Hector vs. Kilauea: Hurricane on track to skirt past Hawaii’s erupting volcano
Two of Mother Nature’s most potentially devastating forces – a major hurricane and an erupting volcano – appear headed for a close encounter on Hawaii’s Big Island next week, weather forecasters said on Friday.
Trump administration lifts GMO crop ban for U.S. wildlife refuges
The Trump administration has rescinded an Obama-era ban on the use of pesticides linked to declining bee populations and the cultivation of genetically modified crops in dozens of national wildlife refuges where farming is permitted.
U.S. court orders Trump administration to fully reinstate DACA program
A federal judge on Friday ruled that the Trump administration must fully restore a program that protects from deportation some young immigrants who were brought to the United States illegally as children, including accepting new applications for the pr…
Thousands more evacuated from California’s largest wildfire
Thousands more mountain residents were evacuated from the path of California’s biggest wildfire on Friday as fatigued firefighters battled gusting winds driving one of the state’s worst fire seasons in a decade.
Brookfield gains lease on Kushner’s landmark New York tower
Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management said on Friday it acquired a 99-year lease on a flagship New York office tower controlled by the family of Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump, capping a long saga to refinance the building….
New York’s Cuomo rejects NRA claim that ‘blacklisting’ jeopardizes mission
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Friday rejected a claim by the National Rifle Association that his efforts to get banks and insurers to stop doing business with the group threatened its ability to advocate for gun rights.
Man in Yellowstone bison video arrested on wildlife harassment charge
A man seen in a widely circulated video provoking a Yellowstone National Park bison by waving his arms at the creature, prompting it to charge him, was arrested by rangers on suspicion of harassing wildlife, park officials said on Friday.
Judge calls U.S. efforts to reunite deported parents ‘unacceptable’
A federal judge on Friday described as “unacceptable” the U.S. government’s progress in reuniting immigrant children in the United States with deported parents and ordered the government to appoint a person to take charge of its efforts.
Brookfield gains lease on Kushner’s indebted New York tower
Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management said on Friday it acquired a 99-year lease on a flagship New York office tower controlled by the family of Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump, capping a long saga to refinance the building….
Worker dies from injuries in west Texas pipeline blaze
One worker died after a fire and series of pipeline explosions two days ago in Midland County, Texas, officials said on Friday.
