Apr 05 Ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner ordered to register as sex offender By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press A New York City judge designated former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner a Level 1 offender under state law and ordered him to register as a sex offender. It comes as Weiner nears the end of a 21-month prison sentence for… Continue reading
Apr 05 UK police outside Ecuador embassy amid WikiLeaks tweets British police gathered outside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London after tweets from WikiLeaks alleging Julian Assange could be expelled from the building within "hours to days."… Continue reading
Apr 05 Should the SAT be optional? Bribery scandal renews debate By Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press The scheme in which wealthy parents allegedly bribed their children's way into top schools also has highlighted deeper concerns about the fairness of using SAT and ACT tests — gatekeepers for a U.S. admissions system already seen as favoring wealth… Continue reading
Apr 05 U.S. military admits civilian deaths in Somalia airstrike By Lolita Baldor, Associated Press Just weeks after insisting that American airstrikes in Somalia had killed no civilians, U.S. Africa Command said Friday that new information reveals that a woman and a child died last April when a U.S. strike targeted al-Shabab militants. Continue reading
Apr 05 WATCH: Biden hugs union leader, quips ‘I had permission’ In his first public appearance since several women said he had behaved physically inappropriately, former Vice President Joe Biden on Friday made light of his tendency to be affectionate while delivering a nostalgia-drenched speech aimed at winning back the white,… Continue reading
Apr 05 Cholera surges again in war-ravaged Yemen By Ahmed Al-Haj, Associated Press The U.N. is reporting the number of suspected cholera cases has doubled in March over previous months. Continue reading
Apr 05 UK’s Theresa May asks the EU to delay Brexit until June 30 By Gregory Katz, Raf Casert, Associated Press British Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday sought to delay Brexit until June 30 to avoid a chaotic withdrawal from the European Union in one week, but a key leader of the bloc suggested an even longer pause in the… Continue reading
Apr 05 Trump drops border shutdown threat and proposes auto tariffs By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Abandoning his threat to immediately seal the southern border, President Donald Trump warned instead that he'd slap tariffs on cars coming to the U.S. from Mexico unless the Mexicans do more to stop the flow of migrants and drugs to… Continue reading
Apr 04 Oklahoma drops some claims in lawsuit against opioid manufacturers By Tim Talley, Associated Press The state attorney general's office will continue to pursue allegations that the drugmakers created a public nuisance, which he says is the most important allegation against the drugmakers. Continue reading
Apr 04 Attorney General Barr defends handling of Mueller’s Russia report By Eric Tucker, Associated Press In his statement, William Barr defended the decision to release a brief summary letter two days after receiving the report on March 22… Continue reading