Senator John McCain’s body to lie in state at Arizona State Capitol
The body of John McCain, who endured 5 1/2 years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam and went on to become a lion of the U.S. Senate and a two-time Republican candidate for president, will lie in state on Wednesday in the Arizona state capitol.
Liberal Democrats, Trump loyalists, and women win in U.S. nominating contests
Liberal Democrats and conservative Republicans loyal to Donald Trump scored victories in nominating contests for Florida and Arizona, giving momentum to the insurgent wings of America’s two main parties ahead of the November mid-term election.
Liberal Democrat and Trump-backed Republican to face off for Florida governor
Liberal mayor Andrew Gillum pulled off a stunning upset in the Democratic primary for Florida governor on Tuesday, beating several better-funded rivals to set up a November showdown against a Republican aligned with President Donald Trump.
In Arizona Senate race, Republican’s embrace of Trump carries risks
Republican U.S. Representative Martha McSally’s embrace of President Donald Trump and his agenda paid off on Tuesday, when the Arizonan beat back conservative challengers for her party’s nomination in a crucial U.S. Senate race.
Hawaii residents hit by floods from Hurricane Lane as new storm forms
Flash flood warnings were issued on Tuesday for the Hawaiian island of Kauai, with residents on the north coast told to evacuate and others left stranded by high water as the remnants of Hurricane Lane drenched the archipelago and a new storm brewed in…
Puerto Rico’s death toll from Hurricane Maria raised to nearly 3,000
Puerto Rico’s official death toll from Hurricane Maria, the most powerful storm to hit the Caribbean island in almost a century, was raised on Tuesday from 64, a number widely discounted as far too low, to nearly 3,000, based on a study ordered by the …
Bees besiege Times Square street, drawing swarm of tourists
It was a case of hold the honey, double the mustard in Times Square at lunchtime on Tuesday.
California scraps cash bail in move touted as economic fairness
California will become the first U.S. state to eliminate the cash bail system for people awaiting criminal trial, under a reform bill signed on Tuesday by Governor Jerry Brown that will take effect in October 2019.
White House backs Puerto Rico’s effort to account for Hurricane Maria dead
The White House said on Tuesday it supports Puerto Rican Governor Ricardo Rossello’s efforts to fully account for the people killed in Hurricane Maria last year after the official toll from the disaster was raised from just 64 to 2,975.
Vatican knew of Pennsylvania sex abuse cover-up, prosecutor says
The Vatican knew of a cover-up of child sex abuse by Roman Catholic priests in Pennsylvania through secret archives that bishops in the state shared with church leaders in Rome, the state’s attorney general Josh Shapiro said on Tuesday.
