White House drafts guidelines for panel questioning climate threat to security
The White House is advancing plans to form a presidential panel that will question science used in U.S. military and intelligence reports showing that human-driven climate change poses national security risks, according to a source briefed by participa…
Texas executes man convicted of murdering three in-laws in 1989
A 70-year-old man convicted of murdering his estranged wife’s parents and brother in 1989 was executed in Texas on Thursday, hours after the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition seeking a reprieve on grounds he had received inadequate defense at his tr…
Cohen ‘fully cooperative’ in Day 3 of Capitol Hill questioning
U.S. President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen was “fully cooperative” during closed-door testimony before a congressional committee investigating Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S election, the panel’s chairman said on Thursday.
Texas set to execute man convicted of 1989 murder of three in-laws
A man convicted of murdering his estranged wife’s parents and brother in 1989 was due for execution in Texas on Thursday, hours after the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition seeking a reprieve on grounds he received inadequate defense at his trial.
U.S. agencies vow closer scrutiny of China-funded learning centers
U.S. agencies on Thursday promised stricter monitoring of China-funded Confucius Institutes, cultural centers at U.S. universities that have been criticized for serving as propaganda arms of the Communist government in Beijing.
Trump’s ex-lawyer Cohen to return before U.S. Congress on March 6
U.S. President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen said after testifying in a closed hearing before a congressional panel on Thursday that he would return on March 6 “to finish up.”
House panel had ‘productive’ interview with Trump ex-lawyer Cohen
The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee said on Thursday that President Donald Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen was “fully cooperative” in his day-long testimony before the panel and responded to all its questions….
Flooded California towns still mostly cut off despite receding waters
Low-lying communities along the rain-engorged Russian River in Northern California wine country remained largely cut off by flooding on Thursday, even as waters began receding and sunny skies returned after days of nonstop showers.
Republican Party chair says primary challengers to Trump would ‘lose horribly’
The chair of the Republican National Committee said on Thursday that any Republican primary challenge to President Donald Trump in next year’s presidential election is doomed to fail.
Northern California towns still cut off as floodwaters recede
Four low-lying communities along a swollen river in Northern California wine country remained cut off by floodwaters on Thursday, even as the river receded and sun peeked through after days of non-stop rain, officials said.
