Jul 18 Court upholds sentencing of drug company CEO Martin Shkreli By Associated Press Martin Shkreli was sentenced to seven years in prison last year for looting a drug company he founded, Retrophin, of $11 million to pay back investors in two failed hedge funds he ran. Continue reading
Jul 18 Epstein denied bail in sex trafficking case By Associated Press Federal prosecutors argued Epstein should remain jailed while he fights charges that he exploited dozens of girls in New York and Florida in the early 2000s because has the means to flee and is a flight risk. Continue reading
Jul 18 Protests grow against telescope construction on Hawaii mountain some consider sacred By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Caleb Jones, Associated Press Hawaii Gov. David Ige has signed an emergency proclamation giving law enforcement more options to end the blockade. Continue reading
Jul 18 WATCH: Homeland Security head McAleenan questioned over treatment of migrants By Colleen Long, Associated Press McAleenan's testimony comes one week after Democrats released a report that found 18 children under 2 years old were kept from their parents for up to six months. Continue reading
Jul 18 U.S. heat wave warms up for a long and scorching weekend By Corey Williams, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press More than 100 local heat records are expected to fall Saturday, according to the National Weather Service. Continue reading
Jul 17 Men who lost family members in Max crash seek safety changes By Tom Krisher, David Koenig, Associated Press Two men who lost family members in the crash of a Boeing 737 Max airliner in Ethiopia called on Congress to change Federal Aviation Administration procedures. Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch 10:26 Trump's racist tweets and the 'politics of distraction' President Trump’s attacks on women of color in the House have launched fierce debate about whether his meaning was racist. There is no doubt, though, that his words echo threats and insults that have been lobbed against perceived outsiders in… Continue watching
Jul 17 Watch 5:59 How Justice John Paul Stevens hoped to be remembered Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens died Tuesday at age 99. Stevens grew up in Chicago, served in the Navy and as a law clerk and worked in private practice before becoming a federal appeals judge in 1970. Five… Continue watching
Jul 17 Lead paint suppliers to pay $305 million to settle California lawsuit By Don Thompson, Associated Press An appeals court in 2017 affirmed that lead paint is a public nuisance but ruled that the companies only would have to pay for cleaning up homes built before 1951, leading to the settlement. Continue reading
Jul 17 Prosecutors drop groping case against Kevin Spacey By Associated Press The case was hobbled after Spacey's accuser invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and refused to testify about text messages the defense claims were deleted. Continue reading