Trump praises Kanye West, will talk justice reform at lunch
President Donald Trump said the criminal justice system was unfair to African-Americans and he would discuss remedies on Thursday with musician Kanye West and former football player Jim Brown.
Limo company operator in New York crash pleads not guilty, faces threats
The operator of a limousine company that owned the vehicle involved in a crash that killed 20 people in upstate New York has received threats since pleading not guilty to criminally negligent homicide, his lawyer told local news media on Thursday.
Walmart to pay $65 million to settle lawsuit over seating for cashiers
Walmart Inc has agreed to pay $65 million to nearly 100,000 current and former cashiers in California who accused the retailer of violating state law by refusing to provide them with seating while they worked.
Florida takes stock of devastation from Hurricane Michael
Florida’s Panhandle took stock on Thursday of the hammering destruction wrought by Hurricane Michael, with homes obliterated or reduced to rubble and power lines and trees ripped up by the third most powerful storm ever to strike the U.S. mainland.
Former Hurricane Michael heads northeast after trashing Florida
Tropical Storm Michael took its drenching rains to Georgia and the Carolinas on Thursday after battering Florida’s Panhandle as the third most powerful hurricane ever to strike the U.S. mainland and killing at least two people.
Storm Michael cuts power to over 830,000 in U.S. Southeast
More than 830,000 homes and businesses in the U.S. Southeast were without power on Thursday, according to local power companies, as the remnants of Hurricane Michael headed northeast into the Carolinas after battering the Florida Panhandle.
Hurricane Michael heads northeast, leaving devastation in Florida
Hurricane Michael, the third most powerful storm ever to strike the U.S. mainland, headed northeast on Thursday, weakened but still set to soak Georgia and the Carolinas after devastating the Florida Panhandle.
Delta chief says canceled 100 flights so far due to hurricane
Delta Air Lines Inc has canceled about 100 flights so far due to Hurricane Michael, the U.S. airline’s Chief Executive Officer Ed Bastian said in an interview with CNBC on Thursday.
‘I should have left’ – Hurricane Michael terrified those who stayed
Andrew Lamonica, 64, a retired power company worker and lifelong Panama City Beach resident, ignored orders to evacuate ahead of one of the strongest hurricanes ever to hit the United States and waited out the storm in his rented bungalow.
Justice Kavanaugh unlikely to heed calls for recusal
Justice Brett Kavanaugh is unlikely to heed calls by critics to step aside from certain politically charged U.S. Supreme Court cases in which his fairness and independence might be questioned after a divisive confirmation fight, according to legal expe…




