U.S. House passes bill to extend temporary ban on fentanyl look-alikes for 15 months
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday that would temporarily extend the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) class-wide ban on all variants of the powerful synthetic drug fentanyl, which has helped fuel the opioid crisis in th…
‘We’ve always said it’s uphill’: Quotes from Day 8 of Trump’s Senate impeachment trial
A Democratic push for witnesses at Donald Trump’s U.S. Senate impeachment trial appeared to flag on Wednesday, raising the possibility the president could be acquitted as early as Friday, as the White House objected to the publication of a book by form…
U.S. evacuees from China placed under 72-hour ‘hold’ at California military base
Nearly 200 American citizens airlifted from China in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak arrived on Wednesday at a U.S. military base in California, where they will remain isolated for at least 72 hours of medical evaluation, public health officials …
Ex-actress says Weinstein promised her movie deal in exchange for threesome
An actress-turned-costume designer told jurors in the Weinstein rape trial on Wednesday the former Hollywood producer promised her a movie deal if she had three-way sex with him and his assistant.
U.S. has begun sending Brazilian migrants to Mexico to await U.S. court hearings
The United States has begun sending Brazilian migrants crossing the border from Mexico back there to await their U.S. court hearings, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on Wednesday.
Trump could be acquitted in impeachment trial as early as Friday: U.S. Senator
A Democratic push to force Republicans to accept witnesses at Donald Trump’s impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate appeared to be flagging on Wednesday, raising the possibility the president could be acquitted as early as Friday.
Chesapeake Energy reports oil well fire in Texas
Chesapeake Energy said emergency personnel are responding to an oil well fire at one of its drill sites in Texas.
Ukraine part of Bolton manuscript should not be classified: lawyer
Former national security adviser John Bolton and his lawyer do not believe any information in a chapter on Ukraine in Bolton’s book manuscript should be considered classified, the lawyer wrote last week in a letter to the White House.
Parnas, former Ukraine fixer, turned away from Trump impeachment trial
Lev Parnas, an indicted businessman who says he worked to pressure Ukraine to investigate one of President Donald Trump’s political rivals, traveled to Washington to press the Senate to allow him to testify in Trump’s impeachment trial, only to be turn…
As White House objects to Bolton book, senators pose queries in Trump impeachment trial
The White House on Wednesday objected to the publication of a book by President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton depicting Trump as playing a central role in a pressure campaign on Ukraine, while members of the U.S. Senate as…
