California blaze threatens fig, avocado orchards; easing winds help firefighters
A fast-moving scrub fire threatened orchards and farms in Southern California on Friday, but fierce Santa Ana winds eased, helping firefighters tame a rash of wildfires that forced thousands from their homes.
Teachers strike taught Chicago’s new mayor tough lessons -analysts
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot made strategic errors in the first major fight of her tenure, an 11-day teachers’ strike, but may have learned lessons that will prove useful as she confronts immense city budget challenges, political observers said.
Trump nominates MD Anderson oncologist as U.S. FDA Commissioner
U.S. President Donald Trump plans to nominate Dr. Stephen Hahn, chief medical executive of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, to lead the Food and Drug Administration, the White House said on Friday.
U.S. Supreme Court to review SEC’s power to recover ill-gotten gains
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a challenge to the ability of the Securities and Exchange Commission to recover ill-gotten profits obtained through misconduct in a case from California that could weaken the agency’s enforcement power.
Four people shot dead at Halloween party at Airbnb rental in California
Four people were shot dead at a crowded Halloween costume party at a house in Orinda in Northern California, the county sheriff’s office said on Friday.
Factbox: GM strike sends ripples across auto parts suppliers
Several auto parts makers and suppliers have lowered their full-year forecasts and disclosed hits to quarterly earnings from the 40-day strike at No.1 U.S. carmaker General Motors .
Democrat Warren: Medicare for All would not raise U.S. middle-class taxes
Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren proposed on Friday a $20.5 trillion Medicare for All plan that she said would not require raising middle-class taxes “one penny,” answering critics who had attacked her for failing to explain how …
World Series champion Nationals to visit Trump at White House
The Washington Nationals have accepted an invitation to visit U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday to celebrate the franchise’s first World Series triumph.
Warren: Medicare for All plan will not raise middle-class taxes ‘one penny’
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren said on Friday the Medicare for All system she backs would cost the U.S. government an extra $20.5 trillion over 10 years but would not “require raising taxes one penny” on the middle class.
Easing winds give firefighters a break in California wildfire battle
Fierce, dry Santa Ana winds off the Southern California mountains eased early on Friday, helping firefighters make progress in corralling major wildfires that have displaced thousands of residents.
