Lawmakers are venting outrage over high prescription drug costs, but if Congress is looking for culprits, it might want to look in the mirror. Republican- and Democratic-controlled Congresses, and presidents of both parties, may have set the stage for the ...
Read More »Man rescued at sea says suspicions compound grief over mom
A man who was rescued from a life raft after seven days on the Atlantic Ocean said suspicions about his account of the sinking of his boat are compounding his grief over the apparent drowning of his mother. Nathan Carman, ...
Read More »Justices take up trademark case that could affect Redskins
The Supreme Court will hear a First Amendment challenge over the government’s refusal to register offensive trademarks in a case that could affect the Washington Redskins. The justices agreed Thursday to take up a dispute involving an Asian-American rock band ...
Read More »Obama saw override coming, but still it stung
The White House saw it coming, but still it stung. When President Barack Obama was hit with the first veto override of his presidency on Wednesday, it landed as a clear reminder of his dwindling political influence, years of confounding ...
Read More »Congress adopts bill of rights for sexual assault survivors
A proposed federal bill of rights for survivors of sexual assault won final legislative approval Wednesday, sending it to the president’s desk. The measure, approved by voice vote in the Senate, would ensure that survivors in federal criminal cases have ...
Read More »Alabama chief justice waits for judgment day on keeping job
Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore — famously removed from office 13 years ago for refusing to remove a Ten Commandments display — appeared before a judicial disciplinary panel Wednesday to answer accusations that he urged defiance of the federal courts ...
Read More »Missouri fraternity suspended over reports of racial slurs
The University of Missouri temporarily suspended a fraternity on Wednesday over accusations of racial slurs directed toward black students, in the latest incident of racial tension that has roiled the campus for nearly a year. The university action followed the ...
Read More »Unanswered questions surround N. Carolina police shooting
Unanswered questions still surround the fatal police shooting of a black man by a black police officer in North Carolina despite a week of rallies and marches calling for wider investigations and more transparency by law enforcement. Authorities have said ...
Read More »Puerto Rico frees 3 men convicted of murder in 1995
Three men who spent more than 20 years in prison for murder were freed Tuesday in a historic ruling after new tests found none of their DNA on evidence in a case that captivated the U.S. territory. Nelson Ortiz, Jose ...
Read More »NAACP head says shooting victim’s history doesn’t matter
A restraining order filed against a North Carolina man killed by police last week shouldn’t matter because officers who confronted him didn’t know about that history before he was shot to death, a civil rights leader said. Corine Mack, president ...
Read More »Disabled man gets license, shows driverless tech’s potential
Former Indy Racing League driver Sam Schmidt has done a lot in the 16 years since an accident left him paralyzed from the neck down. He runs a racing team and a foundation. He’s raced a sailboat using his chin. ...
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