TOKYO — A U.S. fighter jet dumped two fuel tanks into a lake in northern Japan on Tuesday, creating a fuel slick, as about 10 fishermen were catching clams in boats below, officials said. No one was injured. The U.S. Air Force said in a statement that an F-16 jet […]
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Lawyer pleads guilty to lying to investigators in Mueller probe
Last Updated Feb 20, 2018 6:41 PM EST WASHINGTON — A man charged in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation has pleaded guilty Tuesday to lying to investigators in the Russia probe. Mueller’s office charged Alex Van Der Zwaan, a former associate of the firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, who […]
Man accused of lying to Russia probe investigators
WASHINGTON – Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s office on Tuesday filed new charge against a man accused of lying to investigators in Russia probe. Mueller is charging Alex Van Der Zwaan, a former associate of the firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. He will appear before Judge Amy Berman Jackson at […]
New charge filed in Russia probe
Last Updated Feb 20, 2018 10:03 AM EST WASHINGTON – Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s office on Tuesday filed new charge against a man accused of lying to investigators in Russia probe. Mueller is charging Alex Van Der Zwaan, who will appear before Judge Amy Berman Jackson at 2:30 p.m. ET. A […]
“Dead people don’t move”: Woman says hospital declared living husband dead
The startling case of a man who lived for hours after he was declared dead is set to go to trial in April. Michael Cleveland was a 46-year-old married father with no known history of heart problems – until he went into cardiac arrest one night in 2014. His wife, […]
Seventh-grade student shoots self at Ohio school
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Authorities said a seventh-grade student shot and injured himself inside the restroom of an Ohio middle school Tuesday, sending the school into lockdown. Police have not said if the shooting was intentional but said the student was carrying a “distractionary device” in his backpack. Police said […]
Ohio school district on lockdown after student shoots himself
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Schools in the Jackson Local School District in Ohio’s Stark County were on lockdown Tuesday after a student shot himself, CBS Cleveland affiliate WOIO reports. The 7th-grader shot himself at Jackson Memorial Middle School on Tuesday morning, according to Jackson Township police. The boy’s condition wasn’t immediately known. […]
Albertsons to buy Rite Aid in cash-and-stock deal
FILE PHOTO: A Rite Aid logo is seen outside one of their stores in New York, April 11, 2013. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton February 20, 2018 (Reuters) – U.S. grocery chain operator Albertsons Companies Inc said on Tuesday it would buy the drug stores that Rite Aid Corp <RAD.N> is not selling […]
Pennsylvania’s top court unveils a new map carving out the state’s US congressional voting districts
Pennsylvania’s top court on Monday unveiled a new map carving out the state’s U.S. congressional voting districts, imposing a plan it said was based on “traditional criteria” after rejecting a proposal drawn up by Republican lawmakers as unconstitutional. The state Supreme Court had ruled that the Republican plan effectively marginalized […]
Qualcomm gets hedge fund nod with raised offer for NXP
FILE PHOTO: A sign on the Qualcomm campus is seen in San Diego, California, U.S. November 6, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo February 20, 2018 By Sonam Rai (Reuters) – U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm Inc <QCOM.O> raised its offer to buy NXP Semiconductors NV <NXPI.O> to $127.50 per share on Tuesday, and […]