‘Healthy’ Boeing Starliner spacecraft on track to land in New Mexico: NASA
The Boeing Co Starliner spacecraft that failed to hit the right orbit to reach the International Space Station is “healthy,” in a stable orbit and expected to land in New Mexico on Sunday morning, NASA said on Saturday.
PG&E creditors offer California wildfire victims $13.5 billion in cash upfront
PG&E Corp’s creditors have sweetened their offer to California wildfire victims, saying they are now prepared to pay $13.5 billion in cash upfront, according to a letter sent on Friday to state governor Gavin Newsom.
Boeing’s Starliner astronaut capsule fails key test to reach space station
Boeing Co’s new astronaut capsule failed after liftoff on Friday to climb high enough in orbit to reach the International Space Station, cutting short a critical unmanned test mission in the embattled aerospace giant’s race to send humans to the orbit…
Trump signs spending package to avert shutdown: White House spokesman
U.S. President Donald Trump signed a $1.4 trillion budget package for the fiscal year 2020 into law on Friday to avert a government shutdown, White House spokesman Judd Deere told journalists traveling with the president on Air Force One.
After fiery debate, Democratic U.S. presidential hopefuls return to campaign trail
The Democratic U.S. presidential hopefuls headed back to the campaign trail on Friday after a debate that featured attacks on rising contender Pete Buttigieg’s lack of political experience and fundraising from wealthy donors.
U.S. Navy bans TikTok from government-issued mobile devices
Earlier this week the United States Navy banned the social media app TikTok from government-issued mobile devices, saying the popular short video app represented a “cybersecurity threat.”
U.S. Steel delivers unwelcome Christmas surprise to Michigan town
The mayor of a Michigan steel town was attending his grandchildren’s Christmas play Thursday evening when he got an unwelcome voicemail from an official of the town’s top employer: United States Steel Corp .
Exclusive: White House expected to nominate SEC lawyer for Democratic commissioner seat – sources
The White House is expected to nominate Caroline Crenshaw, a Democratic attorney at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, to fill an SEC seat being vacated next year by Democratic Commissioner Robert Jackson, according to three people with direc…
Police call fatal shooting at North Carolina city building ‘workplace violence’
A city employee in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on Friday shot dead a fellow worker with whom he shared a “longstanding dislike,” before the gunman was fatally shot by police, law enforcement officials said.
U.S. lawmakers head home amid impasse over Trump impeachment trial
U.S. lawmakers who control the fate of President Donald Trump left Washington for a holiday break on Friday with no agreement over how they will handle the Senate trial to consider his impeachment charges in January.
