Nine U.S. Democratic presidential hopefuls begin televised forum to tackle LGBTQ issues
Nine U.S. Democratic presidential candidates began appearing at an hours-long televised town hall on Thursday focused on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights, starting with New Jersey Senator Cory Booker, who stressed inclusion and love.
Structures destroyed, medical emergencies as California wildfire hits mobile home park
A wildfire that erupted in Southern California on Thursday destroyed structures at a Riverside County mobile home park, where “numerous medical emergencies” were reported, fire officials said.
Factbox: Who are the Giuliani associates charged with trying to influence U.S. elections?
Igor Fruman and Lev Parnas, two foreign-born associates of U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, were charged on Thursday with conspiring to influence U.S. politics with illegal campaign contributions.
Factbox: Who are the Giuliani associates charged with funneling Russian money to pro-Trump group?
Igor Fruman and Lev Parnas, two foreign-born associates of U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, were charged on Thursday with conspiring to influence U.S. politics with illegal campaign contributions.
Giuliani associates charged with illegally funneling cash to pro-Trump group
Two foreign-born Florida businessmen who have helped President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani investigate political rival Joe Biden were arrested in a scheme to illegally funnel money to a pro-Trump election committee and other U.S. polit…
Factbox: The criminal charges against Giuliani’s associates
Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, two foreign-born businessmen associated with U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, were arrested on federal charges they conspired to funnel foreign money to U.S. political candidates, prosecutors said…
In California, food spoils, businesses close as power outages imposed
A California dentist canceled dozens of appointments and supermarkets tried to save rotting food on Thursday as electricity was cut to over 600,000 homes and workplaces in a second day of planned power outages to cut wildfire risks.
Exclusive: Trump’s new national security adviser plans to return NSC to traditional coordinating role
President Donald Trump’s new national security adviser, Robert O’Brien, said on Thursday he plans to reduce the size of the National Security Council by about a third in coming months and limit the NSC’s role to gathering options for Trump rather than …
Trump EPA proposes overhaul of lead in drinking water rule, critics call plan weak
The Trump administration on Thursday proposed retooling a 1991 rule on lead and cooper contamination in drinking water, but critics said the change slows by 20 years the timeline for removing aging lead service lines that could expose children to a to…
Sun, sand and vape waste: A new type of litter piles up on American beaches
When Mike Castellano patrols the beaches of the New Jersey Shore, he is no longer surprised to find discarded vape pens and spent “e-juice” cartridges scattered in the white sand.
