Category: testify

Rail CEO Repeats Derailment Apologies Before Ohio Senate

COLUMBUS, Ohio—Norfolk Southern’s CEO reiterated apologies Tuesday for the East Palestine train derailment and vows to make things right during his first testimony to Ohio lawmakers since the fiery accident, expressing support for some additional safety proposals but resistance to others. An Ohio Senate panel on rail safety questioned Alan Shaw over a wide range…


Parkland School Shooter Nikolas Cruz Formally Sentenced to Life in Prison

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz formally received a sentence of life without parole Wednesday after families of his 17 slain victims spent two days berating him as evil, a coward, a monster and a subhuman. Cruz, shackled and in a red jail jumpsuit, watched Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer as she pronounced 34 consecutive…


Olympic Court: Valieva Will Testify in Doping Case Hearing

BEIJING—Figure skater Kamila Valieva will testify by video at an appeal hearing Sunday that will decide if the 15-year-old Russian star can still compete at the Beijing OIympics despite an ongoing doping case. Just 30 minutes ahead of the hearing’s scheduled 8:30 p.m. start in Beijing, Court of Arbitration for Sport director general Matthieu Reeb…


LIVE: Powell, Yellen Testify to Senate Banking Committee

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testify before a Senate Banking Committee hybrid hearing, “CARES Act Oversight of Treasury and the Federal Reserve: Building a Resilient Economy.”


LIVE: Yellen, Powell Testify to House Committee on Pandemic Response

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testify on oversight of the Treasury Department’s and Federal Reserve’s Pandemic Response at the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services.


LIVE: Pentagon Officials Testify to Senate Committee on Afghanistan Withdrawal


Jussie Smollett Attorneys Cannot Call Prosecutor to Testify

CHICAGO—Jussie Smollett’s attorneys cannot call as a witness the Chicago prosecutor whose office dropped initial charges accusing the actor of staging a racist, anti-gay attack on himself in 2019, a judge ruled Thursday. Smollett’s attorneys also cannot mention various lawsuits linked to his case, Cook County Judge James Linn said. But Linn said they can…