As winds worsen, new wildfire erupts near Reagan Library outside Los Angeles
A fresh wildfire ignited near the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library outside Los Angeles on Wednesday as extraordinarily dry, prolonged Santa Ana winds whipped through the region, forcing meteorologists to grasp for new language to warn of the danger.
‘We are hopeful’: Chicago teachers picket on 10th day of strike
A teachers’ strike in Chicago moved into the 10th school day on Wednesday, as the teachers’ union and district worked to resolve a contract deadlock over class sizes, support staff levels and pay at the bargaining table.
Critics unload on Trump administration biofuel proposal
Corn farmers, ethanol producers, refinery representatives, energy traders and state and local officials from the Midwest all blasted away at the Trump administration’s proposed biofuels plan for next year during a public hearing on Wednesday hosted by …
Dangerous dry winds forecast to sweep into fire-plagued Los Angeles
Extraordinarily dry, prolonged Santa Ana winds are predicted to gust through Southern California on Wednesday, prompting strong warnings from meteorologists as residents contend with damaging wildfires.
Critics set to unload on Trump administration biofuel proposal
Representatives of both the oil and corn industries are poised to sound off against the Trump administration’s proposed biofuels plan for next year during a public hearing on Wednesday hosted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Raging Los Angeles wildfire forces roundup of horses
The wildfire that forced celebrities and thousands of others to flee some of the poshest neighborhoods in Los Angeles this week also forced a hasty roundup of scores of horses in the area.
Georgia to execute man convicted of killing store clerk in 1994
A man convicted of shooting and killing a U.S. convenience store clerk while stealing two 12-packs of beer with two other men more than 20 years ago is scheduled to be executed in Georgia on Wednesday.
Man who killed five at Maryland newspaper to argue he was not responsible for his actions
The man who fatally shot five people with a shotgun at a Maryland newspaper last year will argue he was not criminally responsible for his actions because of a mental disorder at a trial that begins with jury selection on Wednesday.
Virginia state elections offer early political test ahead of 2020 U.S. race
The off-year elections for the Virginia state legislature are often a quiet, little-noticed interlude before the frenzy of the U.S. presidential campaign. But not this year.
On Halloween cemetery tours, the dead come to life
Keith Bottum blames his inner child when asked why a grown man was spending a recent pre-Halloween evening wandering among the tombs of New York’s Woodlawn Cemetery, the final resting place of famous American celebrities, from jazz great Duke Ellington…
