Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammad Badie and 683 others had been sentenced to death by an Egyptian court on Monday, the same court who handed out capital sentences to hundreds of others last month, CNN said.
In a press conference on Monday, it was revealed that New York Representative Michael Grimm has been charged with federal fraud and tax-related charges stemming from his operation of a Manhattan restaurant prior to his political career, Fox News reported.
In the wake of the audio recording scandal involving Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling and his rumored girlfriend V. Stiviano, the National Basketball Association is expected to make a statement on Tuesday as part of its investigation on Sterling's alleged racist remarks, USA Today said.
Seven officials of the Russian government and 17 companies that has links to Russian President Vladimir Putin's inner circle will be subject to the new round of sanctions US has imposed, the Voice of America said.
