Motive for slayings at California festival still unclear two days later
California police on Tuesday were still trying to determine why a teenager went on a shooting rampage over the weekend at a popular food festival south of San Jose, killing a 6-year-old boy, a 13-year-old girl and a man in his 20s.
Two TSA agents suspended after ‘offensive’ display found at Miami airport
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said on Tuesday it suspended two agents after it became aware of an “offensive display” in a baggage screening area at the Miami International Airport, saying it would not tolerate racist behavior.
Bulk of Trump’s U.S. farm aid goes to biggest and wealthiest farmers: advocacy group
More than half of the Trump administration’s $8.4 billion in trade aid payments to U.S. farmers through April was received by the top 10% of recipients, the country’s biggest and most successful farmers, a study by an advocacy group showed on Tuesday.
U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky kicked and punched me, teenager tells Swedish court
A teenager told a Swedish court on Tuesday that he was kicked and punched by U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky and two of his entourage during an altercation outside a hamburger restaurant in Stockholm last month.
Trump condemns slavery in Jamestown speech amid controversy over prior incendiary remarks
U.S. President Donald Trump, under fire in Washington for verbal attacks on racial minority lawmakers, condemned American slavery on Tuesday at the 400th anniversary of the first legislative assembly in Virginia and was briefly interrupted by a protest…
Pro-impeachment ad with Mueller to run during Democratic debates
Former U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s congressional testimony will feature in a television ad advocating for impeaching President Donald Trump, set to run before and after the Democratic presidential debates this week.
Congress seeks briefing on potential threat to U.S. heparin supply
Leaders of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday asked the Food and Drug Administration about the potential threat to the U.S. heparin supply due to the outbreak of African swine fever in China.
Police seek motive for shooting at California garlic festival
Police continued on Tuesday to look into what motivated a teenager to shoot visitors attending a popular California food festival over the weekend, killing three people, including a 6-year-old boy and 13-year-old girl.
Gilead, Novartis cancer therapies losing patients to experimental treatments
Unusually high numbers of U.S. lymphoma patients are choosing experimental treatments over expensive cell therapies sold by Gilead Sciences Inc and Novartis AG , new data shows, helping explain why sales of the two products have not met rosy expectati…
As Hurricane Erick heads toward Hawaii, another Pacific hurricane expected to form
As Hurricane Erick gained strength in the eastern Pacific as it churned toward Hawaii, another weather system, tropical storm Flossie brewing farther east is likely to become a hurricane later on Tuesday, forecasters said.
