Northern California wildfire threatens homes, closes major highway
An intense wildfire roared unchecked for a second day on Thursday through drought-desiccated timber in Northern California’s Shasta-Trinity National Forest, threatening scores of homes and forcing the closure of an interstate highway after motorists ha…
Leonardo unit DRS Network wins $435 million U.S. defense contract: Pentagon
DRS Network & Imagining Systems LLC, a unit of Leonardo SpA, has been awarded a $435 million U.S. defense contract for infrared thermal receiver units, the Pentagon said on Thursday.
Tropical Depression Gordon drifting through Arkansas: NHC
Tropical Depression Gordon continues to drift through southern Arkansas, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory on Thursday.
NY attorney general is sued over concert ticket sales
Two companies from the concert, sports and theater ticket industry on Thursday filed separate lawsuits against New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood to stop her from suing them over what they called the “lawful” sale of tickets not yet in invento…
12 passengers sickened on two flights arriving at Philadelphia airport
All passengers and crew from two American Airlines flights arriving at Philadelphia International Airport were held for medical review on Thursday after 12 people became ill with flu-like symptoms, an airport spokeswoman said.
Michael Moore hopes his film is ‘beginning of the end’ for Trump
Filmmaker Michael Moore compares U.S. President Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler in his provocative new documentary, “Fahrenheit 11/9” that got its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday to a sold-out audience.
Ex-U.N. chief Ban’s nephew sentenced to prison in U.S. for bribe scheme
Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s nephew was sentenced on Thursday to six months in U.S. prison for a bribery scheme that he thought would result in the sale of a Vietnamese building complex to a Qatari sovereign wealth fund, federal prosecut…
Citing Trump tweets, accused N.Y. attacker seeks to avoid death penalty
Lawyers for Sayfullo Saipov, the man accused of killing eight people by driving a truck into a New York City bike path in October, on Thursday asked a federal judge to bar prosecutors from seeking the death penalty, saying President Donald Trump’s stat…
New York subpoenas Catholic dioceses in sex abuse probe: source
New York’s attorney general issued civil subpoenas on Thursday to all eight Roman Catholic dioceses in the state as part of a sex abuse investigation, a law enforcement source said.
U.S. safety board investigates Delta engine failure
The National Transportation Safety Board said on Thursday it was investigating an engine failure on a Delta Air Lines’ flight, which was bound for Orlando, Florida on Wednesday.
