Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 strikes off Alaska island, no tsunami threat
An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck 81 km (50 miles) west of the city of Adak in Alaska at a depth of 10 km, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Thursday.
Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 strikes city of Adak in Alaska: USGS
An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck 81 kilometers (50 miles) west of the city of Adak in Alaska, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Thursday.
Seattle shooting leaves one dead, seven wounded; suspects at large
A violent altercation that escalated into gunfire in downtown Seattle left one woman dead and six other bystanders wounded outside a fast-food restaurant on Wednesday, and police said they were searching for at least two suspects.
One dead in Seattle shooting, five wounded
At least one person was killed and five others wounded in a shooting during the evening rush-hour at a Seattle shopping district on Thursday and the suspects remained at large, police said.
Democrats accuse Trump at impeachment trial of corrupt scheme to pressure Ukraine
Democrats accused President Donald Trump at his impeachment trial on Wednesday of a corrupt scheme to pressure Ukraine to help him get re-elected and warned that America’s global prestige would suffer if the U.S. Senate acquits him.
Seattle police say investigating shooting with ‘multiple victims’
Seattle police said on Thursday they were investigating a shooting with “multiple victims” in a downtown neighborhood and a suspect at large.
California governor seeks free surplus federal land to help house homeless
California Governor Gavin Newsom, stepping up his bid to enlist U.S. government help to combat homelessness, has urged the Trump administration to open up surplus federal property for construction of more low-cost housing across the state.
16 people monitored for contact with U.S. coronavirus victim
At least 16 people had close contact with a Washington state man diagnosed as the first U.S. case of the coronavirus and are being monitored for the illness that has killed 17 people in China and sickened hundreds more, local officials said.
U.S. senators on ‘digital detox’ as they hear Trump’s impeachment trial
Some members of the U.S. Senate hearing President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, a proceeding following decades-old precedent, said they welcomed at least one of the chamber’s anachronistic rules: a ban on cellphones.
Democrats launch first salvo at Trump impeachment trial, say U.S global standing at stake
Democrats accused President Donald Trump at his impeachment trial on Wednesday of a corrupt scheme to pressure Ukraine to help him get re-elected and warned that America’s global prestige would suffer if the U.S. Senate acquits him.
