Trump administration poised to unveil new vehicle emissions rules
The Trump administration’s long awaited proposal on U.S. vehicle fuel efficiency, expected to include plans to freeze emissions limits and curb the ability of states to set their own standards, will be released on Thursday, an administration official s…
U.S. EPA chief says proposed fuel efficiency rule coming this week
The Trump administration’s proposal on vehicle fuel efficiency, which is expected to freeze emissions limits and curb the ability of states to set their own standards, will be released this week, acting U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew…
U.S. to announce arrest of Ukrainian hackers: sources
U.S. prosecutors have secured the arrests of several Ukrainians charged with stealing massive troves of payment card numbers and other data from American businesses, sources familiar with the situation told Reuters.
Firefighters gain on deadly California blaze, some evacuees to return
More of the tens of thousands of Northern California residents who fled a deadly wildfire were awaiting permission to return to their homes on Wednesday as firefighters gained more control of the sixth most destructive blaze in state history.
U.S. EPA chief says proposed rule on fuel efficiency coming this week
The Trump administration’s proposal on vehicle fuel efficiency, which is expected to freeze emissions limits, will be released this week, Acting U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler said on Wednesday.
Charlottesville mom keeps daughter’s cause alive a year after death
Every few weeks, Susan Bro walks down 4th Street in downtown Charlottesville, Virginia, until she gets to a brick wall covered in chalked messages like “Love over hate” and “Gone but not forgotten.”
Conspiracy theorist Jones seeks dismissal of Sandy Hook defamation suit
Lawyers for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones were due to ask a Texas court on Wednesday to dismiss a lawsuit against him and his InfoWars website filed by parents of two children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre who accused him of slander, accordin…
Puerto Rico storm evacuees to ask judge to block evictions
A federal judge on Wednesday will consider whether to extend an order preventing the eviction of hundreds of Puerto Rican families who fled the hurricane-ravaged island in 2017 and have been living in hotels and motels across the United States.
Calm winds may allow more to return home in California wildfire
Fire officials in northern California hope, if weather conditions allow, to let more residents back into their homes on Wednesday as firefighters look to gain more control over a deadly wildfire, the sixth most destructive in state history.
Four people missing in Northern California wildfire, 16 found safe
Assisted by calmer winds at their backs, firefighters in northern California on Tuesday tightened their grip on a deadly blaze raging for more than a week around the city of Redding, as 16 people listed as missing turned up safe.
