Day: October 17, 2023
Justice Barrett expresses support for a formal US Supreme Court ethics code in Minnesota speech
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett says it would be a good idea for the nation’s highest court to adopt a formal code of conduct.
Seattle’s National Nordic Museum director and CEO to retire
Eric Nelson helped grow the National Nordic Museum from a local institution into an international fixture for Nordic arts, culture and history.
Biden to visit Israel as war with Hamas continues, Blinken says
More than 4,000 people have been killed in war and over a million have fled their homes in Gaza
Biden to travel to Israel this week as fears of wider conflict grow
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Biden’s plans as the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip grows more dire and Israel prepares for a possible ground attack.
Californians plead guilty in $600 million nationwide catalytic converter theft scheme
Three members of a California family have pleaded guilty to conspiracy for their role in a ring that shipped $600 million worth of stolen catalytic converters from California to New Jersey.