U.S. restores Yellowstone grizzlies to protected species list
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday restored federal protections to grizzly bears in and around Yellowstone National Park, abiding by a court ruling last year that removal of the bears’ threatened status violated the Endangered Species Act.
Democratic debate highlights: Moderates assail ‘impossible’ liberal agenda
The Democratic Party’s two leading progressives came under fire on Tuesday from a debate stage stuffed with moderates who said their “impossible” proposals and “wish-list economics” risked keeping Republican President Donald Trump in the White House fo…
Sanders and Warren defend progressive policies in U.S. Democratic debate
Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders offered an unabashed defense of their progressive policies during a Democratic presidential debate on Tuesday, as their more moderate rivals took aim at their proposals as unrealistic and politically untenable.
Police believe gunman in deadly California festival rampage acted alone
Investigators are increasingly convinced that a teen gunman who killed three people at a weekend food festival in California acted on his own, but authorities said on Tuesday they remained largely in the dark about the motives for the shooting.
PBF Energy says fire at Toledo, Ohio refinery extinguished
PBF Energy said on Tuesday a fire at its 172,800-barrels-per-day refinery in Toledo, Ohio, was extinguished by the emergency response team.
Racial diversity dispute spurs shakeup at House Democratic campaign arm
The congresswoman who heads the campaign arm for U.S. House of Representatives Democrats has acknowledged mistakes after lawmakers complained about a lack of racial diversity within the organization, and she named a Cuban-American as interim executive …
Progressives Sanders and Warren come under attack in Democratic debate
Progressive candidates Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren came under fire from more moderate rivals as the second round of Democratic debates began on Tuesday, spotlighting the ideological divide in the party’s crowded presidential field.
U.S. judge tosses Democratic Party lawsuit against Trump campaign, Russia over election
A U.S. judge on Tuesday dismissed a Democratic Party lawsuit arguing that the Russian government, President Donald Trump’s campaign and WikiLeaks carried out a conspiracy to influence the 2016 U.S. election.
Puerto Rico governor taps former U.S. delegate as successor: report
Puerto Rico’s embattled governor will name the island’s former representative in the U.S. Congress, Pedro Pierluisi, as his new secretary of state and next in line to succeed him when he steps down, El Nuevo Dia newspaper reported.
Over 900 children separated at U.S. border since policy halted: ACLU
The American Civil Liberties Union on Tuesday asked a federal judge to stop the Trump administration’s ongoing separation of families at the U.S.-Mexico border, saying the government had taken more than 900 children from their parents since the policy officially ended last year.
