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We Need to Hear From Christine Blasey Ford Republicans are being unfair. I hope she testifies anyway. By Michelle Goldberg Opinion Columnist Sept. 20, 2018 n amoral political terms, Senate Republicans have been skillful in handling Christine Blasey’s Ford’s allegations that the Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were both in high school. On Monday, when Senator Charles Grassley, head of the Judiciary Committee, announced that a hearing on Blasey’s allegations would be held in a week, it wasn’t immediately clear that neither she nor her lawyer had been consulted. “They sent out a notice of...

Charge stems from auto maker’s failure to recall vehicles equipped with defective ignition switchThe U.S. Justice Department is weighing charging General Motors Co. with criminal wire fraud stemming from the auto maker’s failure to recall millions of vehicles equipped with a defective ignition switch, said people familiar with the matter. Federal prosecutors in New York are focusing on the charge after determining GM likely made misleading statements and concealed information about the faulty switch, now linked to more than 100 deaths, the people said. They are hoping to reach a settlement with the company by the end of summer or...

2006/03/25 04:43 KST U.S. may seek criminal charges against Kim Jong-il: CRS report By Lee Dong-min WASHINGTON, March 24 (Yonhap) -- The United States may seek criminal charges against North Korea's top leader Kim Jong-il, which may explain why U.S. officials have become more sensitive about supporting allegations against Pyongyang with legal evidence, senior congressional researchers said in a report Friday. The report also questions the credibility of information South Korea provides to the U.S. about North Korea's illicit financial activities, saying Seoul may be influenced by its conciliatory policy toward Pyongyang.

<p>CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) -- City officials have been blocked from filing criminal contempt charges against the owners of the E2 nightclub where 21 people died early Monday.</p> <p>Judge Daniel Lynch ruled Tuesday afternoon that the city must show more evidence to justify criminal charges.</p>