Military survey finds deep dissatisfaction with family housing on U.S. bases
A new survey of military families living on U.S. bases found most are dissatisfied with their housing, often citing serious health and safety hazards – results that counter years of Pentagon reports claiming soaring satisfaction rates among military housing tenants.
Trump noncommittal on bipartisan funding deal as Congress races to pass it
Congress on Wednesday was up against a tight deadline to pass a bipartisan accord to avert another partial U.S. government shutdown, but President Donald Trump could still torpedo the deal that denied him funds for his U.S.-Mexico border wall.
‘Pineapple Express’ storm douses California with rain, snow
A Pacific storm system known as the “Pineapple Express” threatened to dump up to 8 inches of rain and 8 feet of snow on areas of California, raising risks of flooding and mudslides, meteorologists said on Wednesday.
‘This hurts’: On El Chapo’s home turf, some lament Mexican drug lord’s conviction
News of the conviction of Mexico’s legendary crime boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman traveled quickly on Tuesday to his rugged home state, where people said they felt pain for a man some described as a fallen folk hero and community benefactor.
King the wire fox terrier wins crown at Westminster dog show in New York
A wire fox terrier won “Best in Show” at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York on Tuesday, emerging as the top dog among nearly 3,000 barking, tail-wagging competitors.
Striking Denver teachers to resume talks Wednesday, strike enters third day
Thousands of Denver public school teachers will walk the picket lines for a third day on Wednesday, disrupting classes for about 92,000 students after union and school district officials ended talks with no deal in sight, union officials said.
‘Triggerman’ convicted in ‘Fast and Furious’ U.S. agent murder
A man accused of pulling the trigger in the 2010 killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Arizona was convicted of murder on Tuesday in a case tied to an ill-fated U.S. government gun-running sting known as “Fast and Furious”.
New York detective killed by ‘friendly fire’ while responding to robbery
A New York City police detective was shot and killed by “friendly fire” and another officer was shot on Tuesday as they responded to an armed robbery, the city’s police chief said.
Wire fox terrier wins top prize at Westminster dog show in New York
A wire fox terrier won “Best in Show” at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York on Tuesday, emerging as the top dog among nearly 3,000 barking, tail-wagging competitors.
‘Pineapple Express’ from Hawaii set to soak California
California is bracing for its wettest storm of the winter as the “Pineapple Express” is set to dump up to 8 inches (20 cm) of rain and 8 feet (2.44 m) of snow on areas of the state, raising risks of flooding and mudslides, meteorologists said.
