Democratic witness bid seems doomed in Trump trial as Murkowski says no
Another pivotal Republican announced opposition on Friday to calling witnesses in President Donald Trump’s U.S. Senate impeachment trial, appearing to doom a bid by Democrats to permit testimony and paving the way for his expected acquittal.
Helicopter in Kobe Bryant crash lacked certificate to fly in fog
The company whose helicopter crashed and killed basketball star Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others on Sunday was not certified to fly in foggy conditions requiring pilots to use only cockpit instruments, U.S. officials said on Friday.
Accuser says Weinstein raped her, likens former producer to ‘Jekyll and Hyde’
A onetime aspiring actress told a Manhattan jury on Friday that Harvey Weinstein raped her in a hotel room while she was in an “extremely degrading” relationship with the movie producer.
Vehicle runs security checkpoints at Trump’s Florida resort, two held
Law enforcement authorities in Florida on Friday said they were holding two people whose vehicle ran two security checkpoints at U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort during a police chase.
Nearly 200 Americans repatriated from China placed under quarantine
Reuters) – Nearly 200 Americans were placed under quarantine after being evacuated from Wuhan, China, to a U.S. air base in California, U.S. health officials said on Friday, hoping to prevent the spread of coronavirus that originated in that city.
U.S. Senator Murkowski to vote against Trump impeachment trial witnesses: CNN
Republican U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski will vote against a motion allowing witnesses to testify in the Senate’s impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, according to CNN and other media reports on Friday as proceedings resumed.
Two held after vehicle breaches security checkpoints at Trump resort: reports
Two people are being held in custody after a black vehicle breached two security checkpoints at U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, according to media reports on Friday hours ahead of the president’s planned trip there.
New York health commissioner says no confirmed coronavirus case in NYC
Reuters) – New York Health commissioner said on Friday there were no confirmed cases of coronavirus in the city.
Democrats signal defeat on witness bid as Trump trial nears end
Democrats sounded resigned to defeat on Friday in their bid to call witnesses at U.S. President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial, predicting his fellow Republicans would move swiftly to acquit him and leave him in office.
The long road to Trump’s impeachment and trial
Barring a dramatic development, President Donald Trump appears almost certain to be acquitted in his Senate impeachment trial. Here is a look at the road to his impeachment and trial.
