Six people dead, including gunman, in Molson Coors brewery shooting in Milwaukee
A gunman opened fire at the Molson Coors Beverage Co brewing complex in Milwaukee on Wednesday, killing five employees before he was found dead from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot, the city’s police chief said.
Utility operator NiSource to sell Massachusetts operations after gas explosions probe
Utility operator NiSource Inc on Wednesday agreed to sell its Massachusetts operations to Eversource Energy for $1.1 billion after striking a deal with prosecutors to resolve a probe into catastrophic gas explosions there in 2018.
Trump reassures Americans coronavirus risk is low, puts Pence in charge of U.S. response
President Donald Trump assured Americans on Wednesday the risk from coronavirus remained “very low,” and placed Vice President Mike Pence in charge of the U.S. response to the looming global health crisis.
Trump says may need to restrict travel from Italy, South Korea
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States may in the future have to restrict travel to Italy, South Korea and other countries due to outbreaks of the coronavirus but now was not the right time.
Trump says Pence will be in charge of coronavirus response
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday Vice President Mike Pence will be in charge of the U.S. response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Ad spending nears $900 million, Biden lands key endorsement as Democrats campaign in South Carolina
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden won the endorsement of an influential black congressman from South Carolina on Wednesday, which could prove pivotal as he competes with national front-runner Bernie Sanders for the support of the state’s Afri…
‘Multiple people’ killed in shooting at Molson Coors facility in Milwaukee
“Multiple people” were killed in a mass shooting at a Molson Coors Beverage Co facility in Milwaukee on Wednesday, with the suspect apparently among the dead, the city’s mayor, Tom Barrett, said.
Trump campaign plans information centers for black voters in battleground states
President Donald Trump’s campaign said on Wednesday it plans to open information centers for black voters in 15 cities in battleground states in hopes of increasing support for the Republican president’s re-election bid among a key Democratic constitue…
Coronavirus spreads faster outside China, stoking global fears
The number of new coronavirus infections inside China – the source of the outbreak – was for the first time overtaken by fresh cases elsewhere on Wednesday, with Italy and Iran emerging as epicenters of the rapidly spreading illness.
Colorado lawmakers pass death penalty repeal, send it to governor
State lawmakers in Denver voted to pass and send to the governor on Wednesday a bill that would repeal Colorado’s death penalty, making it the latest of a growing number of states in recent years to abolish capital punishment.
