U.S. citizen kidnapped in east Afghanistan: media reports
A U.S. citizen has been kidnapped in Afghanistan’s eastern Khost province, according to media reports on Thursday.
U.S. House Democrats want to create nationwide EV charging network
Two U.S. lawmakers on Thursday will unveil legislation that would create a nationwide electric vehicle (EV) charging network to promote the shift from gasoline-powered vehicles and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
New Hampshire living rooms essential stop on the campaign trail
The road to victory in New Hampshire’s critical Democratic primary on Tuesday may run through the living rooms of people like Gerri and Ron King.
Texas to execute man convicted of killing five family members in 2002
Texas plans on Thursday to execute a man who was convicted for shooting and killing his 29-year-old wife and his two daughters, as well as his father-in-law and sister-in-law shortly after smoking crack in 2002.
DHS suspends New York state access to travel programs over ‘sanctuary’ law: Fox
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will block New York state residents from most of its “trusted traveler” programs in response to a state law that limits cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf told…
Ten U.S. refineries emitted excessive cancer-causing benzene in 2019: report
Ten U.S. oil refineries, including six in Texas, released the cancer-causing chemical benzene in concentrations that exceeded federal limits last year, according to government data published by the green group Environmental Integrity Project on Thursda…
Biden says he is ‘not going anywhere’ after poor showing in Iowa
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden vowed on Wednesday to go on fighting for the Democratic presidential nomination despite what he called the “gut punch” he took in Iowa, where he lagged in fourth place.
Hundreds of U.S. evacuees from China placed under coronavirus quarantine at military bases
Another group of nearly 350 Americans airlifted from the epicenter of China’s fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak were placed under quarantine at two military bases in California on Wednesday, as the number of confirmed U.S. cases of the disease rose t…
Bernard Madoff is dying, seeks early release from prison: lawyer
Bernard Madoff is dying of kidney failure and has fewer than 18 months to live, and is seeking to end his 150-year prison sentence for masterminding what prosecutors have called the largest Ponzi scheme ever.
Biden says he’s ‘not going anywhere’ after poor Iowa showing
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden vowed on Wednesday to go on fighting for the Democratic presidential nomination despite what he called the “gut punch” he took in Iowa, where partial results show the political veteran lagging in fourth place.