After four days of trial, a U.S. District Judge in Washington, D.C., is left to decide whether Maine resident Kyle Fitzsimons is guilty of assaulting three officers, civil disorder and obstruction of a legal proceeding.
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Oscar-winning director Steven Spielberg among donors in $22 million Kansas campaign on abortion
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg also contributed $1.25 million, and the Sixteen Thirty Fund, which finances liberal causes, contributed nearly $1.5 million.
CDC confirms Nebraska child died of brain-eating amoeba
Health officials believe the child became infected while swimming Sunday in the Elkhorn River, a few miles west of Omaha.
Large fire consumes boats, vehicles at Massachusetts boatyard
The fire sent a plume of dense black smoke over southeastern Massachusetts.
Foot found in Yellowstone hot spring linked to July death
Officials did not disclose details about how the death is believed to have happened, identify the person who died or say why officials do not suspect foul play.
Pennsylvania man tried to buy stolen human remains, police charge
The man told investigators that he intended to resell the body parts on Facebook, according to the affidavit.
Backyard mosquito spraying booms, but may be too deadly
The chemical bombardment is beginning to worry scientists who fear over-use of pesticides is harming pollinators and worsening a growing threat to birds that eat insects.
U.S. poised to announce new military aid, drones for Ukraine
The U.S. says it will give Ukraine 15 Scan Eagle surveillance drones, 40 mine-resistant vehicles, 2,000 anti-armor rounds and howitzer weapons to help Ukrainian forces regain territory and mount a counter-offensive against Russian invaders.
Islamic State ‘Beatle’ gets life term for U.S. hostage deaths
A British man nicknamed one of the Beatles by his captives because of his English accent is the most notorious and highest-ranking member of the Islamic State group ever to be convicted in a U.S. court.
What’s next for Trump Organization after Weisselberg plea?
A judge has agreed to sentence Allen Weisselberg — a longtime loyal lieutenant to Donald Trump — to 5 months at New York’s infamous Rikers Island jail complex.