California wildfire said set by arsonist threatens community
A Southern California wildfire – which authorities say was set by an arsonist with a grudge against a neighbor – doubled in size overnight into Friday as crews built fire lines and fought to protect thousands of homes in a lakefront community.
Confirmation hearings for U.S. top court nominee Kavanaugh open Sept. 4
Confirmation hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh will begin on Sept. 4, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley announced in a statement on Friday.
Manafort witness says bank CEO coveted Cabinet job, pushed to approve loans
The chief executive officer of a small Chicago bank that approved $16 million in loans to former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort was seeking a post in the new administration, a witness testified on Friday in Manafort’s fraud trial.
As U.S. unleashes sanctions, Americans view Russia as bigger threat than Iran: Reuters poll
Americans view Russia as a greater threat than Iran, Reuters/Ipsos opinion polls showed, as the Trump administration this week reintroduced sanctions on Tehran and slapped new ones on Moscow.
U.S. judge calls recess in Manafort trial; to resume in midafternoon
The U.S. judge in the fraud trial of former Trump campaign Paul Manafort called an unexpected break on Friday, citing other matters, as the prosecution sought to clarify comments made by the judge for the second day in a row.
Trump renews attacks on protesting NFL players, says ‘be cool’
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday renewed his attacks on NFL players pushing for criminal justice and other social reforms, after a number of players protested during the league’s preseason opening late on Thursday.
Russia tells Washington curbs on its banks would be act of economic war
Russia warned the United States on Friday it would regard any U.S. move to curb the activities of its banks as a “declaration of economic war” and would retaliate, as new sanctions took their toll on the rouble and U.S. lawmakers threatened more.
Manafort trial will resume in midafternoon – U.S. judge
The fraud trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort will reconvene in the midafternoon, the judge said on Friday, after he called a recess due to other matters.
Aggressive wildfire menaces thousands in southern California city
Hundreds of firefighters were building barriers and constructing containment lines early on Friday to slow an approaching wildfire threatening to torch thousands of homes in a lakeside community southeast of Los Angeles.
Trump renews attacks on NFL players after preseason protests
President Donald Trump on Friday renewed his attacks on NFL players pushing for criminal justice and other social reforms as U.S. media reported that a number of players protested during the league’s preseason opening late on Thursday.
