Judge again blocks Trump’s effort to restrict voting by mail as ballots start going out
The move comes as the Trump administration is appealing a related order to the Supreme Court.
Measles cases top 3,000 to reach highest level in three decades, CDC reports
A 6-week-old baby girl is one of two people with measles who died in Pennsylvania, the Lancaster County coroner said Friday, as the nation’s measles tally hit a new 35-year record of 3,134 cases.
Trump administration rolls out 5 voter fraud prosecutions ahead of midterms
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Friday announced that federal prosecutors brought five voter fraud cases this week and released video of Homeland Security Investigations agents arresting a defendant at an apartment in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Supreme Court backs Republicans in election ad rate dispute
Republicans asked the high court to allow party committees to receive the same ad discounts that candidates themselves benefit from.
Pig kidney works for a record 271 days inside the body of surviving American
An American lived for a record 271 days with a transplanted pig kidney before Boston doctors replaced it with a human kidney earlier this year — a transplant that has kept him alive ever since, researchers said Thursday.
3 hurricanes in the Pacific show the power of El Niño
Three hurricanes — Karina, Lowell and Marie — are churning in the Pacific Ocean, a high level of activity that climate scientists say is on brand for El Niño.
Safety manager accused of killing 5-year-old boy in hyperbaric oxygen chamber fire sentenced to prison
A man has been sentenced to more than a year in prison in connection with the death of a boy who was killed in a fiery explosion inside a hyperbaric oxygen chamber last year.
Taylor Frankie Paul says she got engaged on ‘Bachelorette’ season that never aired
Taylor Frankie Paul revealed that she got engaged while filming her season of “The Bachelorette,” which was pulled from the air just days before premiere.
At least 4 candidates under consideration for Army secretary, sources say
WASHINGTON — At least four candidates have emerged as potential replacements for former Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, including the Pentagon’s top spokesperson and a Republican congressman, according to three U.S. officials, three people familiar with the selection process and two congressional staffers.
Lindsay Clancy jury risks mistrial on 7th day of deliberations after 2 deadlock notes
Lindsay Clancy’s defense team filed a motion to Judge William Sullivan on Friday asking that there be no more sidebars for the remainder of the triple-murder trial, and that all further proceedings be handled in open court.