Former LA top cop Beck named Chicago’s interim police superintendent
Former Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck was made Chicago’s interim police superintendent on Friday, taking the temporary challenge of leading the second-largest force in the United States.
Forsaken by Trump, immigrant ‘Dreamers’ seek U.S. Supreme Court reprieve
When Maricruz Abarca learned three years ago that she had been given the legal right under a U.S. government program called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals to work in the United States and avoid deportation, she started to cry.
Buffalo Wild Wings employee dies after exposure to chemical at restaurant
A Buffalo Wild Wings employee died and at least 10 people checked themselves into hospital after being exposed to a strong chemical cleaning agent at a restaurant in Burlington, Massachusetts, authorities said on Thursday.
Survivors cling to hope in Paradise, year after California’s deadliest wildfire
For Earl Cummings, the psychological scars remain raw a year after California’s deadliest wildfire raced across a mountain ridge and destroyed the town of Paradise, killing 85 people.
Year’s most destructive California wildfire declared extinguished after two weeks
California’s biggest, most ruinous wildfire this year, a wind-driven blaze that scorched 120 square miles (310 square kilometers) of Sonoma County wine country and consumed scores of homes, was declared fully contained and extinguished on Thursday, two…
Great-great-grandson of Wounded Knee commander asks for forgiveness
For the last 50 years, Bradley Upton has prayed for forgiveness as he has carried the burden of one of the most horrific events in U.S. history against Native Americans, one that was perpetrated by James Forsyth, his great-great-grandfather.
In Trump adviser trial, comedian contradicts Stone’s account, regales jury with jokes
Comedian Randy Credico testified in the trial of President Donald Trump’s adviser Roger Stone on Thursday where he told jokes, did a Bernie Sanders impression and said he never served as a backchannel between Stone and Wikileaks founder Julian Assange….
Democratic lawmakers question FAA decisions on Boeing safety issues
Two Democratic U.S. lawmakers said on Thursday the Federal Aviation Administration overruled agency technical specialists on two Boeing Co safety issues involving the 737 MAX and the 787 Dreamliner jets that they said could be “potentially catastrophic…
Exclusive: Economist who backed Warren healthcare plan has doubts about her wealth tax
A leading economist who vouched for Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren’s healthcare reform plan told Reuters on Thursday he doubts its staggering cost can be fully covered alongside her other government programs.
Trump says New York official mischaracterizing Trump Foundation settlement
President Donald Trump accused New York state’s attorney general of mischaracterizing a settlement reached on Thursday in which his charitable foundation will pay $2 million for misusing funds to help his 2016 presidential campaign.
