Firefighters battle to save communities from epic California fire
Crews battling the second-largest wildfire on record in California fought on Monday to keep flames from descending into foothill communities, as reinforcements arrived from as far away as Alaska.
LeBron James praised by Ohio school district after Trump attack
National Basketball Association star LeBron James won praise on Monday from an Ohio school district for his support of disadvantaged children in his hometown of Akron, after U.S. President Donald Trump attacked him in a weekend tweet questioning his in…
Alaska sightseeing plane crashes killing four, pilot missing
All four Polish passengers on a sightseeing plane that crashed near North America’s tallest peak in Alaska were found dead at the crash site on Monday, the National Park Service said.
U.S. judge bars Trump policy restricting transgender troops
A U.S. court on Monday ruled the Trump administration could not enforce an updated policy barring certain transgender people from serving in the U.S. military, becoming the second court in the country to rule against the government since it unveiled th…
New York sues Trump administration over program for ‘predatory employers’
New York on Monday filed a lawsuit seeking to compel the Trump administration to turn over more information about a pilot program allowing employers to resolve violations of federal overtime and minimum wage laws without penalties.
U.S. court vacates two permits for Dominion Atlantic Coast natgas pipe
A U.S. appeals court on Monday vacated decisions by two federal agencies that allowed Dominion Energy Inc to build its $6 billion to $6.5 billion Atlantic Coast natural gas pipeline from West Virginia to Virginia and North Carolina.
No arrests after 66 shot, 12 killed, in weekend Chicago gun violence
Chicago police have made no arrests tied to the shootings of 66 people over the weekend, 12 of them fatal, but dozens were taken into custody on gun charges, the city’s police chief said on Monday.
Facebook, Apple, YouTube and Spotify take down Alex Jones content
Apple Inc, YouTube, Facebook Inc and Spotify all took down podcasts and channels from U.S. conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, saying on Monday that the Infowars author had broken community standards.
California wildfire becomes second largest in state history
A sprawling blaze in Northern California grew on Monday into the second-largest wildfire ever recorded in the state, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump declared a state of emergency, highlighting the ferociousness of this year’s fire season.
Facebook, Apple remove most of U.S. conspiracy theorist’s content
Facebook Inc announced on Monday that it had removed four pages belonging to U.S. conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for “repeatedly posting content over the past several days” that breaks its community standards.
