Islamic cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri took the stand yesterday to answer all allegations of kidnapping and other terrorism-related charges against him by the US government, including his supposed role in the 1998 kidnapping of US tourists in Yemen, Bloomberg reported.
Activist group Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense has intensified its efforts to convince Capitol Hill to establish stricter gun control measures and recently held an event on Wednesday to promote gun control in the country, USA Today reported.
US senator Mitch McConnell's key cause to boost his chances in the May 20 Senate primary is to bar potential measures that could restrain or shutter down coal plants in the state of Kentucky, Bloomberg reported.
Companies in the fossil-fuel business will be forced to shell out money in compliance to the US government's set of measures to curb emissions blamed for global warming, Bloomberg reported.
