Puerto Rico’s new governor sworn in, but Senate approval still needed
The handpicked successor to disgraced Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló was sworn in on Friday after Rossello stepped down, but lawyer Pedro Pierluisi said his term as governor might be short-lived because the U.S. territory’s Senate still must approve his appointment.
U.S. Navy pilot killed in California crash was 33-year-old lieutenant
The fighter pilot who perished in the crash of his fighter jet in Death Valley National Park in California was identified by the U.S. Navy on Friday as Lieutenant Charles Walker, who had served in the armed forces for the past 10 years.
Puerto Rico governor swears in hand-picked successor; Senate leader outraged
Disgraced Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló swore in the lawyer he hand-picked as his successor on Friday as he resigned after weeks of protests, while the U.S. territory’s Senate leader blasted the succession choice as “unethical and illegal.”
U.S. bill raising debt ceiling for farm bankruptcies heads to White House
With farm bankruptcies rising and agricultural debt loads soaring, the U.S. Senate has passed a bill that will make it easier for more farmers with larger amounts of debt to file for bankruptcy protection.
Alaska labor deal reached to end 10-day ferry strike
Alaska officials and the union for striking boat workers have reached a deal to end a walkout that has shut down the state’s ferry system for 10 days at the peak of the summer tourist season, the parties said on Friday.
Trump rule restricting asylum seekers struck down by court
A U.S. federal judge on Friday struck down one of President Donald Trump’s initiatives to curtail asylum claims, ruling that the government could not reject migrants who had crossed the border illegally.
Exiting Puerto Rico governor says Pierluisi will succeed him after House approval
Embattled Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló on Friday said the lawyer who formerly represented the bankrupt island in the U.S. Congress will take over when he resigns following street protests over corruption investigations and profane text messages.
Puerto Rico Governor Rosselló says Pierluisi to be sworn in as governor
Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló on Friday said attorney Pedro Pierluisi would be sworn in as the island’s next governor.
No signs of trauma found on body of Robert F. Kennedy’s granddaughter
An autopsy conducted on the 22-year-old granddaughter of the late Robert F. Kennedy found no trauma to her body, leaving the cause and manner of her death to be determined following toxicology tests, the local district attorney’s office said on Friday….
Philadelphia Phillies sue to keep their ‘beloved’ Phillie Phanatic
The Phillie Phanatic, one of the most recognizable mascots in American sports, is the subject of a lawsuit by the Philadelphia Phillies, trying to stop the mascot’s creators from taking away the baseball team’s bright green, fat, furry, long-beaked cre…
