U.S. Congress approves sweeping military housing overhaul
The U.S. Congress on Tuesday approved the largest overhaul to the American military’s housing program in more than two decades, vowing to end slum-like living conditions and hold private landlords and defense officials accountable for them.
Disappointment for clean energy firms at U.S. spending bill
Clean energy producers voiced dismay on Tuesday at a U.S. spending bill, saying it fell far short of what wind companies and solar developers had hoped for.
Hundreds of New Jersey police mourn officer killed in shooting rampage
Police turned out by the hundreds on Tuesday to mourn a fallen comrade, a northern New Jersey detective who was the first of six people to die last week in a shooting rampage that authorities have labeled an act of domestic terrorism.
Stupidity sells: Cars stuck in Jersey Shore sand are hot calendar pinups
Driving onto a sandy beach on the Jersey Shore seemed like a brilliant idea. Reality proved otherwise.
U.S. agency upgrades probe into 1.7 million GM vehicles
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Tuesday it is upgrading an investigation into 1.7 million General Motors Co vehicles for windshield wiper failures.
Ex-Trump aide Manafort in hospital due to cardiac incident: lawyer
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who was convicted of numerous federal crimes last year, is in a hospital after suffering a cardiac incident in prison, his lawyer said on Tuesday.
New York police seek teenage girl whose abduction was caught on video
New York police issued an “amber alert” on Tuesday for a teenage girl who security cameras caught being snatched off a street in the city’s Bronx borough and whisked away by four men in a car, in a scene that resembled a kidnapping in a crime movie.
Democrats aim for net-zero emissions on public land by 2040
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday unveiled a bill that aims to zero out emissions from drilling, mining and other activities on federal land and waters by 2040, and puts the brakes on oil and gas leasing for at least a year.
PG&E, fire victims waive deadline for governor’s OK of reorganization plan
California wildfire victims and utility PG&E Corp have agreed to waive a Tuesday deadline for securing approval from the state’s governor for the power company’s reorganization plan that contains a $13.5 billion settlement for the victims.
Giuliani associate due in court as prosecutors seek to revoke bail
An associate of U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani is expected to appear in court on Tuesday, as federal prosecutors seek to have him jailed for allegedly concealing a $1 million payment they said he received from Russia before…
