Apr 22 NYC mayor wants to ban new glass skyscrapers to cut emissions By Associated Press Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to introduce a bill banning new construction of glass skyscrapers as part of his efforts to reduce citywide greenhouse emissions by 30 percent. Continue reading
Apr 22 Nancy Pelosi urges Democrats to focus on ‘finding the truth’ before impeachment talk By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press In her first remarks on next steps, Pelosi acknowledged in a letter to rank-and-file Democrats that the party's officeholders have a range of views on how to proceed. But she counseled them repeatedly to go after facts, not resort to… Continue reading
Apr 22 Mexican police detain hundreds of Central American migrants By Sonia Perez D., Associated Press As migrants gathered under spots of shade in the burning heat outside the city of Pijijiapan, federal police and agents passed by in patrol trucks and vans and forcibly wrestled women, men and children into the vehicles. Continue reading
Apr 22 How to help victims of the Sri Lanka bombings By Rebecca Oh Here are a few ways you can help the victims of the bombings, which have killed at least 290 people. Continue reading
Apr 22 Former White House counsel McGahn subpoenaed by House Judiciary chairman By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Rep. Jerrold Nadler said in a statement that Don McGahn is a "critical witness" about whether Trump obstructed justice in incidents described in the Mueller report. Continue reading
Apr 22 Will this Ukrainian comedian be any match for Vladimir Putin? By Yuras Karmanau, Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Zelenskiy, who played an accidental president in a hugely popular sitcom but has no real political background, has vowed to keep Ukraine on its pro-Western course. Continue reading
Apr 22 Philippines earthquake kills at least 3 By Bullit Marquez, Associated Press A strong earthquake killed three people and trapped at several others Monday in a collapsed building that housed a supermarket in a northern Philippine province. Continue reading
Apr 22 Appeals court rejects Chelsea Manning’s effort to leave jail By Matthew Barakat, Associated Press Manning has been jailed at the Alexandria Detention Center since March 8 after refusing to testify to a grand jury investigating Wikileaks. Continue reading
Apr 22 Buttigieg scrambles to turn 2020 buzz into momentum By Hunter Woodall, Associated Press There are no policy positions on Pete Buttigieg's website. He has virtually no paid presence in the states that matter most. And his campaign manager is a high school friend with no experience in presidential politics. Continue reading
Apr 22 Sri Lanka failed to heed warnings of attacks, official says By Bharatha Mallawarachi, Krishan Francis, Associated Press Sri Lankan officials failed to heed warnings from intelligence agencies about the threat of an attack by a domestic radical Muslim group that officials blame for Easter Sunday bombings which killed more than 200 people, the country's health minister said… Continue reading