The Supreme Court dismissed on Wednesday the pending case of Lee Boyd Malvo, who was convicted for his role in the serial sniper shooting spree that rocked Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia 17 years ago. Last fall, the court heard arguments in the case after a lower court ordered a new sentence for…… MORE
A Texas man whom federal prosecutors say formerly served as a leader in a white supremacist group was arrested on Wednesday for harassing a member of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet, journalists and a university. John Cameron Denton, 26, of Montgomery, Texas, was arrested for allegedly making “swatting” calls targeting the individuals and the school, authorities…… MORE
Two things are true right now in the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination fight. 1) Bernie Sanders is the race’s front-runner. 2) Nominating someone with Sanders’ profile would be a clear risk. The first point is not terribly controversial. Sanders won the popular vote in Iowa (although he was edged out by former South Bend, Indiana,…… MORE
There’s little doubt that immigration will be an issue many voters are weighing as they head to the polls in November. But a new report highlights an interesting fact to think about as the 2020 presidential election looms: A record number of immigrants are eligible to vote. The report, released Wednesday by the Pew Research…… MORE
Federal regulators filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to kill an alliance between America’s two largest coal mining companies. The Federal Trade Commission’s decision, supported by two Republicans appointed by President Donald Trump, deals a blow to the turnaround efforts of Peabody Energy and Arch Coal from their 2016 bankruptcy filings. It also poses another setback…… MORE
For a moment, it looked like Heaven Fitch was about to lose. The teen wrestling phenom was on the mat under her opponent in the last few seconds of the state championship match. That was, until she flipped out from underneath him in a backwards somersault and quickly scooted around to regain the upper hand.…… MORE
A federal judge has paved the way for a facility to open in Philadelphia that would allow and supervise the injection of illegal drugs, an arrangement that would be the first of its kind in the United States. The ruling sparked anger among those where the facility is scheduled to open but support from some…… MORE
China’s Chang’e-4 mission, the first to land on the far side of the moon, is unveiling lunar secrets one layer at a time, according to a new study. Chang’e-4 landed in the Von Karman crater on January 3, 2019, after which it deployed a lunar rover named Yutu-2. The rover’s purpose was to explore the…… MORE
While it’s not possible to go back in time and see if Mars truly was habitable billions of years ago, scientists are investigating the next best possibility: ancient meteorite impact sites on Earth. And there just happens to be a very Mars-like one in southern Germany. Today, Mars is a frozen desert with a thin…… MORE
The chaotic final Democratic debate before the South Carolina primary and Super Tuesday averaged 15.8 million viewers, according to preliminary Nielsen ratings. About 15.3 million watched on CBS and another half a million tuned in via the cable channel BET. An unknown number of additional viewers watched a livestream on Twitter, which co-sponsored the event.…… MORE
