Politics May 13 Paul Manafort released from prison due to virus concerns Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been released from federal prison to serve the rest of his sentence in home confinement over concerns from the coronavirus.
Health May 10 Schumer calls on VA to explain use of unproven drug on vets The Senate’s top Democrat on Sunday called on the Department of Veterans Affairs to explain why it allowed the use of an unproven drug on veterans for the coronavirus, saying patients may have been put at unnecessary risk.
Politics May 08 Trump praises Barr for dropping Flynn’s Trump-Russia case The Justice Department dropping prosecution against President Donald Trump's first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, was swiftly embraced by Trump, who has relentlessly tweeted about the “outrageous” case and last week pronounced Flynn “exonerated."…
Politics May 07 Justice Department dropping Flynn’s Trump-Russia case The Justice Department says it's dropping its criminal case against President Donald Trump's first national security adviser Michael Flynn. That's according to a court filing Thursday obtained by The Associated Press.
Politics May 05 Trump official ignored warning on drug, virus, says whistleblower A government scientist says he was ousted from his job after raising concerns that the Trump administration wanted to "flood" coronavirus hot spots like New York and New Jersey with a malaria drug, despite not enough scientific evidence to back…
Nation May 01 Man suspected of shooting at Cuban Embassy said he feared organized crime A Cuban man who sought asylum in the U.S. sprayed nearly three dozen rounds into the front of the Cuban Embassy in Washington using an AK-47 rifle because he told police he wanted to "get them before they could get…
Nation Apr 30 Shooting at Cuban Embassy is ‘suspected hate crime,’ say police Police say a man opened fire with an assault rifle outside the Cuban Embassy in the nation's capital early Thursday, and a police report describes the incident as a "suspected hate crime."…
Nation Apr 29 Over 70 percent of tested inmates in federal prisons have COVID-19 The response from the federal Bureau of Prisons to the growing coronavirus crisis in prisons has raised alarm among advocates and lawmakers about whether the agency is doing enough to ensure the safety of the nearly 150,000 inmates serving time…
Politics Apr 27 Barr tells prosecutors to look for unconstitutional virus rules Attorney General William Barr has directed federal prosecutors across the country to "be on the lookout" for state and local coronavirus-related restrictions that could be unconstitutional.
Politics Apr 17 Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen to be released from prison President Donald Trump’s former lawyer and longtime fixer Michael Cohen will be released from federal prison to serve the remainder of his sentence in home confinement because of the coronavirus pandemic.