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.
Trump says he does not know the two associates of Giuliani
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he does not know the two associates of his personal lawyer Rudolph Giuliani who were arrested, even if they are in a picture with him.
Lyondell workers protest union leader’s suspension: USW
Workers at Lyondell Basell Industries protested outside the company’s Houston refinery on Thursday against the suspension of a local union president in a dispute about safety practices, a United Steelworkers (USW) official said.
Uber driver found not guilty of murdering Denver passenger
A former driver with the ride-sharing service Uber, who said he fatally shot a passenger in self-defense along a Denver highway ramp in 2018, was found not guilty on Thursday of murder, a court official said.
Deutsche Bank tells U.S. court it does not have Trump’s tax returns
Deutsche Bank says it does not have copies of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tax returns, a U.S. appeals court said on Thursday, closing one possible avenue for the Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives to obtain the returns.
