Trump rejects findings of U.S. government climate change report
President Donald Trump on Monday rejected projections that climate change will cause severe economic harm to the U.S. economy, findings outlined by a report his own U.S. government published last week.
Cyber Monday on track for U.S. online shopping record
Cyber Monday was on track to bring in a record $7.9 billion in U.S. online sales, as millions of shoppers scoured for steep discounts on everything from Lego sets to big-screen TVs.
Trial begins for man charged with murder at Charlottesville rally
(In this November 26 story corrects name of victim in fourth paragraph)
Factbox: Almost 200,000 without power in U.S. Midwest during snowstorm
Almost 200,000 homes and businesses in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan were without power on Monday during a major snowstorm, local power companies said.
U.S. prosecutors oppose request for unsealing possible Assange charges
Federal prosecutors have told a United States District Court judge that they oppose a request by a journalists’ group for the unsealing of any pending U.S. criminal indictment against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, and declined to admit whether such…
Trump urges Mexico to send migrants home after border melee
President Donald Trump said on Monday Mexico should send Central American migrants seeking asylum in the United States back to their home countries, a day after U.S. authorities shut the country’s busiest border crossing and fired tear gas into a crowd…
U.S. top court leans towards allowing Apple App Store antitrust suit
U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday appeared open to letting a lawsuit proceed against Apple Inc that accused it of breaking federal antitrust laws by monopolizing the market for iPhone software applications and causing consumers to overpay.
Cyber Monday set to become record U.S. online shopping day
Cyber Monday was on track to bring in a record $7.8 billion in U.S. online sales, but will also test the limits of retailers’ e-commerce operations as millions of shoppers scour for steep discounts on everything from Lego sets to big-screen TVs.
Alabama police cite ‘sense of threat’ from man killed by officer
Police in Alabama on Monday said that a man who was shot dead by an officer who wrongly suspected him of wounding two shoppers at a crowded mall on Thanksgiving had made a chaotic situation worse by drawing a gun when shots were fired.
Midwest U.S. commuters confront snow after holiday weekend
Commuters in Chicago and across the Midwest faced inches of heavy, wet snow as they returned to work on Monday after the long U.S. Thanksgiving holiday weekend, with the storm knocking out power, icing roads and canceling hundreds of flights.
