Videos put scrutiny on downed power lines as possible cause of deadly Maui wildfires
Videos showing downed power lines apparently sparking some of the early blazes in the Maui wildfires have become key evidence in the search for a cause
2023-08-16 04:24
Georgia court acknowledges releasing Trump document on website
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Fulton County Georgia court clerk on Tuesday acknowledged the release on its website of a document about
2023-08-16 04:22
McCarthy floats stopgap funding to prevent a government shutdown at the end of next month
Congressional leaders are pitching a stopgap government funding package to avoid a federal shutdown after next month
2023-08-16 04:19
Trump's 2024 rivals offer mixed reactions to Georgia indictment
Donald Trump's biggest detractors in the 2024 Republican presidential race offered mixed reactions Tuesday to the former president's indictment by a Georgia grand jury.
2023-08-16 03:58
Georgia indictment raises new dangers for Trump
Donald Trump has been indicted four times this year but the latest charges -- in Georgia -- may carry particular...
2023-08-16 03:48
Newly released video shows Denver police officer fatally shooting a man holding a marker, which police say the officer believed was a knife
The Denver Police Department released body camera video Monday of an August 5 incident in which one of their officers shot and killed a man who, police say, the officer believed was armed with a knife. Officers later learned the man was holding only a marker, according to Denver police.
2023-08-16 03:45
Conservatives already sounding alarms over prospect of a short-term spending bill
A handful of conservatives in the House are already raising concerns about the length of a short-term budget fix after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Monday night in a conference-wide call that Republicans would need to pass a measure extending current spending levels in order to have more time to negotiate spending bills and avert a government shutdown.
2023-08-16 03:28
A study of links between fracking and health issues will be released by Pennsylvania researchers
Researchers in heavily drilled Pennsylvania are preparing to release findings from taxpayer-financed studies on possible links between the natural gas industry and pediatric cancer, asthma and poor birth outcomes
2023-08-16 03:25
Georgia election indictment highlights wider attempts to illegally access voting equipment
The new indictment alleging a conspiracy by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia includes charges against several people accused of illegally accessing voting equipment in one rural county
2023-08-16 03:22
Niger junta says open to talks as Putin, US stress peace
By Felix Onuah (Reuters) -Niger's junta on Tuesday said that it was open to talks to resolve a regional crisis
2023-08-16 03:21
What is RICO, the law at the heart of Trump's Georgia criminal case?
Former President Donald Trump and his 18 co-defendants have been accused of breaking a variety of criminal laws in the Georgia 2020 election subversion case, but one crime ties all their alleged misconduct together: the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.
2023-08-16 02:54
Ex-FBI agent pleads guilty over illegal work for Russian oligarch under US sanctions
By Jody Godoy A former FBI agent admitted to working for Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska while he was
2023-08-16 02:49