Tanker plane that crashed in Australia hit ground after low fire retardant drop: preliminary report
A C-130 tanker plane that crashed and killed all three Americans on board while fighting fires in Australia last month hit the ground shortly after making a two-second fire retardant drop at an altitude of 200 feet, investigators said on Friday.
Stocks plunge on coronavirus fears even as U.S. ramps up fight against spread
U.S. stocks plummeted on Thursday as fears about the effect of the coronavirus outbreak on economic growth flared even as U.S. officials pledged that they were stepping up efforts to safeguard Americans from the virus’ spread.
‘I could fall to my death:’ tightrope walker Wallenda readies to cross active volcano
Tightrope walker Nik Wallenda fears the worst-possible outcome as he prepares for his latest high wire act – trekking across a live volcano in Nicaragua on Wednesday. “I could fall to my death.”
How the Democratic nominating battle could end in a messy ‘brokered convention’
Seemingly every four years, political pundits speculate about a “brokered” U.S. presidential convention – only to see a nominee selected with little or no drama. But that may not be the case in 2020.
U.S. CDC aggressively evaluating whether coronavirus survives on surfaces: agency chief
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director Robert Redfield told the U.S. Congress on Thursday that his agency is aggressively evaluating how long coronavirus can survive and be infectious on surfaces.
Kobe Bryant handprints among Beverly Hills auction items
A copy of Kobe Bryant’s handprints, cast in cement outside Hollywood’s famed Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, are going up for auction in April along with other memorabilia of the basketball legend who died in January.
Mixed messages, test delays hamper U.S. coronavirus response
Even as U.S. officials warn of an inevitable outbreak of coronavirus in the United States, and are alerting Americans to take precautions, some health agencies charged with protecting the public appear unprepared to deal with the threat.
U.S. judge mulls holding Russian firm linked to election meddling in contempt
A federal judge is weighing civil contempt charges against a Russian company accused of funding a Russian troll farm’s interference in the 2016 U.S. election to boost President Donald Trump’s candidacy after prosecutors accused the St. Petersburg-based…
House Democrats to introduce bill clawing back border wall funds
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are working on new legislation that would “claw back” funds the White House took from the Pentagon’s budget to fund construction of a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, the chairman of the House Armed Service…
U.S. CDC chief says all suspected coronavirus cases should be tested
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday revised its criteria for who should be tested for the coronavirus and is shipping more test kits out to states including California, the agency’s director told lawmakers.
