Fox host, Chinese state TV anchor face off over trade war
A Chinese state TV anchor and a host from Fox Business, whose sparring over the U.S.-China trade war has been avidly followed on Chinese social media, brought their duel to the American cable network for what turned out to be a respectful encounter.
Alaska Native leaders seek U.S. attorney general’s help to fight rural crime
U.S. Attorney General Robert Barr on Wednesday promised Alaska Native leaders he would work to strengthen law enforcement in the state’s rural areas hit by alarmingly high rates of violent crime.
Hydrogen-powered flying vehicle touted as Southern California traffic tonic
Developers of a multi-rotor hover craft billed as the first flying vehicle to be powered by hydrogen fuel cells unveiled a full-scale model on Wednesday in Southern California, in a show-and-tell that raised some eyebrows but never left the ground.
Louisiana governor to sign ‘heartbeat’ ban, latest move to curb U.S. abortion rights
Louisiana’s Democratic governor said on Wednesday he would sign a bill passed earlier in the day to ban abortion when a fetal heartbeat is detected, the latest legislation in a movement in mostly Southern and Midwest states to curb abortion rights.
Saybie, believed to be world’s tiniest baby ever to survive, goes home
An infant girl who weighed about the same as a large apple when she was born five months ago and is believed to be the world’s tiniest baby ever to survive has gone home from a San Diego hospital.
Word whiz kids tap memory tricks at Spelling Bee
Spelling savants traced letters onto their palms or gazed at the ceiling on Wednesday while racking their brains in hopes of advancing to the next level of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Exclusive: Disney CEO says it will be ‘difficult’ to film in Georgia if abortion law takes effect
Walt Disney Co Chief Executive Bob Iger told Reuters on Wednesday it would be “very difficult” for the media company to keep filming in Georgia if a new abortion law takes effect because many people will not want to work in the U.S. state.
Louisiana lawmakers pass bill to ban abortions as early as six weeks
The Louisiana House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to prohibit abortion after detection of an embryonic heartbeat, which can occur as early as six weeks from conception, often before a woman even realizes she is pregnant.
U.S. activist tried to ‘shield’ migrants from Border Patrol: prosecutor
An Arizona activist charged with harboring two undocumented migrants was part of a conspiracy to transport and “shield” the men from law enforcement, a prosecutor said on Wednesday at the opening of his trial.
Louisiana lawmakers pass bill to ban abortions as early as 6 weeks
The Louisiana House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to prohibit abortion after detection of an embryonic heartbeat, which can occur as early as six weeks from conception, often before a woman realizes she is pregnant.
