Former MLB pitcher expected to plead guilty to cocaine charge
Esteban Loaiza, a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Chicago White Sox and seven other teams, may plead guilty on Friday to cocaine trafficking charges at a U.S. District Court hearing in California, according to a court filing.
Ex-Manafort aide Gates testifies his mentor hid income in Cyprus
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s longtime aide testified at trial on Tuesday that Manafort instructed him not to tell their firm’s bookkeeper about payments from accounts in Cyprus that held millions of dollars in earnings from consultin…
U.S. agent can be sued over Mexican boy’s shooting death across border
A U.S. border patrol agent acquitted of murder for shooting a Mexican teenager to death across the Arizona-Mexico border is not immune from civil damages claims by the boy’s mother, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday.
Ex-Manafort aide Gates testifies on Cyprus accounts, shell companies
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s right-hand man testified at trial on Tuesday that Manafort instructed him not to tell their firm’s bookkeeper about payments from accounts in Cyprus that held millions of dollars in earnings from consulti…
Largest wildfire in California history to burn for rest of August
California’s biggest wildfire on record was expected to burn for the rest of the month, fire officials said on Tuesday, as hot and windy conditions challenged thousands of fire crews battling eight major blazes burning out of control across the state.
Dig up Trump’s Hollywood Walk of Fame star, councilors urge
Two men with pickaxes have tried and failed to remove U.S. President Donald Trump’s star from the Hollywood Walk of Fame but now it is West Hollywood City Council’s turn.
Star witness to take stand for second day in Manafort trial
Rick Gates, a former business associate to U.S. President Donald Trump’s ex-campaign manager Paul Manafort, will continue to testify against his former boss and is expected to face a tough cross examination on Tuesday.
Charlottesville confronts identity one year after clashes
For many residents of Charlottesville, Virginia, last year’s white nationalist rally shattered the city’s carefully curated reputation as a progressive, idyllic place to live.
Massive wildfire rages after becoming largest in California’s history
California’s biggest wildfire on record raged on Tuesday as hot and windy conditions challenged thousands of fire crews battling eight major blazes burning out of control across the state.
Hawaii volcano eruption slows to virtual halt after more than three months
The destructive lava eruption at the foot of Kilauea Volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii has slowed to a virtual halt in recent days for the first time in over three months, geologists said on Monday, although it was too soon to tell what might happen …
