U.S. Labor Department delays removal of media firms’ computers from data ‘lockups’
The U.S. Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Tuesday it was delaying by at least a week its requirement that news agencies remove computers from a room it provides for coverage of embargoed economic reports.
Rivals question front-runner Sanders’ electability at rowdy South Carolina Democratic debate
Surging Democratic presidential front-runner Bernie Sanders came under withering fire in a boisterous debate in South Carolina on Tuesday, as rivals attacked the high cost of his ambitious economic agenda and warned he would cost the party the White Ho…
San Francisco declares emergency over coronavirus
San Francisco declared a local emergency over the coronavirus on Tuesday, despite having no cases, as U.S. officials urged Americans to prepare for the spread of infections within their communities.
Mexico worried U.S. ruling sets precedent in cross-border shooting of teen
The Mexican government on Tuesday said it was worried a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of a Mexican boy shot dead by a U.S. Border Patrol agent from the other side of the border would set a precedent.
Sanders comes under fire early at South Carolina Democratic debate
Surging front-runner Bernie Sanders came under fire early in the Democratic debate in South Carolina on Tuesday, as rival Michael Bloomberg said Russia was helping the senator because it knew he would lose in November to Republican President Donald Tru…
U.S. judge seems skeptical about giving Trump adviser Stone a new trial
A U.S. judge on Tuesday signaled skepticism toward a bid by Roger Stone, a longtime adviser to President Donald Trump, to win a new trial based on claims that the jury forewoman was biased, even as Trump assailed her again on Twitter.
Weinstein upbeat at Manhattan hospital after sex crimes conviction, lawyer says
Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was in good spirits on Tuesday, as he accepted visitors while under police guard at a Manhattan hospital, his lawyer said, despite having been convicted a day earlier of sexual assault and rape.
U.S. AG Barr names new chief for troubled prison system
U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Tuesday announced a new director for the U.S. government’s prison system, seeking to impose stability on an agency that has been under scrutiny since the August suicide of financier Jeffrey Epstein in a New York Ci…
U.S. health officials urge Americans to prepare for spread of coronavirus
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday alerted Americans to begin preparing for the spread of coronavirus in the United States after infections surfaced in several more countries.
Massive changes to California voting spark fears of Iowa-style primary chaos
As he looks ahead to California’s March 3 Democratic primary, Neal Kelley is having sleepless nights.
