California asks Trump administration to release money to fight homelessness
In the latest skirmish over California’s homeless crisis, the state’s governor, Gavin Newsom, asked President Donald Trump on Thursday to stop withholding federal housing vouchers that could benefit 50,000 homeless people.
Tennessee says executes man convicted of killing ex-girlfriend
Tennessee authorities on Thursday executed a man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend by setting her ablaze in her car almost 30 years ago.
Uber says it received over 3,000 reports of sexual assault in U.S. in 2018
Ride-hailing firm Uber Technologies Inc said it received over 3,000 reports of sexual assault related to its 1.3 billion rides in the United States last year, in a report aimed at ensuring drivers and the public it was serious about safety.
Uber says it received more than 3,000 reports of sexual assault in U.S. in 2018
Ride-hailing firm Uber Technologies Inc on Thursday said it had received more than 3,000 reports of sexual assault, including rape, related to its trips in the United States in 2018, at a time when it operated roughly 1.3 billion rides.
California puts one-year halt on insurers dropping customers in wildfire-prone areas
California on Thursday ordered a one-year halt on insurance companies dropping customers in wildfire-prone areas at a time when state insurers are trying to limit spiraling costs from climate change.
Black Hawk helicopter, with three aboard, goes down in Minnesota: National Guard
A Black Hawk helicopter, with three soldiers aboard, went down in central Minnesota on Thursday after the Minnesota National Guard lost contact with it during a maintenance test flight, the Guard said on social media.
Watchdog report faults EPA efforts to eliminate pollution rules for some trucks
The Trump administration failed to do a cost-benefit analysis to assess air quality or take into account the impact on children’s health when it sought to eliminate pollution limits on heavy-duty trucks with rebuilt engines, according to a report from an EPA watchdog on Thursday.
R. Kelly faces new bribery charge in Brooklyn criminal case
Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn on Thursday unveiled a new criminal charge against singer R. Kelly, accusing him of arranging to bribe an official as part of a scheme to recruit underage girls for sex.
Biden finally finds social media buzz with viral Trump video, voter spat
For a candidate who has struggled at times to get noticed on social media, Joe Biden finally got some online attention on Thursday – for better or worse.
New York doctor convicted of taking kickbacks from opioid maker Insys
A New York doctor was convicted on Thursday of accepting thousands of dollars in bribes and kickbacks from Insys Therapeutics Inc in exchange for prescribing his patients an addictive fentanyl spray the drug manufacturer produced.
