Swedish activist Thunberg joins other teens on Capitol Hill to urge climate action
Swedish teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg joined other youth leaders to urge U.S. lawmakers to support “transformative climate action” during two days of meetings and speeches on Capitol Hill, starting on Tuesday.
Ex-campaign chief Lewandowski ‘excited’ to defend Trump at impeachment hearing
Corey Lewandowski, President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager and close confidant, said he was “excited” to have an opportunity to defend his former boss in testimony later on Tuesday to a Democratic-led U.S. congressional panel considering impea…
Veteran broadcast journalist Cokie Roberts dead at 75
Cokie Roberts, a pioneering female journalist with National Public Radio and ABC News, died on Tuesday at 75 at her home in Washington from complications due to breast cancer, her family said in a statement.
Police test ‘Spider-Man’ device as alternative to Taser
With 49 people killed last year after being shocked by Tasers, police departments across the United States are trying out a “Spider-Man”-like device that fires a tether that entangles and restrains the suspect.
Democratic White House hopeful Warren rails against corruption at big N.Y. rally
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren on Monday denounced the corruption she argues has crippled the country’s politics and economy, drawing her largest crowd thus far in a sign of her campaign’s growing strength.
Railing against corruption, Democratic White House hopeful Warren rallies thousands in New York
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren on Monday delivered a fierce denunciation of the corruption she argues has crippled the country’s political and economic systems, speaking to a crowd whose enthusiasm and size testified to her campaign…
Trump orders two ex-White House aides not to testify at House hearing on Tuesday
President Donald Trump has ordered two former White House aides not to testify at a House of Representatives committee hearing on Tuesday as the panel considers whether to recommend impeaching Trump.
California governor acts to stem ‘epidemic’ of youth vaping
California’s governor on Monday ordered a public awareness campaign on health risks posed by a “youth epidemic” of vaping, but said he lacked authority to unilaterally ban flavored e-cigarettes that he said were deliberately marketed to children.
Cars front man Ric Ocasek died while recovering from surgery: family
Cars front man Ric Ocasek died peacefully over the weekend while recovering from surgery at his family’s home in Manhattan, his wife, the actress and model Paulina Porizkova, said in an Instagram post on Monday.
Electric pickup, batteries included in GM’s $7 billion pledge
An all-electric pickup truck and an advanced battery system will be part of the $7 billion that General Motors Co has pledged to invest in the United States as parts of contract talks with the United Auto Workers.
