White House says it will refuse to cooperate with impeachment inquiry
The White House said on Tuesday it would refuse to cooperate with an “illegitimate, unconstitutional” congressional impeachment inquiry, setting Republican President Donald Trump on a collision course with the Democratic-led U.S. House of Representativ…
PG&E to cut off power to nearly 800,000 customers to reduce wildfire risk
Power provider PG&E Corp’s unit said on Tuesday it would cut off power for nearly 800,000 customers across northern and central California to reduce wildfire risk following severe wind warnings.
Wealthy couple gets prison terms for U.S. college admissions scam
The founder of a food and beverage packaging company and his wife were each sentenced to one month in prison on Tuesday for their roles in what prosecutors say is the largest college admissions scam uncovered in the United States.
Democratic presidential hopeful Sanders says he was ‘dumb’ to ignore health warnings
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders said on Tuesday he had wrongly ignored warning signs about his health before suffering a heart attack last week, but that he did not think the scare would damage his campaign for president.
U.S. lawyer Michael Avenatti gets trial date on charges of stealing from ex-client
Lawyer Michael Avenatti, who became nationally known as an outspoken critic of U.S. President Donald Trump before his arrest earlier this year, will stand trial in April on charges that he stole from his former client Stormy Daniels, a federal judge ru…
GM strike affects about 150,000 auto industry workers: consulting firm
The prolonged strike at General Motors Co is estimated to have hit as many as 150,000 workers in the auto industry, a report from research and consulting firm Anderson Economic Group (AEG) showed on Tuesday.
GSK recalls popular heartburn drug Zantac globally after cancer scare
GlaxoSmithKline on Tuesday said it is recalling the popular heartburn medicine Zantac in all markets as a “precaution”, days after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration found “unacceptable” levels of probable cancer-causing impurity in the drug.
GSK recalls prescription-only versions of heartburn drug Zantac
GlaxoSmithKline is recalling prescription-only versions of its popular heartburn medicine Zantac as a “precautionary measure” due to a probable cancer-causing impurity in the drugs, Britain’s medicines watchdog said on Tuesday.
White House to lay case for withholding documents, testimony in impeachment probe: source
The White House on Tuesday is expected to tell Democrats in Congress that it will exercise its privileges to withhold certain testimony and documents in the House impeachment inquiry, according to a person familiar with the matter.
White House blocks ambassador’s impeachment testimony
The Trump administration on Tuesday blocked an ambassador from testifying to the U.S. House of Representatives’ impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, a move top House Democrats vowed to counter with a subpoena.
