USPS considers allowing people to ship handguns through the mail

LAS VEGAS — Handguns could be mailed through the United States Postal Service for the first time in nearly 100 years if a proposed rule under the Trump administration takes effect. Democratic attorneys general in two dozen states sent a letter this week in opposition. In 1927, Congress passed a law barring the USPS from … Read more

Civil rights groups file lawsuit seeking to block Texas law allowing cops to arrest illegal migrants

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A coalition of civil rights groups filed a new lawsuit on Monday seeking to halt parts of a Texas law that would allow police officers in the Lone Star State to arrest migrants suspected of crossing into the U.S. across the U.S.-Mexico border illegally. The law is … Read more

Alito temporarily restores FDA rule allowing abortion pill mifepristone to be sent by mail

Washington — Justice Samuel Alito on Monday temporarily halted an appellate court order that blocked a Food and Drug Administration rule allowing the abortion pill mifepristone to be prescribed online and dispensed through the mail. Alito granted temporary relief to the maker of mifepristone, Danco Laboratories, and the manufacturer of a generic version of the … Read more

Purdue Pharma to be sentenced in criminal opioids case, allowing settlement money to flow

A judge is expected to sentence OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to forfeit $225 million to the Justice Department on Tuesday, clearing the way for the company to finalize a settlement of thousands of lawsuits it faces over its role in the opioid crisis. The penalty was agreed to in a 2020 pact to resolve federal … Read more

Tennessee high court blocks order allowing media witnesses to view more parts of executions

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily blocked a lower court’s order that would have let media witnesses view more parts of state-run executions. The ruling restores the prior process ahead of the May 21 scheduled execution of Tony Carruthers, and it will remain in place during an ongoing appeal. The order … Read more

Polymarket apologizes for allowing wagers on fate of U.S. pilots downed in Iran

Prediction market platform Polymarket issued an apology Friday after allowing users to place bets on the fate of American pilots aboard a U.S. fighter jet downed over Iran. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. A two-seater F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down over Iran on Friday, … Read more

Bahrain waters down UN proposal over opposition to allowing force to open Strait of Hormuz

UNITED NATIONS — Bahrain has significantly watered down a proposed U.N. resolution on reopening the Strait of Hormuz amid opposition from China and Russia about allowing countries to use force to secure the critical waterway Iran has largely cut off to global shipping. The final draft of the proposal, obtained Thursday by The Associated Press, … Read more