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A serial killer on North Carolina's death row had no constitutional right under Simmons v. South Carolina to inform the sentencing jury that because he was already ineligible for parole, he did not pose a continuing danger to society, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.
Paul Manafort trial: Rick Gates admits padding expenses to pay for mistress, may have bilked inaugural committee Rick Gates, who pleaded guilty this year to conspiracy, tells jurors of Paul Manafort's far-flung political operation. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2KBhM7U AP Reporter Chad Day says the testimony of Rick Gates on Monday in the fraud trial of Paul Manafort is "pivotal" because the court will hear a first-hand account from a coconspirator describing crimes committed by Manafort.
A lawyer for a Russian businessman suing BuzzFeed News over the infamous Steele dossier says he will provide the Senate with a video of a deposition that Christopher Steele, the document's author, gave as part of the BuzzFeed lawsuit in June. Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley, the chairman of the judiciary panel, asked Val Gurvits, a lawyer for Boston Legal Group, to provide a transcript and video of a deposition that Steele gave in London on June 18 as part of a lawsuit against BuzzFeed in a July 25 letter.
Wilbur Ross, the octogenarian Commerce Secretary who months ago was found to have grossly inflated his wealth in order to gain entry to the exclusive Forbes billionaire club, stands accused of a much graver infraction. In an article published Tuesday morning , Forbes 's Dan Alexander - who has become Ross's central tormentor in the last few months - reported that, based on conversations he had with 21 people, Ross may have stolen more than $120 million from associates over the years, taking vast amounts of money from business partners and consistently scamming investors.
Most nights, the United States keeps more than 30,000 of its undocumented residents locked in detention centers. Many of these detainees have lived in the U.S. for decades, obey its laws, contribute to its economy, and give back to their local communities.
These are tough times for America's labor movement. The unionized portion of the workforce has been dropping steadily for decades - down to about 10 percent in 2017 , about half the percentage in 1983, and less than a third of the share it claimed in the 1950s.
President Donald Trump's call for a "Space Force" may sound like something out of this world, but it's set to come one step closer to reality this week when the Pentagon is expected to deliver to Congress its plans to strengthen the Defense Department's space efforts. ' But the Pentagon's plan could fall short of Trump's stated wish to add a sixth military service, which would require an act of Congress.
On Monday, SaraACarter.com reported that government watchdog, Judicial Watch had filed a motion in the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, requesting that the Department of Justice preserve records from former FBI Director James Comey's personal email account.
At least 11 people were shot to death and about 70 wounded in a weekend burst of violence in Chicago that instantly became a political issue when President Donald Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, blamed the carnage on longtime Democratic rule in the city. Police on Monday attributed the dozens of shootings to gangs, the illegal flow of guns and sweltering August heat that drew more people outside.
Rick Gates, the key prosecution witness in the Paul Manafort trial, continued his testimony Tuesday, telling jurors how he and Manafort together committed a series of financial crimes. AP's Eric Tucker explains what's happening in the courtroom.
Maricopa County plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review a lower-court decision that concluded the county is liable for then-Sheriff Joe Arpaio's actions in cracking down on immigrants during traffic stops. County Attorney Bill Montgomery says the appeal isn't aimed at recouping the millions of dollars that taxpayers have shelled out in two lawsuits that challenged the patrols.
Voters in parts of Los Angeles and Orange counties on Tuesday may replace a state senator who resigned in February over sexual misconduct allegations with someone who would serve just a few months. The winner of the district's special election Tuesday will serve out the remainder of former Sen. Tony Mendoza's term that ends in November.
August 7: From left, candidates for U.S. Senate, Geoff Diehl, Beth Lindstrom, and John Kingston are seen in the studios of Boston Herald Radio as they debate each other, as the Herald's Hillary Chabot and Joe Battenfeld look on, on August 7, 2018. The three Republican candidates for U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren's seat mixed it up in the Herald Radio studio today, slamming each other for their varying levels of support for President Trump in their first debate.
US President Donald Trump's son has said his 2016 meeting with a Russian lawyer was about "essentially nothing" relevant to claims of collusion. Mr Trump Jr's meeting with a Kremlin-linked attorney at Trump Tower in New York could constitute a breach of US campaign rules, experts say.
It's Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. Here is some of what Sun staffers and other news providers are working on for lowellsun.com and Wednesday's edition: Reporter Chris Lisinski, clisinski@lowellsun.com, is in Westford, where local police have declared one of the town's many quarries a crime scene.
An ICE employee agreed to resigned Tuesday and accepted a five-year bar from working in the federal government after admitting to politicking on behalf of Hillary Clinton during the 2016 election. The employee, who officials didn't name, posted more than 100 messages to social media while at work urging people to vote for Mrs. Clinton.
As summer vacationers start to pack up and head home, Congress is considering a sweeping tally of proposals that could affect travelers, from dictating seat size and legroom to rolling back rules that require airlines to advertise the full price of a ticket.
The one-term Republican from Minnesota's Second Congressional District is again running against DFLer Angie Craig, in what's expected to be among the most competitive U.S. House races in the country. In recent weeks, CNN has aired several reports about some questionable remarks Lewis made about women and blacks.