Polar vortex, Midwest floods, California fires: The U.S.’s wild 2019 weather
From a brutal polar vortex that froze much of the Midwest and East Coast in January to Hurricane Dorian that killed dozens in the Bahamas in September, Mother Nature dealt Americans a wild and deadly weather year in 2019.
Texas to execute inmate convicted of killing prison boot factory supervisor
Texas plans on Wednesday to execute a man convicted more than a decade ago of killing a prison boot factory supervisor by slitting his throat because he was upset he had to work as a janitor.
Jersey City gunmen targeted Jewish grocery for lethal attack: mayor
Police in the New York metropolitan area were put on high alert to protect Jewish neighborhoods after an hours-long gunbattle with two men around a Jersey City kosher market that killed six people, authorities said.
Exclusive: U.S. Army will fund rare earths plant for weapons development
The U.S. Army plans to fund construction of rare earths processing facilities, part of an urgent push by Washington to secure domestic supply of the minerals used to make military weapons and electronics, according to a government document seen by Reut…
U.S. interior immigration arrests fell despite Trump push
Non-border immigration arrests in the United States fell by 10 percent in the year to September from a year earlier, the latest U.S. data shows, a drop the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said was partly due to the diversion of the ag…
New Jersey gun battle leaves six dead, including cop and both suspects
Police waged an hours-long gunfight with two men armed with high-powered rifles on Tuesday in and around a New Jersey cemetery and kosher market, leaving six people dead, including one officer and both suspects, authorities said.
Buttigieg opens fundraisers to media after tension over donor influence
U.S. Democratic presidential contender Pete Buttigieg held his first fundraiser open to press coverage on Tuesday after facing pressure from rival Elizabeth Warren to be more transparent.
Climate change hitting top U.S. fishery in the Arctic: NOAA
Climate change is causing chaos in the Bering Sea, home to one of America’s largest fisheries, an example of how rising temperatures can rapidly change ecosystems important to the economy, U.S. federal government scientists said in a report on Tuesday….
Church nativity scene depicts Holy Family as caged refugees
A Methodist church in Southern California has turned a classic Christmas tradition – the Nativity scene depicting the birth of Jesus – into a statement about immigration by putting the Holy Family in cages.
U.S. House to vote on massive defense bill Wednesday, Democrats divided
The U.S. House of Representatives is due to vote on Wednesday – and likely pass – a $738 billion defense bill setting policy on everything from family leave to fighter jets, despite opposition among some Democrats who control the chamber.
