Coal ash contaminates groundwater near most U.S. coal plants: study
More than 90 percent of U.S. coal-fired power plants that are required to monitor groundwater near their coal ash dumps show unsafe levels of toxic metals, according to a study released on Monday by environmental groups.
Democrats may have votes to block Trump’s border emergency in U.S. Senate
Republican U.S. Senator Rand Paul said he would vote in favor of a resolution to end President Donald Trump’s U.S.-Mexico border emergency declaration, according to a media report, likely giving Democrats the votes to pass the measure in the Senate.
Trump says big U.S. savings in curbing joint South Korea military drills
President Donald Trump said on Sunday the reason he wanted to curb military drills with South Korea was to save the United States hundreds of millions of dollars in costs, and suggested it could also reduce tensions with North Korea.
Presidential hopeful Booker, in Selma, says U.S. failing its people
Presidential hopeful Cory Booker told a service commemorating the 1965 “Bloody Sunday” march, a turning point in the civil rights movement, that the United States is still failing many Americans, citing poverty and gun violence as constant threats.
U.S. House panel launches probe into possible obstruction by Trump
The House Judiciary Committee will seek documents from more than 60 people and organizations as it begins investigations into possible obstruction of justice and abuse of power by President Donald Trump, the panel’s chairman said on Sunday.
Ostrich jacket, fake rallies, therapy dogs and other odd scenes in Trump-Russia probe
Question: What do you get when you combine Russian agents, a therapy dog and a $15,000 ostrich-skin jacket?
White House to host CEOs for workforce advisory meeting
The White House on Wednesday is hosting major chief executives who joined a Trump administration advisory board on workforce issues.
U.S. agency probing two fatal Tesla crashes in Florida since last Sunday
U.S. authorities are investigating a fatal Tesla Inc Model S crash in Florida last Sunday that killed the driver and caused a massive fire, the second fatal Tesla crash in the state this week being probed, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administra…
NHTSA probing two fatal Tesla crashes in Florida since Sunday: agency
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it is investigating a fatal Tesla Inc Model S crash in Davie, Florida last Sunday that killed the driver and resulted in a massive vehicle fire, the second fatal crash this week the agency…
Trump slams Mueller, mocks critics in fiery two-hour speech
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