A series of federal executions that were set to begin on Monday will remain on hold, the Supreme Court said on Friday. The court’s order is a loss for the Trump administration, which announced last July that it would reinstate the federal death penalty after a nearly two-decade lapse. The Supreme Court denied the government’s…… MORE
Pentagon programs to train foreign nationals are coming under new scrutiny after the man suspected of opening fire at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida Friday, killing at least three people and injuring several others, was identified as a member of the Saudi Arabian military. As of Friday, the Department of Defense has 5,181 foreign…… MORE
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has faced criticism from prominent Republican lawmakers and President Donald Trump for the way she has led the impeachment inquiry, but her daughter said that her mother’s actions are an attempt to tell women to “define yourself.” “That is what she is now — telling women ‘reclaim yourself. Don’t be defined…… MORE
A state investigation into vaping-related lung injury cases in Massachusetts has found that vape products used in six probable cases were purchased legally from dispensaries. All of the products contained THC or tetrahydrocannabinol, the primary psychoactive component of cannabis. None of the confirmed cases in the investigation involved products purchased from dispensaries. Details from this…… MORE
Closing arguments are expected Monday in the trial of the man accused of killing two doctors in their Boston penthouse in May 2017. Jury deliberations will begin after court instructions to the panel in the trial of Bampumim Teixeira. The defendant told police he was having an affair with one doctor and killed the other…… MORE
As expected, Democrats’ impeachment effort gained steam in the fast-paced week after Thanksgiving recess. The Intelligence Committee’s report on its findings laid out a road map for the articles of impeachment — one that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that Democrats now have “no choice” but to follow. The White House said in a letter Friday…… MORE
A gunman on a Navy air station in Florida shot and killed three people Friday and sources say the shooter was from Saudi Arabia. The gunman, who was killed, was identified as Saudi national Mohammed Alshamrani, two law enforcement sources told CNN. While it is still early in the investigation, here is what is known…… MORE
A South Carolina sheriff’s deputy is under investigation after she unintentionally shot the mother of a shoplifting suspect while attempting to make an arrest, officials said. The October 20 incident occurred after the deputy recognized the suspect in a shoplifting video from a convenience store and went to his home in Greer, South Carolina, to…… MORE
The two Defense Department civilian workers who were killed when a US sailor opened fire at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard earlier this week have been identified. Vincent J. Kapoi, a metals inspector apprentice, and Roldan A. Agustin, who worked as a shop planner at the naval shipyard, were shot and killed on Wednesday, Joint Base…… MORE
After a four-day-long trial, a jury took less than an hour to decide that Tesla CEO Elon Musk did not defame British caver Vernon Unsworth when he sent a tweet calling Unsworth “pedo guy.” “My faith in humanity is restored,” Musk said as he was leaving the courtroom on Friday after the verdict was announced.…… MORE
