Trump says has halted U.S. funds for California wildfires, forest management
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he has ordered a halt to federal emergency funds for California to fight wildfires and manage its forests unless officials in the western U.S. state can “get their act together.”
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, wife MacKenzie set to divorce
Amazon.com Inc Chief Executive Jeff Bezos and wife MacKenzie Bezos have decided to divorce after a long trial separation, Bezos said on Wednesday in a joint statement by the couple on Twitter.
Trump still weighing emergency declaration for border wall: spokeswoman
U.S. President Donald Trump is still considering a possible declaration of a national emergency in order to circumvent Congress and build a wall along the southern border with Mexico, the White House said on Wednesday.
Former Insys CEO to plead guilty in opioid kickback case
The former chief executive of Insys Therapeutics Inc is expected on Wednesday to plead guilty to participating in a scheme to pay doctors bribes in exchange for prescribing an addictive opioid medication.
Controversial former mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, dies at 72
Larry Langford, the charismatic former mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, who climbed out of hardscrabble poverty to the city’s highest office only to spend most of his last years in prison, died Tuesday, the city announced.
In Oval Office speech, Trump demands a wall but does not declare emergency
President Donald Trump urged Congress in a televised speech on Tuesday to give him $5.7 billion this year to help build a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico but stopped short of declaring a national emergency to pay for the barrier with military funds…
Holy guacamole! Mexican fuel shortage threatens Super Bowl snack
Super Bowl fans may have to go without guacamole this year if avocado farmers in Mexico cannot send their fruit to the United States because of a prolonged fuel shortage.
Trump demands U.S. border wall, sidesteps declaring emergency
President Donald Trump called on Congress on Tuesday to give him $5.7 billion this year to help build a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico but stopped short of declaring a national emergency to pay for the wall with military funds.
Second man charged with murder in seven-year-old girl’s shooting in Texas
A second black man was charged with murder on Tuesday in the shooting death of an African-American girl in the Houston area, after initial witness descriptions of a white suspect sparked fears of a hate crime.
California to spend millions more on disaster response
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday proposed spending $305 million to improve California’s planning and response to wildfires, mudslides and earthquakes, focusing the state’s efforts on evacuating elderly and disabled residents who became trapp…
