Outraged Fort Worth leaders ask why police shot black woman inside home
Pained and angry religious leaders warned Fort Worth, Texas, police they would scrutinize the investigation of an officer who shot and killed a 28-year-old black woman inside a home where, a family lawyer said, she had been playing video games with her…
Hunter Biden disputes Trump attacks of his work, wades into impeachment fight
Hunter Biden, the son of former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, for the first time on Sunday defended his work in Ukraine and China, after sustained criticism from Republican President Donald Trump that has in turn embroiled the White House in an impeac…
Joe Biden’s son fires back at Trump’s criticism
Hunter Biden, the son of former U.S. vice president Joe Biden, pushed back for the first time on Sunday morning at the criticism he has received from Republican President Donald Trump about his work in Ukraine and China.
Louisiana’s Democratic governor will face run-off election against Republican
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, a conservative Democrat seeking a second term, will face a Republican businessman in a run-off vote on Nov. 16 after failing to secure outright victory in an election on Saturday.
‘Broken system’ starves U.S. oil boom of immigrant workers
New Mexico oil man Johnny Vega laid out his predicament as his crew hoisted pipes from a well during the biggest oil boom in U.S. history.
Entrepreneur Andrew Yang’s quixotic U.S. presidential campaign gets serious
Entrepreneur Andrew Yang knows most people initially viewed his candidacy for U.S. president – and his campaign promise to guarantee every American a basic, government-funded income – as a gimmick.
Firefighters make gains against Los Angeles wildfire, evacuation orders lifted
More than 1,000 firefighters battled a deadly and fast-moving wildfire on the northern edge of Los Angeles on Saturday, reinforcing containment lines that allowed thousands of residents under evacuation orders to return to their homes.
One killed as hotel under construction collapses in New Orleans
One person was killed and at least 18 injured in New Orleans on Saturday when part of a Hard Rock Hotel under construction collapsed, filling a street with wreckage and clouds of dust.
Keep a conservative Democrat governor or go Republican? Louisiana voters decide
Louisiana voters were casting ballots on Saturday in the governor’s race, with U.S. President Donald Trump urging people to choose one of two Republicans in the race to force a run-off election against incumbent John Bel Edwards, a conservative Democra…
Chicago’s flood of Paralympians underscores depth of wheelchair marathon talent
The participation of 27 Paralympians and a big increase in prize money could make Sunday’s Chicago Marathon wheelchair race the most competitive yet.
