The WHO wants more information about the unexplained death of a worker at a Russian plague research institute and reports of a possible second illness. Russia says tests have found no plague cases or evidence of an outbreak.
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A federal appeals court is considering Saudi Arabia’s challenge to a ruling allowing 9/11 families’ claims to proceed. Judges raised questions about unresolved facts and did not say when they would rule.
A federal judge ordered Wanying Zhang held pending trial after prosecutors said she posed a flight risk. She is accused of surveilling Taiwan’s president’s son near his Seattle-area home for Chinese officials.
The DNC alleges that government-funded ads promoting President Trump violate federal spending and propaganda laws. Trump says private funds will pay for the ads going forward, but the dispute over money already spent remains.
Trump says he supports a proposal for a presidential retreat at his West Palm Beach golf course and says the military and Secret Service suggested it. The club’s attorney has asked Palm Beach County to provide land, with the club paying to build the lodging facility.
Federal prosecutors are expected to bring charges alleging Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores played a role in the torture of Americans detained in Venezuela, CBS News reported. The couple have pleaded not guilty to existing drug and weapons charges.
Jamaal Howard’s lawyers are seeking to stop his scheduled Texas execution, citing concerns about pentobarbital after Christa Pike survived a lethal injection in Tennessee. They are also pressing a claim that Howard is intellectually disabled.
Federal agents arrested an 18-year-old Minnesota man after he allegedly obtained a rifle and ammunition for a planned attack at Mall of America. Prosecutors say he discussed targeting an Oct. 24 celebration at the mall.