Shares of California power utilities slump as wildfires rage
Shares of California power utilities tumbled on Friday, with already bankrupt PG&E Corp losing a quarter of its value, on concerns their equipment may have set off fast-moving wildfires across the state.
Presidential hopeful Klobuchar wants community college to be free but not four-year college
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar wants to make community college and programs designed to teach technical trades free, but stopped short of joining fellow Democratic hopefuls in backing proposals that would make a four-year college degree free.
Texas retirement system withdrawing $350 million from Fisher Investments
The Employees Retirement System of Texas is withdrawing $350 million from Fisher Investments, a spokeswoman said on Friday.
Actress Felicity Huffman released early from U.S. college scandal sentence
Actress Felicity Huffman, the first parent in the U.S. college admissions cheating scandal to go to prison, was released from a California facility on Friday, before the end of her 14-day sentence, a prison spokeswoman said.
U.S. court rejects challenge to EPA review of Obama vehicle rules
A federal appeals court on Friday rejected a challenge by California and 16 other states to the Trump administration’s decision to revise strict U.S. vehicle emissions and fuel efficiency rules put in place under former President Barack Obama.
Trumps weigh selling rights to their Washington hotel: WSJ
The Trump Organization is seeking to sell the rights to its Washington, DC-based hotel, a property at the heart of litigation alleging President Donald Trump violated anti-corruption provisions of the U.S. Constitution, the Wall Street Journal reported…
Fast-moving fires near Los Angeles force more than 40,000 to flee
California firefighters on Friday sought to take advantage of a brief lull in high winds behind fast-moving wildfires that forced the evacuation of more than 40,000 residents north of Los Angeles and another 2,000 in the state’s wine country.
U.S. Representative Cummings eulogized by Hillary Clinton
Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Friday praised the late Elijah Cummings, a leading force in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, as someone who “stood against corrupt leadership.”
Target removes all 22-ounce J&J baby powder from its shelves
Target Corp on Friday became the latest retailer to remove all 22-ounce bottles of Johnson & Johnson baby powder from its stores, after the healthcare conglomerate recalled some bottles because of possible asbestos contamination.
U.S. drivers increase miles in August: Department of Transportation
Motorists traveled 0.7% more miles on U.S. roads and highways in August compared with a year earlier, the U.S. Department of Transportation said in a monthly report Thursday.
