U.S. Senate votes against calling witnesses in Trump trial, clearing way for acquittal
The U.S. Senate on Friday voted against calling witnesses and collecting new evidence in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, clearing the way for Trump’s likely acquittal in the coming days.
U.S. Coast Guard officer accused of plotting attacks gets 13 years in prison
A U.S. Coast Guard lieutenant portrayed by prosecutors as a dangerous terrorist and by defense lawyers as a troubled addict was sentenced on Friday to 13 years in prison after pleading guilty to illegally possessing guns and opioid painkillers.
Two women in custody for running checkpoints at Trump’s Florida resort
Two women were arrested in Florida after police opened fire on them for running two security checkpoints near Mar-a-Lago on Friday in a car chase that was unrelated to U.S. President Donald Trump’s resort, officials said.
Second oilfield worker dies from blast at Texas drill site :Chesapeake
A second oilfield worker has died from injuries suffered in a explosion at a Texas drilling site earlier in the week, oil and gas company Chesapeake Energy said on Friday.
Second person dies from blast at Chesapeake well site
An explosion this week at a Texas oil well has claimed a second fatal victim and two others injured by the blast remain hospitalized, Chesapeake Energy Corp said on Friday.
NRA drops challenge to Los Angeles disclosure law following repeal
The National Rifle Association agreed on Friday to end its lawsuit challenging a Los Angeles law that had required city contractors to disclose their ties to the gun rights group, after the Los Angeles City Council repealed the law.
Two women arrested after running checkpoints near Trump’s Florida resort
Two women were arrested in Florida for running two security checkpoints near Mar-a-Lago on Friday in a police car chase that was unrelated to U.S. President Donald Trump’s resort, officials said.
U.S. declares coronavirus a public health emergency
The Trump administration on Friday declared a public health emergency over the coronavirus outbreak and said it would take the extraordinary step of barring entry to the United States of foreign nationals who have traveled to China.
Nearly 200 Americans airlifted from China placed under coronavirus quarantine
Reuters) – Nearly 200 Americans evacuated from China and voluntarily confined to a California air base for 72 hours of coronavirus screenings were placed under a mandatory 14-day quarantine on Friday, as U.S. health officials intensified precautions ag…
Trump to expand travel ban to six additional countries: U.S. official
U.S. President Donald Trump will issue an expanded version of his travel ban on Friday, a U.S. official said, a move that could affect thousands of immigrants and reignite debate over whether the policy discriminates against Muslims.
