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.
North Carolina’s congressional map is illegal Republican gerrymander, court rules
A North Carolina court on Monday temporarily blocked the state from using its congressional map in next year’s elections and strongly suggested it would eventually rule the districts were illegally gerrymandered to favor Republicans.
Man charged in Maryland newspaper shooting pleads not criminally responsible
The man accused of fatally shooting five people at a newspaper office in Annapolis, Maryland, last year pleaded guilty but not criminally responsible on all 23 felony charges against him, officials from the court and prosecutor’s office said.
Former Democratic U.S. 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.
U.S. extends protected status for Salvadorans in U.S. by at least a year
The U.S. government has extended temporary protection for Salvadorans living in the United States by an extra year, U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador Ronald Johnson said on Monday, in a possible sign of easing tensions over migration.
Celebrities flee, multimillion-dollar homes burn in Los Angeles wildfire
A fast-moving wildfire on Monday destroyed at least five multimillion-dollar homes in one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in Los Angeles and forced celebrities to flee in the middle of the night.
Fire threatens posh L.A. homes as blaze in California wine country rages on
Wind-whipped flames chased thousands of residents from wealthy Los Angeles neighborhoods and threatened the city’s famed Getty Center museum on Monday, the latest outbreak in a wildfire season that has triggered mass evacuations and power outages acros…
