Nov 06 Supreme Court says execution of Alabama inmate can move forward By Associated Press The court noted that federal courts' review of Madison's case is constrained because of a 1996 law that was intended to limit federal judges' second-guessing of state court decisions. State courts upheld Madison's death sentence, and the Supreme Court, applying… Continue reading
Nov 06 Analysis: Sexual harassers can often get tax write-offs for secret payouts By Peter J. Henning, Wayne State University Law School That means American taxpayers are helping foot the bill for keeping despicable behavior in the shadows. Continue reading
Nov 06 Supreme Court rejects Samsung appeal of ruling that it copied Apple iPhone features By Associated Press In 2014, a jury awarded Apple $120 million in damages for Samsung's infringement of the patents. Continue reading
Nov 06 Everything we know about the south Texas church shooting By Joshua Barajas New police documents show the shooter had escaped from a New Mexico mental health facility in 2012, after he was caught smuggling firearms onto his military base and “attempting to carry out death threats" against his superiors in the military… Continue reading
Nov 06 Commerce Sec. Ross has stake in firm tied to Putin’s circle, report says By Bernard Condon, Associated Press Ross says U.S. ethics officials who had reviewed his finances earlier this year did not ask him to sell his stock, and that he had listed the holding in his government financial disclosure forms and wasn't hiding anything. Continue reading
Nov 06 Trump says south Texas mass shooting is about mental health, not guns By Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump says the mass shooting at a Texas church "isn't a guns situation," but is a "mental health problem at the highest level."… Continue reading
Nov 05 One year after the presidential election, New Yorkers on how it changed their lives By Pavni Mittal New Yorkers from a range of political backgrounds reflected on their electoral choices and the past year. Continue reading
Nov 05 Watch 2:59 At least 25 killed in south Texas church shooting By PBS News Hour A man shot parishioners during Sunday services at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs in Texas, about 30 miles east of San Antonio. The community is home to 700 people. According to law enforcement officials, at least 20 have… Continue watching
Nov 05 Ryan says health insurance mandate part of GOP tax talks By Kevin Freking, Associated Press It would be another shot at further undermining the Affordable Care Act after repeated failures by the GOP-led Congress to repeal and replace the law, as President Donald Trump has demanded. Continue reading
Nov 05 Gov. Abbott says shooting is worst in state’s history, with 26 dead By Kamala Kelkar Twenty-six people were killed in an attack at a rural church in south Texas during Sunday services, in what Gov. Greg Abbott called the deadliest shooting in the state’s history. Continue reading