Florida extends state of emergency as Hurricane Dorian looms
Florida’s governor on Thursday extended a state of emergency to the whole state ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Dorian, which is forecast to strengthen into a highly dangerous Category 4 storm during the weekend before hitting the Atlantic coast.
Dorian heads for Florida, could become highly dangerous Category 4 hurricane
Hurricane Dorian is forecast to strengthen and become a highly dangerous Category 4 hurricane on Sunday, threatening the Atlantic coast of central and south Florida where authorities canceled some commercial flights on Thursday and planned precautions …
Trump promises ethanol-related ‘giant package’ to please farmers
President Donald Trump said on Thursday his administration is planning a “giant package” related to ethanol that would please U.S. farmers angry that many more oil refiners have been freed from obligations to use the corn-based fuel.
U.S. officials defend new citizenship rules for some military families
U.S. immigration officials on Thursday defended a new policy that ends automatic citizenship for some children born to U.S. citizens stationed abroad as government employees or members of the U.S. military, saying it would only affect a “handful” of fa…
Florida’s most deadly and destructive hurricanes
With Hurricane Dorian expected to make a direct hit on Florida’s east coast over the Labor Day holiday weekend, possibly as a devastating Category 4 storm, the state’s governor has declared a state of emergency and asked residents to stock up with at l…
Trump administration barring tours of migrant detention centers, Democrats say
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday said the Trump administration is blocking investigators from touring immigrant detention facilities nationwide after recent visits revealed what they called “serious ongoing problems” concerning how detainees are being treated.
Case against Jeffrey Epstein dismissed following his death
A federal judge on Thursday formally dismissed the criminal sex trafficking case against Jeffrey Epstein, a move that was expected following the financier’s death in jail earlier this month.
Dorian forecast to grow to highly dangerous Category 4 hurricane
Hurricane Dorian is forecast to strengthen and become a highly dangerous Category 4 hurricane on Sunday, threatening the Atlantic coast of central and south Florida, the National Hurricane Center said on Thursday.
Democrats’ Medicare for All plans must consider union-negotiated health plans: AFL-CIO chief
Democratic White House hopefuls should ensure their Medicare for All proposals honor union-negotiated private insurance, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, head of the largest federation of U.S. labor unions, said on Thursday.
First Amendment group asks Representative Ocasio-Cortez to unblock users
The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University said on Thursday it asked Democratic U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to unblock any Twitter users she has barred on the basis of their political views.
