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…
‘Vamos to Victory’: Trump’s Spanish ads skirt immigration, warn of socialism
U.S. President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign has run more than 3,000 Facebook ads in English asking for support to curb illegal immigration in the past six months, often asking people to sign online petitions to “deport illegals.”
Three people shot dead at Long Beach, California residence
Three people were killed and nine others wounded in a shooting during a Halloween party at a home in Long Beach, California, on Tuesday night, police and fire department officials said.
California firefighters ready for battle again as Santa Ana winds whip up new wildfires
Fast-moving Santa Ana winds are expected to blast through Southern California on Wednesday, whipping up new wildfires after a brief respite for firefighters on Tuesday.
‘Friday’ actor John Witherspoon dies aged 77
Actor John Witherspoon, who starred alongside rapper Ice Cube in the hit “Friday” comedy movie franchise, died on Tuesday at the age of 77, his family said.
