U.S. corruption probe involving lavish parties, champagne hits another top UAW official
Just two days before the UAW’s contracts with Detroit automakers were due to expire, U.S. prosecutors arrested and charged a senior union official on Thursday with embezzlement, releasing a complaint that alleges he spent member dues on lavish parties …
Climate protesters arrested at Texas port ahead of U.S. presidential debate
Police on Thursday arrested Greenpeace climate protesters who closed part of a key oil export waterway for hours by tying themselves to a bridge and dangling over the water.
Charred wreckage of California dive boat raised from ocean floor
A dive boat that caught fire and sank off the California coast, killing 34 people, was raised from the ocean floor on Thursday as federal safety officials said the crew had no night watchman on duty, as required, when the flames erupted.
Trump meets with senators from key farm states, touts biofuel deal progress
U.S. President Donald Trump said the administration has made progress on a biofuel reform package after he met with U.S. senators from key farm states on Thursday as part of an ongoing effort to boost ethanol demand and help hard-hit corn farmers.
Factbox: Highlights from criminal complaint in widening UAW corruption probe
A senior United Auto Workers (UAW) official was arrested on Thursday and charged with conspiring with other union leaders to embezzle hundreds of thousands of dollars in a mushrooming corruption scandal.
Trump says good progress made on gun proposals
U.S. President Donald Trump said he had a “big meeting” on guns on Thursday and progress was made on background checks and other issues.
U.S. cuts vaping-related illness total under refined case definition
U.S. health officials on Thursday cut the number of lung illnesses linked to e-cigarettes and vaping products under investigation to 380 as states began assessing patients based on a narrower case definition issued late last month by the Centers for Di…
New Jersey expected to announce vaping restrictions within weeks
Within weeks, New Jersey could become the latest state to restrict e-cigarette use, with the governor on Thursday launching a task force to find ways to curb vaping, linked by U.S. health officials to hundreds of respiratory illnesses and a half-dozen …
Tropical storm warning issued for Bahamas; 1,300 still missing
A tropical cyclone was forecast to move across the northwestern Bahamas in the coming days, potentially bringing more rain and wind to islands already devastated by Hurricane Dorian, the U.S. National Hurricane Center warned on Thursday.
Trump says made progress on ethanol issues
U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House on Thursday that his administration had made a lot of progress on ethanol issues.
