Senate intel panel subpoenas former Trump lawyer Cohen, says Cohen adviser
The Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday subpoenaed President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen to testify, a day after Cohen said he planned to postpone an appearance next week in the U.S. House of Representatives, Cohen’s adviser Lanny …
U.S. labor market remains strong, economy slowing
The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits fell to more than a 49-year low last week, but the drop likely overstates the health of the labor market as claims for several states including California were estimated.
Florida bank shooter faces murder charges after five killed
A 21-year-old Florida man accused of killing five people in a bank rampage has been charged with five counts of premeditated murder in the first degree, according to authorities.
NYC Transit to stop taking new train cars from Bombardier until existing cars fixed
New York City Transit will stop taking new train car deliveries from Canada’s Bombardier until it fixes existing cars, NYC Transit president Andy Byford told a Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) committee meeting this week.
CVS unveils ‘Beauty Marks’ in stores, warning shoppers of edited images
CVS Pharmacy unveiled an initiative in U.S. stores on Thursday, labeling photos of models in its beauty aisles to make it clear whether the images had been digitally altered.
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall to lowest level since 1969
The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits fell to more than a 49-year low last week, but the drop likely overstates the health of the labor market as claims for several states including California were estimated.
Florida bank shooter faces murder charges after 5 killed
A 21-year-old Florida man accused of killing five people in a bank rampage on Wednesday and then calling police to tell them about the shooting has been charged with five counts of premeditated murder in the first degree, according to authorities.
Senate stirs with votes on bills to end U.S. shutdown
The Republican-led U.S. Senate planned votes for Thursday on competing proposals, one broadly backed by Democrats and the other by Republicans, to end the partial government shutdown, both of which seemed unlikely to resolve the month-long impasse.
Senate, in flicker of action, to vote on competing bills to end U.S. shutdown
The Republican-led U.S. Senate planned votes for Thursday on competing proposals, one broadly backed by Democrats and the other by Republicans, to end the partial government shutdown, both of which seemed unlikely to resolve the month-long impasse.
U.S. universities unplug from China’s Huawei under pressure from Trump
Top U.S. universities are ditching telecom equipment made by Huawei Technologies and other Chinese companies to avoid losing federal funding under a new national security law backed by the Trump administration.
