The House Committee on Ethics announced Wednesday it is opening an investigation into allegations that Democratic Rep. Katie Hill of California engaged in an improper relationship with a congressional staffer in possible violation of House rules. In a separate statement to constituents released on Wednesday, Hill admitted to having an inappropriate relationship with a campaign…… MORE
A Pennsylvania woman has been ordered quarantined after she was potentially exposed to measles, the first time the city ordered a quarantine in decades, according to a city spokesman. Tamika Brown visited Lehigh Valley Health Network on October 12, during a time when people there may have been exposed to measles, according to a court…… MORE
An engaged couple was minding their own business, getting their photos taken in Philadelphia, when suddenly a celebrity joined in one of their pictures. Megan Monaco and Joe Setrow were visiting from Norfolk, Virginia, taking engagement pictures in front of Philadelphia’s famous art museum when a familiar face jumped into the frame with them. Jason…… MORE
Nearly a year after the Lion Air plane crash killed 189 people, four victim families reached a settlement with Boeing, the families’ attorney tells CNN Business. “We represent 46 victim families [in the Lion Air plane crash]. We reached an agreement on four of those cases,” said Mark Lindquist of Herrmann Law Group. “Negotiations are…… MORE
A coalition of top Democratic strategists and donors are intensifying conversations about setting up an outside group to bolster Joe Biden’s presidential candidacy, people familiar with the matter tell CNN, aiming to create a super PAC designed to fight back against a barrage of well-funded attacks from President Donald Trump’s campaign. The idea of building…… MORE
To say that Vijay Shekhar Sharma is ambitious is an understatement. The founder of Paytm, India’s largest digital payments company, has already revolutionized the way 400 million people spend money — whether it’s buying dinner, paying an electric bill or sending money to a friend. Over the course of his career, he’s also ventured into…… MORE
Olivia Gant was a local celebrity, a terminally ill 7-year-old who spent her final months riding along with police and firefighters and taking on criminals at a Denver-area school as “the bat princess.” But it was all part of a lie, prosecutors say. The girl was never terminally ill; it was her mother who killed…… MORE
During a speech on American energy in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, President Donald Trump ticked through his usual issues before making an unusual remark about his long-promised border wall. “We’re building a wall on the border of New Mexico. And we’re building a wall in Colorado,” Trump said. Colorado, located directly north of New Mexico, is…… MORE
Rudy Giuliani has been approaching defense attorneys for possible representation, according to three sources familiar with the matter. The move by Giuliani, who is President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, is notable because last week he said he would not be seeking a new lawyer unless he felt one was needed. His previous lawyer, John Sale,…… MORE
Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against Kushner Companies Westminster Management LLC and 25 property owners alleging illegal and harmful rental practices, according to a release from the attorney general’s office. “We’re charging that Westminster and the rental property owners in this case took advantage of consumers, primarily low- and middle-income…… MORE
