fly without broadcasting their locations, just like an Army helicopter was doing last January before it collided with an airliner over Washington, D.C., killing 67 people.
Absences at this Texas school system soared when a measles outbreak hit
When a measles outbreak hit West Texas earlier this year, school absences surged to levels far beyond the number of children who likely became sick as students were excluded or kept home by their families to minimize the spread of the disease.
San Diego considers $30 million settlement in police-involved shooting death of Black teen
The San Diego city attorney’s office has agreed to pay $30 million to the family of a 16-year-old youth who was fatally shot by police last January in what would be one of the largest settlements of a police-involved killing case in U.S. history.
