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.
About 350 U.S. evacuees from China placed under coronavirus quarantine at military bases
Two planes carrying about 350 Americans out of Wuhan, China, arrived at an Air Force base in California on Wednesday as the United States stepped up efforts to bring its citizens home from the epicenter of the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak.
Trump seeks to delay rape accuser’s defamation lawsuit pending ‘Apprentice’ appeal
U.S. President Donald Trump asked a New York state trial judge to put on hold a defamation lawsuit by Elle magazine advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, who has accused him of rape, saying a successful appeal in a separate defamation case could shield him…
Buttigieg holds lead over Sanders in latest Iowa caucus results
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg held his lead over U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders in the Iowa caucuses in updated results released by the Iowa Democratic Party on Wednesday.
About 350 U.S. evacuees from China land at California air base
Two planes carrying about 350 Americans out of Wuhan, China, arrived at a U.S. military base in California on Wednesday, in Washington’s latest effort to bring its citizens home from the epicenter of the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak.
Biden vows to stay the course after ‘gut punch’ 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 “a gut punch” he took in Iowa’s contest where partial results showed the political veteran lagging in fourth pla…
Uber gets permit to restart testing its self-driving cars in California
Uber Technologies Inc has been allowed to restart testing its self-driving vehicles with a backup driver in California, almost two years after its autonomous car killed a pedestrian in Arizona.
Chesapeake Energy, others sued for $1 million in fatal Texas oil-well blast
Chesapeake Energy Corp and three oilfield service firms were sued by the daughter of a worker who suffered fatal injuries when a Texas oil well exploded in flames last month.
