Supreme Court upholds federal law used to prosecute people who encourage illegal immigration
The Supreme Court has upheld a section of federal law used to prosecute people who encourage illegal immigration, ruling against a California man who offered adult adoptions he falsely claimed would lead to U.S. citizenship.
Oklahoma death row inmate plans to reject chance for clemency despite maintaining his innocence
An Oklahoma death row inmate scheduled to be executed in September for the 1996 killing of a University of Oklahoma dance student says he plans to reject his chance for a clemency hearing.
Interstate 95 set to reopen less than two weeks after deadly collapse in Philadelphia
Interstate 95 is set to reopen to traffic less than two weeks after a deadly collapse in Philadelphia shut down a heavily traveled stretch of the East Coast’s main north-south highway.
Tourist sub’s implosion draws attention to murky regulations of deep-sea expeditions
The fatal implosion of the Titan submersible has drawn attention to the murkily regulated waters of deep-sea exploration.
With the fate of those on Titanic-bound submersible known, focus turns to cause of fatal implosion
The search for a missing Titanic-bound submersible has become an investigation and salvage mission that will take an indefinite amount of time, while tributes from around the world poured in for the five people killed when the vessel imploded deep in the North Atlantic.
3M reaches $10.3 billion settlement over contamination of water systems with ‘forever chemicals’
Chemical manufacturer 3M has agreed to pay at least $10.3 billion to settle lawsuits over contamination of many U.S. public drinking water systems with potentially harmful compounds known as PFAS.
Witnesses to Parkland massacre describe their confusion in pinpointing gunshots’ location
The courtroom battle over whether a Florida deputy should have confronted the Parkland school gunman is now centering on what witnesses heard.
A Titanic expert, an adventurer, a CEO, and a father and son were killed in Titan’s implosion
A renowned Titanic expert, a world record-holding adventurer and two members of one of Pakistan’s wealthiest families and the CEO of the company leading an expedition to the world’s most famous shipwreck were killed when the Titan submersible imploded.
First gene therapy for deadly form of muscular dystrophy gets FDA approval for young kids
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first gene therapy to treat a deadly form of muscular dystrophy.
Tennessee Republican lawmakers receive mail with ‘white powder substance’
A lockdown on a Tennessee’s legislative office building in Nashville has been lifted.