Firm has no plans to salvage more Titanic artifacts, snuffing out legal fight
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The U.S. government has scrapped its litigation against the company that owns the salvage rights to the Titanic, noting that the firm no longer has expedition plans to the shipwreck that could break
Trump flies US flag at full height before end of 30-day mourning period following Carter’s death
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — U.S. flags at President-elect Donald Trump ‘s private Mar-a-Lago club are back to flying at full height. Flags are supposed to fly at half-staff through the end of January out of
Adnan Syed’s motion to reduce his sentence to time served backed by prosecutors
BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore prosecutors filed a motion supporting Adnan Syed’s recent request to have his sentence reduced to time served, which could ensure he remains free indefinitely as he awaits further court decisions in a decadeslong
Judge clears the way for release of special counsel Smith’s report on Trump’s 2020 election case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department can publicly release its investigative report on President-elect Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case, a federal judge said Monday — the latest ruling in a court dispute over the highly anticipated
Biden says he is approving student loan relief for over 150,000 borrowers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden said on Monday his administration is approving student loan relief for more than 150,000 borrowers who included those who attended schools that defrauded their students, those with total and permanent disabilities
JPMorgan providing forbearance to mortgage customers hit by Los Angeles wildfires
(Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase’s home lending unit is providing disaster forbearance to mortgage customers affected by the Los Angeles wildfires, the bank said on Monday. Forbearance allows borrowers to temporarily pause repayments on their loans or pay
Melania Trump says she’s packed and ready for the move back into the White House
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Incoming first lady Melania Trump says she’s packed and ready to move back into the White House, where son Barron will have a bedroom, and she plans to revive her Be
Los Angeles on high alert with extreme winds due to return
By Nathan Frandino and Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Dangerously high winds were expected to resume on Monday in Los Angeles, potentially hampering efforts to extinguish two stubborn wildfires that have leveled whole neighborhoods and claimed
US Supreme Court turns away gun law challenges in Delaware, Maryland
By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a bid to block Delaware’s prohibition on assault-style rifles and large-capacity ammunition magazines, as well as a challenge to Maryland’s handgun licensing
Supreme Court upholds a North Dakota state House district on an American Indian reservation
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a North Dakota state House district on an American Indian reservation, rejecting a challenge by local Republican officials. The Republicans’ lawsuit had previously been rejected by a three-judge
