Trump to overhaul environmental review process, dismiss climate impacts: sources
The Trump administration will unveil new regulations on Wednesday, which would limit the types of projects like highways and pipelines that require environmental review and no longer require federal agencies to weigh their climate impacts, sources fami…
Weinstein rape trial begins with film producer facing up to life in prison
The rape trial of Harvey Weinstein, the former movie mogul who transformed the independent film world with award-winning movies like “Shakespeare in Love” and “The English Patient,” begins this week in Manhattan.
Thousands march in New York City against anti-Semitism in wake of attacks
Thousands marched over the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City on Sunday in a show of solidarity with the area’s Jewish community following a spate of anti-Semitic violence in recent weeks, including the stabbing attack on Hanukkah celebrants at a rabbi’s…
Three swing-district Democrats back Joe Biden’s presidential bid
U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden on Sunday won the support of three politicians who helped Democrats seize control of the House of Representatives in 2018, endorsements that could help bolster arguments he is best positioned to fend off Republican…
Senate Republican eyes rule change to kick start Trump impeachment trial
The head of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee said on Sunday he wants the Senate to launch an impeachment trial of President Donald Trump within days and wrap it up this month, even if it means changing Senate rules.
Chain-reaction crash kills five, injures 60 on Pennsylvania Turnpike
A chain-reaction crash involving a tour bus, three tractor-trailers and a passenger car killed five people and injured about 60 others on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Pittsburgh early on Sunday, state police said.
Five dead, 60 hurt in Pennsylvania highway crash
At least five people were killed and about 60 injured in a Pennsylvania Turnpike crash early Sunday involving a tour bus, three tractor-trailers and a passenger vehicle, turnpike officials said.
Five killed, 60 injured in Pennsylvania highway crash
At least five people were killed and about 60 transported to hospitals after a Pennsylvania Turnpike crash early Sunday involving a tour bus, two tractor-trailers and passenger vehicles.
Rod Stewart, son face charges over New Year’s Eve fracas in Florida
The British rock singer Rod Stewart and his eldest son, Sean, are facing battery charges for an altercation with a hotel security guard at a New Year’s Eve party in Palm Beach, Florida, local media reported.
Rumbling Alaska volcano sends ash plume 5 miles into the air
One of Alaska’s most active volcanoes, a towering ice-covered cone in the Aleutian Islands, shot a cloud of ash more than 5 miles high on Friday, triggering a warning to aviators and putting on a show that was captured in satellite imagery.
