The first seven jurors were selected on Tuesday to serve on Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial, as the selection process continues to choose a panel of members and six alternates who can be fair to the former U.S. president.The judge also warned lawyers that he would not tolerate any...

   An Ohio judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a Republican backed state law banning gender affirming care, such as puberty blockers and hormones, for transgender minors from taking effect later this month.Judge Michael Holbrook of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas said that the two...

   The Biden administration is set to reject the construction of an access road to the Ambler mining district in northern Alaska, Politico reported on Tuesday, citing two people with knowledge on the decision.The U.S. Interior Department’s recommendation to end the project in its current form could...

   A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that a transgender middle school girl in West Virginia can compete in her school’s girls’ track and cross country teams, blocking enforcement of a state law against her.In a ruling, the Richmond, Virginia based th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found...

   U.S. President Joe Biden kicked off a multi city tour of the battleground state of Pennsylvania on Tuesday with a stop in his hometown of Scranton, where he renewed calls to increase taxes on wealthy Americans and large corporations.Biden is seeking to boost sagging opinion poll numbers for his...

   A top federation of U.S. labor unions has urged Norfolk Southern NSC.N shareholders to vote against Ancora’s director candidates, arguing the hedge fund’s plans for the railroad would compromise safety and improvements being considered. Ancora’s proposed strategy for Norfolk Southern is not fit...

   The Republican controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday delivered two articles of impeachment against President Joe Biden’s top border security official to the Democratic majority Senate, which is expected to quickly defeat the effort.House Republican managers who hope to argue their...

   U.S. Democrats said on Tuesday they would wait to decide how to respond to a proposal from the Republican led House of Representatives to consider national security assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan separately, rather than as one bill.More than two months after the Senate approved a ...

   The University of Southern California canceled a graduation speech by its valedictorian, a Muslim student, saying it could spark violence or disruption due to the intensity of feelings around ongoing conflict in the Middle East.The school’s provost, Andrew Guzman, said in a statement on Monday...

   A former U.S. Army financial counselor pleaded guilty on Tuesday to defrauding grieving military families out of life insurance payments, in a scheme whose alleged victims included widows and a year old girl whose father had died.Caz Craffy, , of Colts Neck, New Jersey, could face about eight...

   The United States has warned it will impose new sanctions on Iran following its unprecedented attack on Israel.U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday said new sanctions on Tehran which could be focused on reducing the country’s capacity to export oil would come within days....

   Every U.S. national election, a cottage industry of strategists, pollsters and organizers craft brand new words and phrases to describe the mood of American voters and the politicking aimed at influencing them.From the election’s Nader traders ask a Generation X voter to ’s Swift...

   Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday signaled skepticism toward an obstruction charge brought by the Justice Department against a Pennsylvania man in the Capitol attack a case with possible implications for the prosecution of Donald Trump for trying to overturn his ...

   President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will face each other in the U.S. presidential election on Nov. in what looks set to be a divisive, closely fought contest. Several third party hopefuls are also running.Here is a list of the candidates:Trump, in office from , has...

   China is directly subsidizing production of illicit fentanyl precursors for sale abroad and fueling the U.S. opioid crisis, a U.S. congressional committee said on Tuesday, releasing findings from an investigation it said unveiled Beijing’s incentives for the deadly chemicals.China continues to...

   U.S. voters view Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as better for the economy than President Joe Biden , as the incumbent’s approval rating ticked lower in April from the previous month, according to a new Reuters Ipsos poll.Some of respondents in the three day poll, which closed on...

   U.S. single family homebuilding tumbled in March, and while new construction remains underpinned by a severe shortage of previously owned houses for sale, a resurgence in mortgage rates is pushing potential buyers to the sidelines.The report from the Commerce Department on Tuesday also showed...

   U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Kathi Vidal said on Tuesday that intellectual property rights IPR continue to be a main concern for U.S. businesses in China, and they face significant challenges with infringement. Whether it’s insufficient deterrence for infringement, challenges to...

   U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland defended President Joe Biden’s mental fitness on Tuesday, telling lawmakers on a House of Representatives panel that he has expertly handled both foreign and domestic matters. The president has no impairment, Garland told a House appropriations subcommittee. I...

   Every year, around to sea otter pups are found stranded off the California coast, often due to storms that separate mother and offspring.The Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach is partnering with the Monterey Bay Aquarium to pair pups with surrogate sea otter mothers with the hope of...

   U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Tuesday announced a partnership with state attorneys general to fast track investigations into complaints against airlines and ticket agents as part of the Biden administration’s efforts to enhance consumer protections.Currently, the authority to...

   On day two of Donald Trump’s criminal trial the judge warned lawyers he would not tolerate efforts to intimidate prospective jurors after saying Trump was audibly muttering while one was questioned. Selection of jurors and six alternates will continue at the next hearing on Thursday. Former...

   U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday warned that the U.S. intends to hit Iran with new sanctions in coming days over its unprecedented attack on Israel, and these actions could seek to reduce Iran’s capacity to export oil. With respect to sanctions, I fully expect that we will take...

   The number of antisemitic incidents of assault, vandalism and harassment in the U.S. hit a record high in as anti Jewish sentiment spiked after the start of the Israel Hamas war, according to a report released Tuesday.The Jewish advocacy group Anti Defamation League ADL tallied, ...

   Two U.S. Republican lawmakers are now pushing to oust House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson, who said on Tuesday he would not resign.Johnson, who took over as the narrowly divided chamber’s speaker last year after fellow Republicans ousted his predecessor, Kevin McCarthy, faces pressure...

   U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas returned to the bench on Tuesday, a day after he missed arguments in two cases with no explanation offered by the court.Thomas, , is the oldest and longest serving member of the court and is part of its conservative majority. He was appointed to the...

   The World Trade Organization’s chief said on Tuesday that U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump’s proposal to impose a import tariff would prompt retaliation from partners, resulting in a lose lose situation that could upend the trading system. If this is done, it is obviously not helpful...

   The company that provided Donald Trump with a million bond in his New York civil fraud case said it had substantial financial credibility, and rejected a suggestion by the state’s attorney general that it wasn’t qualified to provide help.Trump obtained the bond from Knight Specialty...

   U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with China’s defense minister on Tuesday, the first engagement the two have had in over a year as the two countries seek to restore military ties.The phone call comes as U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping have sought to manage...

   This April story has been refiled to say Mariela, not Maria, in paragraph Unarmed emergency responders Nevada Sanchez and Sean Martin take a police dispatch call in southeast Albuquerque, New Mexico, a city with high rates of violent crime and police shootings.They have no enforcement powers...