Mar 30 WATCH: Stephon Clark hit by 8 bullets during fatal police encounter, according to independent autopsy By Joshua Barajas UPDATE: Stephon Clark was hit by eight bullets in a deadly encounter with police earlier this month, an independent autopsy released by his family Friday show. The autopsy, detailed at a news conference Friday by Dr. Bennet Omalu, a medical… Continue reading
Mar 30 Analysis: Why the EPA’s shift on auto efficiency rules will give China the upper hand By Greg Dotson, The Conversation Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt is expected to announce a plan to relax existing tailpipe standards that apply through 2025, which may yield a competitive advantage to other nations. Continue reading
Mar 30 Noor Salman, widow of Pulse nightclub gunman, acquitted of terrorism charges By Associated Press The widow of the gunman who killed 49 people at a gay Orlando nightclub has been acquitted on charges of lying to the FBI and helping her husband in the 2016 attack. Continue reading
Mar 30 Russia expels more U.K. diplomats, ramping up dispute with the West By Vladimir Isachenkov and Greg Katz, Associated Press The massive expulsion of diplomats on both sides has reached a scale unseen even at the height of the Cold War. Continue reading
Mar 30 EPA head Scott Pruitt lived in D.C. condo connected to energy lobbyist By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press The head of the Environmental Protection Agency is reported to have lived in a Capitol Hill condominium linked to a prominent Washington lobbyist whose firm represents a roster of fossil fuel companies. Continue reading
Mar 29 Pentagon silent on transgender policy released last week By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Nearly a week after the Pentagon publicly posted its new recommended policy on transgender troops, the department's chief spokeswoman refused to clarify portions of the memo. Continue reading
Mar 29 Sessions says no new special counsel yet to investigate GOP concerns By Sadie Gurman, Associated Press Republicans have called for special counsels to investigate Clinton Foundation dealings and an Obama-era uranium deal. Continue reading
Mar 29 Trump warns he may freeze South Korea trade deal for North Korea talks By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to "hold up" the trade agreement his administration finalized with South Korea this week in an effort to gain more leverage in potential talks with North Korea. Continue reading
Mar 29 ‘Serial’ podcast subject Adnan Syed to get new trial after murder conviction By Associated Press Adnan Syed was convicted in 2000 of killing Hae Min Lee and burying her body in a shallow grave in a Baltimore park. Syed's story was widely publicized in the 2014 "Serial" podcast, which cast doubt on his guilt. The… Continue reading
Mar 29 Russia to close U.S. consulate in St. Petersburg, foreign minister says By Associated Press Sergei Lavrov said the same approach will be applied to other nations that expelled Russian diplomats this week. Continue reading