Sep 13 Appeals court rules parents of slain DNC staffer can sue Fox News By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said Joel and Mary Rich, of Omaha, Nebraska, had sufficiently alleged they were subjected to emotional distress after their son, 27-year-old Seth Rich, was shot and killed in 2016 in Washington,… Continue reading
Sep 13 Extreme weather displaced record number in first half of 2019 By Yale Environment 360 Natural disasters forced 7 million people to be displaced in the first half of this year. Continue reading
Sep 13 Eddie Money, 'Two Tickets to Paradise' singer, dies at 70 By Kristin M. Hall, Associated Press A publicist for Eddie Money said the rock star has died after he recently announced he had stage 4 esophageal cancer. He was 70. Continue reading
Sep 13 In era of legal pot, can police still search cars based on odor? By Michael Rubinkam, Associated Press Sniff and search is no longer the default for police in some of the 33 states that have legalized marijuana. Continue reading
Sep 13 U.S. vaping illness alarms Canada as country prepares to allow legal sales By Rob Gillies, Gene Johnson, Associated Press No illnesses have yet been reported north of the border, but they are monitoring the situation closely, and British Columbia’s top health official says it’s just a matter of time before symptoms are reported in Canada. Continue reading
Sep 13 PG&E reaches $11 billion deal with California wildfire insurers By Associated Press The utility said in a statement the tentative agreement covers 85% of the insurance claims from fires that included the one that decimated the town of Paradise and killed 86 people. Continue reading
Sep 13 China to lift punitive tariffs on US soybeans, pork By Joe McDonald, Associated Press China will suspend tariff hikes on soybeans, pork and some other farm goods, the Xinhua News Agency said, citing the Cabinet planning agency and the Commerce Ministry. Continue reading
Sep 13 Felicity Huffman gets 14 days behind bars in college admissions scam By Associated Press The "Desperate Housewives" star is the first parent to be sentenced among 34 charged in the scheme. Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch 2:03 House Judiciary Committee sets out rules for impeachment investigations By Yamiche Alcindor On Capitol Hill, Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are emphasizing that impeaching President Trump is still a real possibility. In a party line vote, the committee passed a resolution setting rules for future impeachment investigation hearings, with Chair Jerry… Continue watching
Sep 12 Trump administration puts tough new asylum rule into effect By Cedar Attanasio, Julie Watson, Associated Press A new level of despair spread among tens of thousands of migrants waiting on the Mexican border to seek refuge in the U.S. as the Trump administration began enforcing radical new restrictions Thursday on who qualifies for asylum. Continue reading