Arizona border activist told migrants he ‘could not hide them’
An Arizona human rights activist charged with harboring two migrants who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border illegally testified that he told the men he “could not hide them” but let them stay in a building while they recovered from a desert trek.
White House expert tells impeachment hearing that Trump made improper demand of Ukraine
A White House official told impeachment investigators on Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s request that Ukraine investigate a political rival was an improper demand as he fended off Republican efforts to cast doubt on his competence and loyalty to …
Seller of bullets to Las Vegas gunman pleads guilty to ammo licensing charge
A man who acknowledged selling hundreds of rounds of tracer bullets to the gunman responsible for killing 58 people at a Las Vegas music festival two years ago pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a federal charge of manufacturing ammunition without a license….
Influential U.S. doctors group calls for ban on vaping products
The American Medical Association (AMA) on Tuesday called for a total ban on all e-cigarette and vaping products that are not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as smoking cessation tools.
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to pay states’ lawyers, urged to help victims
(Corrects name of lawyer to Scott Markowitz from Scott Bickford in 5th paragraph)
Story on U.N. study on child detentions withdrawn
A Nov. 18 story headlined “U.S. has world’s highest rate of children in detention -U.N. study” is withdrawn. The United Nations issued a statement on Nov. 19 saying the number was not current but was for the year 2015. No replacement story will be issu…
‘The facts as I understood them’: Quotes from Trump impeachment hearing
The following are quotations on Tuesday from the third day of U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee public hearings in an impeachment inquiry examining President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine:
Former White House aide felt no pressure to resign over impeachment
Former senior White House aide Timothy Morrison said on Tuesday he resigned from the National Security Council of his own volition and felt no pressure to resign, and he did not fear retaliation for his testimony in the Democratic-led U.S. House of Rep…
U.S. House approves bill to avert government shutdown this week
The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday approved legislation to avert a widespread government shutdown later this week with a bill extending temporary federal funding through Dec. 20.
Indiana teachers use ‘outside voices’ to demand higher wages
Thousands of chanting red-clad Indiana teachers swarmed the state capitol on Tuesday, demanding higher salaries and reforms to evaluation policies in a protest that forced half the state’s school districts to cancel classes for the day.
