Democratic hopeful Warren vows to bar corporate giants from hiring ex-officials
Democratic presidential contender Elizabeth Warren said on Tuesday she would bar large corporations and major government contractors from hiring former senior government officials for at least four years, filling in more details of the anti-corruption …
Oil vs Corn: U.S. lawmakers set hearing on fractious biofuels policy
The U.S. oil and corn industries will continue a long-running public battle over America’s biofuels policy on Tuesday during a Congressional hearing about the Trump administration’s use of “secret waivers” for refineries.
Ex-California governor says Trump’s war on clean car rules ‘commercially suicidal’
The Trump administration’s rollback of U.S. clean car standards is “commercially suicidal” and will cost consumers billions of dollars, former California Governor Jerry Brown will tell Congress on Tuesday.
For best climate impact, put renewables in the U.S. Midwest: study
Installing wind turbines and solar panels in the U.S. Midwest instead of other parts of the country would deliver the biggest cuts in climate-warming emissions and improvements in public health, according to a study published on Tuesday.
Russian court denies U.S. investor Michael Calvey bail: Ifax
A Moscow court on Tuesday denied bail to U.S. investor Michael Calvey and ruled to keep him under house arrest facing charges of embezzlement until January, the Interfax news agency reported.
Stronger winds whip California fires as power cut and homes evacuated
Wind-driven wildfires burned largely uncontrolled in tinder-dry California early on Tuesday, as firefighters battled blazes threatening thousands of homes in a race against time with even stronger gusts expected later.
Trump tweet, political divisions fuel rising discourse about new U.S. civil war
Sporting a Confederate flag shirt near a field clouded by cannon smoke, where blue- and gray-clad soldiers reenacted a Civil War battle from 155 years ago, Larry Caldwell Piercy, Jr. said he sees a new war looming in the United States – and a role for …
Chicago teachers strike enters ninth day after overnight talks end
The Chicago Teachers Union and education officials broke off talks early on Tuesday with no deal in sight to end a teachers’ strike after meeting behind closed doors overnight.
Chicago teachers strike enters ninth school day
Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools officials remained huddled behind closed doors in the early hours of Tuesday with no deal in sight as negotiations to settle a teachers strike dragged on.
Former Democratic Senator Kay Hagan of North Carolina dies at age 66
Former U.S. Senator Kay Hagan, a North Carolina Democrat who defeated a prominent Republican incumbent in 2008 and helped secure approval of the Obamacare healthcare law, died on Monday at age 66, her family said in a statement to local media.
