From removing doors to checking sleeves, U.S. schools seek to snuff out vaping
Students caught vaping in school can expect a lot more than a warning or detention in one North Texas district starting this fall. They will be forced to attend a special, isolated disciplinary school for a month.
As Democratic White House hopefuls debate in Houston, party eyes lower-tier gains in Texas
While 10 Democratic presidential contenders debate in Houston on Thursday, the party is eyeing gains farther down the ballot in Texas next year in races for the U.S. House of Representatives and state legislature, party strategists and political expert…
Jury to weigh trespassing case against Chinese woman arrested at Mar-a-Lago
A federal court jury was due to begin deliberations on Wednesday in the trespassing trial of a Chinese woman accused of hoodwinking her way past U.S. Secret Service agents to gain illegal entry to President Donald Trump’s Florida resort.
California Senate passes bill to tighten ‘gig’ worker rule
The California State Senate voted on Tuesday to pass a bill that would make it much more difficult for gig economy companies like Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc to classify workers as independent contractors rather than employees.
Trespassing trial of Chinese woman arrested at Mar-a-Lago moves to jury
A Chinese woman accused of hoodwinking U.S. Secret Service agents to gain illegal entry to President Donald Trump’s Florida resort repeated her assertion that she “did nothing wrong” as her federal court trial was handed to a jury on Tuesday.
White House invites biofuel company officials to meet over stalled deal: sources
White House officials have arranged to meet representatives of biofuel companies on Wednesday to discuss the administration’s plan to increase biofuel blending mandates, in a bid to secure industry support, two sources familiar with the matter said.
Texas executes man convicted of killing woman during 2010 burglary
Texas executed by lethal injection on Tuesday a man convicted of shooting to death a 61-year-old grandmother as he and his accomplice burglarized her home during a week-long crime spree in 2010.
FBI seeks video, pictures as it investigates California dive boat fire
The FBI on Tuesday asked the public for video or photos of the Labor Day fire aboard a California dive boat that killed 34 people, saying it was seeking the images as part of its investigation into one of the state’s worst maritime disasters.
U.S. charges FEMA official in Puerto Rico for taking bribes after Hurricane Maria
The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday announced corruption charges against a senior government official and a contractor who oversaw the rebuilding of Puerto Rico’s electrical grid after Hurricane Maria devastated the island in 2017.
Factbox: What we know about U.S. vaping illnesses
U.S. public health officials are investigating more than 450 cases of severe lung illnesses and have confirmed at least five deaths related to electronic cigarette products including the devices and liquids used inside them.
