While the prime minister has said he’d rather die than ask the EU for a delay, members of Parliament passed a law last week saying he must ask for an extension if he doesn’t get a deal by Oct. 19.
Lynley Price
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Study finds universe might be 2 billion years younger
A new study calculates that universe may be 11.4 billion-years-old, not 13.7 billion.
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Grand jury indicts man on capital murder charge in El Paso attack
Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Patrick Crusius, 21, who is accused of the Aug. 3 mass shooting.
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‘Jersey Shore’ star Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino released from prison
The reality TV star was sentenced to eight months behind bars for tax evasion.
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Mint, menthol: Vape industry has dug heels in on flavor bans
Altria, one of the world’s largest tobacco producers and Juul’s biggest investor, has spent more than $70,000 in Maine alone on a social media and email campaign to defeat a ban on flavored e-cigarettes.
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Chinese businesswoman guilty in Mar-a-Lago trespassing case
The 33-year-old may face up to six years in prison.
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Scientists succeed in creating northern white rhino embryos
The embryos, created from the two living females and the frozen sperm from dead males, will be transferred into a surrogate mother – a southern white rhino – in the future.
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Court cuts jury award, warns Steinbeck kin to end litigation
The court upheld a jury verdict two years ago in Los Angeles federal court that found Gail Steinbeck and her husband meddled with the late author’s stepdaughter’s plans as executor of the estate.
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Supreme Court allows broad enforcement of asylum limits
The Trump administration’s rule prevents most Central American immigrants from seeking asylum in the U.S.
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Bill giving protections to Uber drivers, others moves ahead
The bill has received opposition from on-demand delivery and ridesharing companies that say it will kill their business model.