US woman who wrote book on husband’s death gets life sentence for his murder
A Utah mother who published a children’s book about grief after the death of her husband will serve a life sentence without the possibility...
Trump Lands in China for Meeting With Xi Jinping
U.S. President Donald Trump has landed in Beijing for a two-day visit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. After landing, Trump walked down the red...
Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on Social Media, Federal Oversight
The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing at 2:30 p.m. ET on May 13 titled “How Social Media Verdicts Demand Federal Action” to examine...
US Energy Secretaries Testify to Senate Armed Services Committee on Budget and Nuclear Security
Secretary of Energy Christopher Wright, Under Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Security and Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration Brandon Williams, and Assistant...
AI Cheating Prompts Princeton to Scrap Honor System, Return to Proctored Tests
Since 1893, students at one of the world’s most prestigious universities have taken exams in a relaxed environment, without professors lurking about the room...
Top House Democrats Vow ‘Massive’ Supreme Court, Judicial Reform If They Win Back the House
Two senior House Democratic leaders said Wednesday that the party will pursue major judicial reforms, including to the U.S. Supreme Court, if it retakes...
US renews US$100 million Cuba aid offer as Trump raises island with Xi
The Trump administration on Wednesday publicly renewed an offer of US$100 million in humanitarian aid to Cuba, stepping up pressure on Havana despite Beijing’s...
Warsh confirmed as Federal Reserve chair, as US central bank faces Trump assault
The US Senate on Wednesday confirmed Kevin Warsh as the new Federal Reserve chairman to lead a central bank whose independence is under attack...
Tennessee Legislature Strips All Democrats of Committee Assignments After Redistricting Protests
Republican leaders of the Tennessee Legislature on May 12 responded to last week’s fiery protests against the state’s new congressional map by stripping committee...