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.
U.S. officials tied Ukraine White House meeting to helping Trump politically: texts
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.
U.S. presidential hopeful Warren increases fundraising in third quarter
U.S. presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren stepped up her fundraising between July and September in another sign her campaign to win the Democratic presidential nomination is gathering steam.
U.S. NHTSA reviewing claims 2,000 Tesla vehicles should have been recalled
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Friday it is reviewing a defect petition that claims Tesla Inc failed to issue a recall when it issued a software upgrade in 2,000 Model S and Model X vehicles in May.
Trump pushing nations for Biden probe is ‘wrong and appalling’: Romney
U.S. Senator and former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said on Friday it was “wrong and appalling” for President Donald Trump to push other nations to investigate former Vice President and Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden.
