Former President George H.W. Bush dead at 94
Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, who presided over the end of the Cold War and routed Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi army but lost a chance for a second term after breaking a no-new-taxes pledge, died on Friday at the age of 94.
Caravan migrants in Mexico fill new border shelter after rains force exodus
Hundreds of mostly Central American migrants poured into a new shelter on Friday as bus loads fled a filthy, flooded sports complex on the eve of a presidential inauguration in Mexico that could recast the border crisis with U.S. President Donald Trump…
Powerful quake rattles Anchorage; roads and bridges hardest hit
A powerful earthquake shook southern Alaska on Friday morning, buckling roads, disrupting traffic and jamming telephone lines in and around Anchorage, the state’s largest city, but there were no reports of injuries.
Powerful quake causes damage in Anchorage; no injuries reported
A powerful earthquake shook southern Alaska on Friday morning, buckling roads, disrupting traffic and knocking television stations off the air in Anchorage, the state’s largest city, but there were no immediate reports of injuries.
Ex-Dallas officer who shot man in his home charged with murder
A former Dallas police officer was charged with murder on Friday for shooting an unarmed black neighbor whose apartment she said she mistakenly entered instead of her own, prosecutors said.
U.S. to conduct additional Keystone XL pipeline review
The U.S. State Department will conduct another environmental review of TransCanada Corp’s long-pending Keystone XL oil pipeline, a U.S. official said on Friday, a move that could lead to additional delays of the project.
Dallas police officer who shot man in his own home charged with murder
A former Dallas police officer was charged with murder on Friday for shooting an unarmed black neighbor after she said she mistakenly went to his apartment instead of her own, the Dallas County District Attorney’s office said.
Whitaker knew of fraud complaints while at World Patent Marketing: documents
Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker was aware of fraud allegations against an invention promotion company where he was an advisor and was slow to respond to government investigators probing it, documents released on Friday show.
U.S. judge gives preliminary OK to $48 million Volkswagen investor settlement
A U.S. judge in California has granted preliminary approval to a $48 million settlement for investors who said Volkswagen AG made false and misleading statements over its excess diesel emissions.
Pentagon appears poised to extend Mexico border deployment
The Pentagon received a request on Friday from the Trump administration to extend its deployment of troops to the U.S. border with Mexico beyond a Dec. 15 authorization date to the end of January, officials said.
