U.S. Supreme Court tackles sentencing appeal in ‘D.C. Sniper’ case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday wrestled with whether a man serving life in prison over his role in a deadly 2002 shooting spree in the Washington area should be resentenced because he was only 17 years old at the time of the so-called D.C. Sniper …
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…
Acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Taylor to testify in impeachment probe: NBC
Acting U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor is traveling to the United States in order to testify next week in the U.S. House of Representatives’ impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, NBC News reported on Wednesday, citing two people f…
‘More than just money’: Chicago parents warm to teachers’ contract demands
Carmen Rodriguez, a life-long Chicagoan who lives on the city’s Southeast Side, sends her two children to a predominately Hispanic elementary school where she says teachers are struggling with class sizes of up to 40 students.
U.S. House impeachment probe on Trump hears from ex-aide to secretary of state
A former adviser to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who abruptly resigned last week spoke on Wednesday to an impeachment inquiry into allegations President Donald Trump pursued political interests in his dealings with Ukraine.
Presidential candidate Biden has less campaign cash than top Democratic rivals
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden had $9 million in his campaign bank account at the end of September, significantly less than his top rivals in the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, data released on Tuesday showed.
U.S. NHC says 50% chance for cyclone formation near Southern Mexico
A broad area of low pressure located in the Bay of Campeche, just offshore of the coast of Southern Mexico, has a 50% chance of becoming a cyclone in the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Wednesday.
Trump: meeting between Attorney General Barr and Italy’s Conte was appropriate
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said it was appropriate for U.S. Attorney General William Barr to meet with Italy’s prime minister, Giuseppe Conte, as part of a probe into the origins of the inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016, but he di…
Old, corroded pipe led to Philadelphia refinery fire: Chemical Safety Board
An old, degraded piece of metal pipe that had not been tested for corrosion led to the June fire and explosions at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions oil refinery, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board said on Wednesday.
Trump says his meeting with grieving British family was ‘beautiful’ but ‘sad’
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday his meeting with the parents of a man killed when his motorbike collided in England with a car driven by a U.S. diplomat’s wife, was “sad” but “beautiful,” but the family said it felt pressure to allow the …
