Ohio State University has reached a $100 million settlement with nearly 300 former students who had accused the school’s campus doctor of sexually assaulting them decades ago, the school and a lawyer for the victims said on Wednesday.
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New World screwworm, a parasitic fly that eats warm-blooded animals alive, has been found in a calf in Texas, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday evening, exposing the nation’s cattle herd to a serious new threat.
Oil prices eased on Thursday as Israel and Lebanon’s ceasefire agreement boosted hopes for a broader deal to end the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, while the U.S. House approved a resolution seeking to curb President Donald Trump’s war powers.
Lebanon and Israel have agreed to the implementation of a ceasefire, according to a joint statement with the United States released by the State Department on Wednesday following negotiations in Washington.
The Republican-led U.S. Senate voted on Wednesday to open debate on a $70 billion bill to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, clearing the way for a marathon of debate and amendment votes that Democrats will try to use to tie Republicans to Trump’s efforts to compensate his allies and protect himself from tax scrutiny.
Two of President Donald Trump’s cabinet members on Wednesday distanced themselves from his pick of loyalist Bill Pulte to serve as acting U.S. spy chief, as Republican lawmakers criticized his lack of national security experience.
The House voted 215 to 208, as four Republicans voted with Democrats in favor of the war powers resolution.
Thousands of Albanians took to the streets of Tirana on Tuesday night protesting against a development planned by a company linked with Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner on an environmentally sensitive part of the Adriatic coast.
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday making it easier to fire 8,000 of some of the best-paid government workers, part of a broader effort to overhaul the federal workforce.
SpaceX secured tax incentives on Wednesday for its proposed Terafab chip manufacturing project in Grimes County, Texas, despite fierce opposition from residents who warned the development could strain local resources and transform the rural community.