Biden says Trump fans ‘flames of white supremacy’ as Democrats attack racism
Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden on Wednesday accused Republican President Donald Trump of fueling the white supremacy beliefs blamed for several U.S. mass shootings, as Trump visited two cities where 31 people were killed in rampages las…
Alaska lawsuit seeks to block Trump road deal through refuge
Environmentalists on Wednesday filed a lawsuit challenging a new Trump Administration plan to build a road through a national wildlife refuge in Alaska.
USA Today building in Virginia declared safe after report of armed man
(In August 7 story corrects paragraph 2 to refer to site as the USA Today headquarters instead of the Gannett Building; removes reference to Gannett Building in paragraph 7)
USA Today building declared safe after report of armed man, evacuation
The headquarters of USA Today in suburban Washington was evacuated on Wednesday following reports of a man with a weapon, but police later found no indication of wrongdoing and declared the building safe, officials said.
U.S. immigration agents arrest 680 workers at Mississippi plants
U.S. immigration authorities arrested nearly 700 people at seven agricultural processing plants across Mississippi on Wednesday in what federal officials said could be the largest worksite enforcement operation in a single state.
Puerto Rico gets another governor after supreme court clears the way
Puerto Rico got its third governor in less than a week on Wednesday just hours after the bankrupt U.S. territory’s supreme court ruled that Pedro Pierluisi’s assumption of the office was unconstitutional and ordered him to leave.
Medicare to cover expensive cancer cell therapies
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Wednesday said it has finalized a decision to cover expensive cancer cell therapies sold by Gilead Sciences Inc and Novartis AG .
Trump visits mass shooting victims; protesters shout ‘Do something!’
U.S. President Donald Trump met victims and first responders from last weekend’s deadly shootings in Texas and Ohio on Wednesday, as chanting protesters accused him of inflaming tensions with anti-immigrant and racially charged rhetoric.
Vazquez sworn in as Puerto Rico’s governor after court ousts Pierluisi
Puerto Rico got its third governor in less than a week on Wednesday just hours after the bankrupt U.S. territory’s supreme court ruled that Pedro Pierluisi’s assumption of the office was unconstitutional and ordered him to leave.
Puerto Rico set to get its third governor in less than a week
Puerto Rico will get its third governor in less than a week on Wednesday just hours after the bankrupt U.S. territory’s supreme court ruled that Pedro Pierluisi’s assumption of the office was unconstitutional.
