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.
Puerto Rico closes schools, opens emergency shelters ready for Storm Dorian
Puerto Rico was bracing on Wednesday for the arrival of Tropical Storm Dorian, closing schools and diverting cruise liners even as it is still struggling to recover from devastating back-to-back hurricanes in 2017.
Puerto Rico braces for storm Dorian, one of first tests since 2017
Puerto Rico braced on Wednesday for the arrival of Tropical Storm Dorian, one of the island’s first major tests since devastating hurricanes struck in 2017.
U.S. authorities investigate 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.
Researchers studying Facebook’s impact on democracy threaten to quit
(This August 27 story corrects headline from “researchers” to “funders”)
