SpaceX’s Mars rocket prototype rattles nearby residents in Texas flight test
SpaceX test-launched an early prototype of the company’s Mars rocket on Tuesday, unnerving residents near the Texas site and clearing another key hurdle in billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s interplanetary ambitions.
Widening federal corruption probe hits home for UAW president
The FBI on Wednesday conducted searches at the home of United Auto Workers President Gary Jones, a union retreat and multiple other locations as part of a corruption probe into illegal payments to union officials, posing fresh problems for the union at…
U.S. driver Jessi Combs killed in bid to break land-speed record
Race car driver Jessi Combs, host of the television series “All Girls Garage,” was killed in a high-speed crash while trying to set a new land-speed record, her family said on Wednesday.
Trump slams ‘corrupt’ Puerto Rico as Storm Dorian heads for island
President Donald Trump on Wednesday called Puerto Rico “one of the most corrupt places on earth” as the U.S. territory prepared for a hit by Tropical Storm Dorian, which brought back memories on the island of devastation from hurricanes two years ago.
Trump calls storm-threatened Puerto Rico one of most corrupt places on earth
President Donald Trump on Wednesday struck out at a U.S. territory facing the destructive threat of Tropical Storm Dorian and financially limping under a massive bankruptcy filing, saying that Puerto Rico has misspent federal funds it received to help…
Republican Senator Isakson resigning at end of 2019
Republican Senator Johnny Isakson of Georgia said on Wednesday he will leave the Senate at the end of 2019, citing his struggles with Parkinson’s disease and other medical issues.
With Democratic debate deadline looming, two polls show no bump for bottom-tier candidates
Two national opinion polls released on Wednesday of Democrats vying for their party’s 2020 presidential nomination did not show any of the candidates at the back of the crowded pack picking up enough support to qualify for the next debate in September….
U.S. authorities investigate as many as 11 deaths at veterans hospital
U.S. authorities are investigating suspicious deaths at a veterans hospital in West Virginia, the Veterans Affairs department said on Tuesday, and a U.S. senator said the probe may involve up to 11 deaths.
Let it burn: U.S. fights wildfires with fire, backed by Trump
It was the kind of fire that has terrified communities across the drought-ridden U.S. West in the past few years: a ponderosa pine forest ablaze in the mountains of New Mexico filling the air with thick, aromatic smoke.
Facebook tightens rules for U.S. political advertisers ahead of 2020 election
Facebook Inc is tightening its political ad rules in the United States, it said on Wednesday, requiring new disclosures for its site and photo-sharing platform Instagram ahead of the U.S. presidential election in November 2020.
