Virginia lawmakers vote to block offshore drilling in rebuke to Trump plan
Virginia Democratic-led lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bill to block future oil and gas development off the state’s coastline, reflecting opposition to the Republican Trump administration’s efforts to open Atlantic waters to fossil fuel exploration.
Iowa Democrats to release partial results after presidential caucus chaos
Iowa’s Democrats promised to begin to release long-delayed results on Tuesday afternoon from the party’s chaotic first voting in its process of picking a candidate to face Republican Donald Trump in November’s U.S. presidential election.
U.S. deploys ‘more survivable’ submarine-launched low-yield nuclear weapon
The U.S. Defense Department said on Tuesday the Navy had fielded a low-yield, submarine-launched ballistic missile warhead, something the Pentagon believes is needed to deter adversaries like Russia but which critics say lowers the threshold for using …
News organizations ask U.S. Labor Department to keep computers in data ‘lockups’
Lawyers representing news organizations on Tuesday sent a letter to the U.S. Labor Department requesting that it abandon a plan to remove electronic equipment, including computers, from its Washington newsroom on March 1, arguing that the move was unco…
U.S. government experts, industry spar over asbestos testing in talc
For the first time in nearly 50 years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration examined asbestos testing for talc powders and cosmetics at a hearing on Tuesday, after traces of the known carcinogen were found in several such products, including Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder.
‘Disorganized mess’: Iowans angry over Democratic presidential caucus
From excitement to embarrassment to full-on rage, Iowa Democrats who took part in the first of the state-by-state nominating contests in this year’s U.S. presidential race ran the gamut of emotions as their quadrennial moment in the spotlight descended…
Iowa Democrats to release first results after presidential caucus chaos
Iowa’s Democrats promised to begin to release long-delayed results on Tuesday afternoon from the party’s chaotic first voting in its process of picking a candidate to face Republican Donald Trump in November’s U.S. presidential election.
Explainer: Election meltdown: What went wrong at the Iowa caucuses
A technology meltdown triggered chaos in the hours after the Iowa caucuses were held on Monday night, upending a highly-anticipated first contest in the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination race.
U.S. deploys ‘more survivable’ low-yield nuclear weapon for launch from submarines
The U.S. Defense Department said on Tuesday the Navy had fielded a low-yield submarine-launched ballistic missile warhead, something the Pentagon believes is needed to deter adversaries like Russia but which critics say lowers the threshold for using n…
Emergency 911 phone calls on Kobe Bryant crash show witnesses concerned about fog
Recently released emergency 911 phone calls about the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant showed witnesses were concerned about the poor visibility due to fog and revive the tragic moment that rocked the basketball and entertainment worlds nine da…
