In texts, U.S. officials tied Ukraine White House meeting to help for Trump
U.S. officials pressured the Ukrainian government to launch investigations that might benefit President Donald Trump’s personal political agenda in exchange for a meeting of the two countries’ leaders, a cache of diplomatic texts showed.
‘Never give up,’ Swedish teen tells Iowa climate activists after U.N. summit ‘failure’
Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg on Friday urged her supporters to “never give up” in demanding urgent steps to fight climate change after world leaders failed to act decisively at a recent United Nations summit.
U.S. Treasury facing probe over how it handled Congress request for Trump taxes
The U.S. Treasury Department’s internal watchdog is investigating how the agency handled a congressional request for President Donald Trump’s tax returns, it said on Friday.
U.S. House Democrats demand documents from Pence in impeachment probe
U.S. House Democrats on Friday asked Vice President Mike Pence to turn over documents relating to a meeting he held with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and a call between Zelenskiy and President Donald Trump that is at the center of their wide…
Factbox: All the president’s men – Supporting actors in Trump’s Ukraine scandal
President Donald Trump’s efforts to pressure Ukraine into investigating a top rival in the 2020 U.S. presidential election prompted Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats in the House of Representatives to move ahead with an impeachment inquiry, thre…
Factbox: U.S. vaping-related deaths rise to 20
Michigan and Pennsylvania state health officials confirmed one death each from a mysterious lung illness linked to e-cigarettes, bringing the total number of fatalities to 20 across 17 U.S. states.
U.S. Treasury’s inspector general investigating request for Trump taxes: NY Times
The U.S. Treasury Department’s inspector general is investigating how the agency handled a congressional request for President Donald Trump’s tax returns, the New York Times reported on Friday.
Legionnaire’s outbreak linked to hot tubs kills one, sickens dozens in North Carolina
An outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease that has killed one person and sickened dozens of others in North Carolina may have spread from contaminated hot tubs at a state fair last month, authorities said.
Meat industry sues California for animal protection ‘overreach’
California was sued on Friday by the largest U.S. trade group for meat packers and processors, which wants to block enforcement of a voter-approved measure requiring farmers to provide more space for animals being raised for food.
Teenage activist Greta Thunberg brings call for climate action to Iowa
Hundreds of people gathered in Iowa City on Friday to watch teenage activist Greta Thunberg speak at a rally to demand that political leaders and institutions take urgent action to combat climate change.
