Exclusive: While battling opioid crisis, U.S. government weighed using fentanyl for executions
The U.S. Department of Justice examined using fentanyl in lethal injections as it prepared last year to resume executing condemned prisoners, a then untested use of the powerful, addictive opioid that has helped fuel a national crisis of overdose death…
Democrats back on campaign trail after third presidential debate
The Democratic presidential contenders headed back to the campaign trail on Friday after a debate that largely reinforced former Vice President Joe Biden’s front-runner status and left his rivals searching for a formula to knock him out of the top spot…
New storm hits hurricane-ravaged Bahamas, could become tropical storm
A new storm brought rain and wind to the hurricane ravaged Bahamas early Friday, with the Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) warning it could turn into a tropical storm.
Democrats in presidential debate hint at no swift end to China tariffs
Democratic presidential hopefuls criticized President Donald Trump’s trade war with China but gave no hint they would work toward a quick resolution if elected, pledging during their debate on Thursday to hold Beijing accountable for “corrupt” practice…
U.S. Democrats in presidential debate hint at no swift end to China tariffs
Democratic presidential hopefuls criticized President Donald Trump’s trade war with China but gave no hint they would work toward a quick resolution if elected, pledging during their debate on Thursday to hold Beijing accountable for “corrupt” practice…
Climate protesters arrested at Texas port during U.S. presidential debate
Police have arrested the Greenpeace climate protesters who closed part of a key oil export waterway for 18 hours by tying themselves to a bridge and dangling over the water.
Biden maintains grip on 2020 Democratic race after third debate
Those expecting Joe Biden’s presidential candidacy to flame out any day now will have to keep waiting.
Some Democrats snipe, others unite in third presidential debate
Some of the 10 Democratic presidential candidates meeting in their third debate on Thursday took shots at front-runner Joe Biden, while others called for unity during a night dominated by questions around race, guns and healthcare.
Biden attacks Warren, Sanders over cost of healthcare plans in Democratic debate
Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden clashed with progressive challengers Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders on healthcare in a debate on Thursday, defending Obamacare and pushing them to be honest about the cost of their plans.
Democratic debate highlights: Healthcare, gun control and party unity take center stage
Former Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Senator Bernie Sanders – the leading contenders for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination – wasted no time in Thursday’s debate sparring over how to best expand healthcare coverage for Americans.
