U.S. lawmakers urge Pentagon to revise climate change report
Three Democratic U.S. lawmakers, including the House armed services committee chairman, on Wednesday urged the Pentagon to revise a report on climate change, saying it omitted required items such as a list of the 10 most vulnerable bases.
Colder than the South Pole: U.S. Midwest gripped by deep freeze
A blast of polar air brought record-low temperatures to much of the U.S. Midwest on Wednesday, canceling trash pick-ups, halting the mail and forcing residents who pride themselves on their winter hardiness to huddle indoors.
In ‘Icebox of the Nation,’ arctic blast is just another day
The town that embraces its nickname as the “Icebox of the Nation” barely paused on Wednesday for the polar vortex that is gripping the U.S. Upper Midwest.
‘El Chapo’ decided ‘who lives and who dies’ as drug boss, U.S. jury told
Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was someone who decided “who lives and who dies,” a prosecutor said in closing arguments in the accused Mexican drug kingpin’s trial in the United States.
Polar vortex makes U.S. Midwest colder than South Pole
A torrent of polar air brought record-low temperatures to much of the U.S. Midwest on Wednesday, making conditions so unbearable that trash haulers stopped making pickups and mail carriers suspended deliveries.
Utah man sues Gwyneth Paltrow for alleged ski slope ‘hit and run’
A Utah man has sued Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow for $3.1 million, claiming she slammed into him on a ski slope in 2016, breaking four of his ribs and knocking him unconscious before skiing off.
Father of Saudi sisters found dead in New York rejects suicide finding
The father of two young Saudi women whose bodies were found bound together in New York last October has dismissed a police assessment that they committed suicide and said marks he saw on their faces indicate they were beaten before their deaths.
Midwest U.S. in brutal grip of colder-than-Antarctica deep freeze
Frozen Arctic winds brought record-low temperatures across much of the U.S. Midwest on Wednesday, unnerving residents accustomed to brutal winters and keeping them huddled indoors as offices closed and even mail carriers halted their rounds.
Tyson recalls chicken nuggets on possible rubber contamination
Tyson Foods Inc is recalling some chicken nuggets it manufactured because of possible contamination with rubber, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said late on Tuesday.
U.S. private payrolls rise strongly; housing market struggling
U.S. private payrolls increased solidly in January, pointing to sustained labor market strength despite a recent easing in consumer and business confidence that has suggested a loss of momentum in the economy.
