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“Hit him again”: Texas judge ordered electric shocks to man during 2015 trial
In Tarrant County, Texas, defendants are sometimes strapped with a stun belt around their legs. The devices are used to deliver a shock in the event the person gets violent...
Trump considering temporary tariff exemption for Canada and Mexico
President Donald Trump is planning to offer Canada and Mexico a temporary exemption from new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, reversing his original insistence that the measures apply to...
Analysis: Shortly before Trump announced tariffs, his former adviser dumped millions in steel-related stocks
President Donald Trump's decision Thursday to impose crippling tariffs on the imports of steel and aluminum took many by surprise - particularly investors, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed...
Congress leaves Washington with no action on gun control or school safety
Congress is leaving Washington in the aftermath of the latest mass shooting having done nothing to counteract systemic gun violence or improve school safety, with President Donald Trump's extraordinary summit...
Questions linger about how Melania Trump, a Slovenian model, scored “the Einstein visa”
In 2000, Melania Knauss, a Slovenian model dating Donald Trump, began petitioning the government for the right to permanently reside in the United States under a program reserved for people...
Filmmaker Kevin Smith tweets that he has suffered a “massive heart attack”
Kevin Smith tweeted fans early Monday that he had suffered a "massive heart attack" after shooting a comedy special in the Los Angeles area.
As Cape Town’s water runs out, the rich drill wells. The poor worry about eating.
Within the next few months, Cape Town's taps could run dry, the result of a protracted drought and a government failure to provide an alternative water source to this city...
Russian approval led to attack on U.S. troops in Syria
A Russian oligarch believed to control the Russian mercenaries who attacked U.S. troops and their allies in Syria this month was in close touch with Kremlin and Syrian officials in...
Missouri governor indicted on felony invasion of privacy charge stemming from affair
Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, a former Navy SEAL who was once considered a rising Republican politician, has been under siege since January, when accusations emerged that he threatened to blackmail...
Many lenders are loosening requirements for prospective home buyers
Pushback against overly tight credit after the housing crisis, a shrunken proportion of first-time buyers and worry about affordability as home values rose led to some tweaks to guidelines that...