U.S. EPA yet to decide on retroactive refinery waiver requests: senator
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has not yet taken action on petitions by refiners seeking retroactive biofuel blending waivers, Senator Chuck Grassley from Iowa said on Tuesday.
New York again reports lowest number of coronavirus deaths since outbreak started
New York on Tuesday again reported its lowest number of coronavirus hospitalizations and deaths since the start of the outbreak, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo told reporters in Albany on Tuesday.
Harvard professor pleads not guilty in U.S. to lying about China ties
A Harvard University professor pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges that he lied to U.S. authorities about his ties to a China-run recruitment program and funding he received from the Chinese government for research.
Fed Chair Powell says strong job market can reduce U.S. racial inequality
The best way the Federal Reserve can help reduce racial inequality is to return the U.S. labor market to its pre-coronavirus strength, U.S. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said on Tuesday, as he sidestepped questions over whether the Fed itself contributes to …
Trump to sign order on police reform after weeks of protests about racial injustice
U.S. President Donald Trump, facing criticism that his policies and inflammatory rhetoric have aggravated the country’s racial divide, will sign an executive order on Tuesday that seeks to improve how police officers treat African Americans.
U.S. Justice Dept. employees to testify about political meddling, House panel says
Two Justice Department employees will testify to Congress next week about political influence on law enforcement activity, including one who worked on Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe, the Democratic-controlled panel said on Tuesday.
U.S. House panel subpoenas career prosecutors over alleged political meddling at Justice Dept
The Democratically-controlled U.S. House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday said it had subpoenaed two career federal prosecutors to testify about the politicization of the Justice Department, including one who worked on Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s pr…
Liberal groups warn Biden: Do more on policing reform or risk losing black support
More than 50 liberal groups have signed a letter to Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, warning he could lose black voters’ support unless he commits to more transformative policing reforms.
‘Woefully lax’: report slams CIA cybersecurity after hacking tool leak
Many of the Central Intelligence Agency’s most sensitive hacking tools were so poorly secured that it was only when WikiLeaks published them online in 2017 that the agency realized they had been compromised, according to a report released Tuesday.
SUVs more deadly to pedestrians than cars: U.S. insurance study
SUVs are more likely than passenger cars to injure or kill pedestrians, according to a new U.S. insurance industry study which recommended design changes to improve safety.
