‘I brace myself’: anxious search for the missing in California fire
Rose Farrell was an independent-minded 99-year-old determined to live by herself in Paradise, California. A caregiver checked on her daily and she relied on a walker, but still had her car in her driveway.
California state senator says ‘too soon’ to speculate about utility legislation
California state Senator Bill Dodd said on Friday it was “too soon” to speculate about future legislation affecting utility PG&E’s ability to recover costs related to potential liabilities from wildfires.
Louisiana can enforce ban on strippers under 21: U.S. appeals court
A federal appeals court said Louisiana can enforce a law banning nude dancing in strip clubs by people under age 21, overturning an injunction against the ban and reversing its own ruling that the law might be unconstitutional.
Prosecutors in talks with accused Russian agent to resolve case: filing
U.S. prosecutors and defense lawyers are in talks potentially to resolve a criminal case accusing gun-rights activist Maria Butina of acting as a Russian agent to infiltrate a pro-gun rights organization in the United States and influence U.S. foreign …
Still counting: Uncalled U.S. federal and state elections
Democrats took control of the U.S. House of Representatives in the Nov. 6 elections and Republicans held onto a majority in the U.S. Senate, but 11 federal and two state gubernatorial races remain undecided more than a week later.
U.S. judge orders White House to restore press pass to CNN’s Acosta
A U.S. judge on Friday ordered the White House to temporarily restore CNN correspondent Jim Acosta’s press pass, which was revoked after a contentious news conference last week with President Donald Trump.
Trump threatens to return to court if journalists do not follow rules
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to return to court if journalists do not follow White House rules, after a judge ordered the White House to restore a CNN reporter’s access.
Top Kentucky court upholds state’s ‘right-to-work’ law
The Kentucky Supreme Court has upheld the state’s so-called “right-to-work” law, which makes it illegal to require workers to join unions and bars the collection of fees from private-sector workers who choose not to become union members.
Families anxious to learn fate of hundreds missing in California fire
Family members and survivors of the deadliest wildfire in California history sought news on Friday on the missing 630 people – 10 times the number of confirmed dead – from the fast-moving blaze that reduced much of the town of Paradise to ash and charr…
Tight Senate race in Florida hangs on hand recount of ballots
Florida election officials on Friday were slogging through a hand recount of ballots to determine who won a hard-fought U.S. Senate contest, with about a dozen high-profile races across the country remaining unresolved more than a week after elections….
