Chicago teachers strike enters second day as contract talks proceed
The Chicago teachers strike entered its second day on Friday as union leaders reported some headway at the bargaining table, where negotiators are trying to resolve differences that have idled the third-largest U.S. school district.
What Hunter Biden did on the board of Ukrainian energy company Burisma
By Polina Ivanova, Maria Tsvetkova, Ilya Zhegulev and Luke Baker
Former Hercules Capital CEO to plead guilty to U.S. college admissions scam
A former chief executive of specialty finance lender Hercules Capital Inc has agreed to plead guilty to participating in what authorities say is the largest college admissions scam uncovered in the United States, prosecutors said on Friday.
Rick Perry’s departure has ‘nothing’ to do with Ukraine: White House spokeswoman
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s decision to step down by the end of the year had “absolutely nothing” to do with controversy over President Trump’s Ukraine policy, White House spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham said on Friday.
Chicago teachers strike enters second day as negotiations move forward
The Chicago teachers strike entered its second day on Friday as union leaders reported some headway at the bargaining table, where negotiators are trying to resolve differences that have idled the third-largest U.S. school district.
Judge’s unorthodox approach has huge opioid settlement within reach
From the start of the sprawling U.S. litigation seeking to hold drugmakers and distributors liable for the country’s opioid epidemic, Judge Dan Polster has made one thing clear: he never wanted a trial.
Gun with a chip: U.S. Army contracts may lead to a smarter firearm
A carbine that can call in an airstrike. A computer-aided scope on a machine gun that can turn just about anyone into a marksman.Even firearms that measure and record every movement, from the angle of the barrel to the precise moment of each shot fired…
Factbox: What has the testimony to the impeachment inquiry on U.S. President Trump revealed?
The U.S. House of Representatives’ impeachment inquiry into whether President Donald Trump abused the power of his office to push the Ukrainian president to order an probe of a political rival has heard from a series of administration insiders over the…
White House aide’s words on Ukraine upend impeachment strategy, rattle allies
A top White House aide’s suggestion that President Donald Trump sought a political favor from Ukraine in exchange for military assistance has upended the administration’s impeachment strategy and left his Republican allies flummoxed and frustrated.
NFL MVP Mahomes suffers knee injury, leaving future murky
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, the NFL’s reigning MVP, suffered a right knee injury on Thursday that leaves the immediate future in question for him and one of the league’s title contenders.
