Sep 06 Twitter permanently bans Infowars’ Alex Jones, citing abusive behavior By Associated Press Twitter says Jones won't be able to create new accounts on Twitter or take over any existing ones. Continue reading
Sep 06 Terrified motorists flee as trees burst into flames along California interstate By Noah Berger, Paul Elias, Associated Press Truckers abandoned big-rigs and motorists screamed in fear as they came dangerously close to an explosive wildfire that shut down about 45 miles of a major California interstate near the Oregon border that authorities were desperately trying to reopen. Continue reading
Sep 06 WATCH: A president cannot overrule the courts, Kavanaugh says By Associated Press Brett Kavanaugh was responding to Sen. Dick Durbin, who said Trump has "shown disrespect for the rule of law over and over again."… Continue reading
Sep 06 North Korean programmer charged in Sony hack, WannaCry attack By Michael Balsamo, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Park Jin Hyok, who is believed to be in North Korea, conspired with others to conduct a series of attacks that also stole $81 million from a bank in Bangladesh, according to the Justice Department's criminal complaint. The U.S. believes… Continue reading
Sep 06 Catholic dioceses in New York subpoenaed in sex abuse probe By David Klepper, Associated Press New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood has subpoenaed all eight Roman Catholic dioceses in the state as part of an investigation into the handling of sex abuse allegations. Continue reading
Sep 06 WATCH: Booker says he’ll release confidential Kavanaugh email on racial profiling By Associated Press Calling it an act of civil disobedience, Booker says he wants to expose that some of the emails being held back "have nothing to do with national security."… Continue reading
Sep 06 Trump administration plans to detain migrant families longer, despite court agreement By Associated Press The Department of Homeland Security announced Thursday it would terminate the agreement, which requires the government to release immigrant children generally after 20 days in detention. Continue reading
Sep 06 Read Brett Kavanaugh’s full email questioning if Roe v. Wade is ‘settled law’ By Lisa Desjardins, Erica R. Hendry Editor’s note: This article has been updated to reflect the remainder of the hearing testimony. In 2003, while he was working at the George W. Bush White House, Brett Kavanaugh wrote that he wasn’t sure every expert saw the landmark… Continue reading
Sep 06 Big quake hits northern Japan, leaving 9 dead, 30 missing By Eugene Hoshiko, Haruka Nuga, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press In the town of Atsuma, where entire hillsides collapsed, rescuers used small backhoes and shovels to search for survivors under the tons of earth that tumbled down steep mountainsides. Continue reading
Sep 05 WATCH: Booker says effort to question Kavanaugh on race hampered by GOP By Associated Press Sen. Cory Booker says an email shows Kavanaugh was at least open to racial profiling by police, but can't share it because it is among those that have been labeled "committee confidential" — available to senators, but not the public. Continue reading