Hundreds of thousands of people in California are downriver of a dam that ‘could fail’
Hundreds of thousands of people live downriver from a dam in California that recently had its risk characterization changed “from low to high…
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Flights to bring some refugees to the US are being canceled
Flights for some refugees who were approved to come to the United States have been canceled, according to sources familiar with the matter. The move…
Continue ReadingImpeachment deposition: Pompeo and other State leaders ignored pleas to help ambassador amid Giuliani campaign
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other State Department leaders were silent when faced with a campaign from Rudy Giuliani to oust then-US…
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The Sante Fe High School massacre suspect isn’t fit to stand trial and will get psychiatric treatment, attorney says
The Texas teen accused of killing 10 people at Santa Fe High School last year will be declared not competent to stand trial, his defense attorney…
Continue ReadingChinese-owned social site TikTok tangles with Congress
Chinese-owned social video app TikTok followed the lead of other, bigger social media companies Monday and turned down an invitation to testify in…
Continue ReadingCNN to host Iowa presidential town halls with Joe Biden, Tom Steyer
Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Tom Steyer will take questions from voters in Iowa next week at separate CNN town halls held on…
Continue ReadingPriyanka Chopra wears mask on set as Delhi chokes in record smog
Actress Priyanka Chopra has posted a picture of herself wearing a mask while filming in New Delhi, as the heavily polluted Indian capital grinds to a…
Continue ReadingEx-Pompeo adviser tells lawmakers State’s top Eurasia official felt ‘bullied’ by department
Michael McKinley, the former senior adviser to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, told lawmakers last month that one senior State Department official…
Continue ReadingMore than 100 vegetable products recalled for listeria concerns
The Mann Packaging Co. is voluntarily recalling more than 100 vegetable products sold in the United States and Canada for possible listeria…
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Appeals court deals blow to Trump in tax return case
President Donald Trump lost an appeal Monday to keep his tax returns from a Manhattan grand jury, setting up a potential Supreme Court challenge. A…
Continue ReadingUS begins formal withdrawal from Paris climate accord
The Trump administration announced Monday that it will begin formally withdrawing the US from the Paris climate accord, the first step in a year-long…
Continue ReadingGoogle workers pen open letter to company demanding climate action
Googlers are calling on the company to address specific climate demands. In an open letter published Monday addressed to Google CFO Ruth Porat,…
Continue ReadingThe Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit record highs
US stocks hit historic highs again on Monday. But this time the Dow joined the record-setting club as well. All three major stock indexes — the…
Continue ReadingBank of America will pay a $20 minimum wage a year earlier than planned
The American job market remains tight, and banks are scrambling to find people who want to work at their branches. That’s why Bank of America…
Continue ReadingTrump welcomes World Series champs Washington Nationals
President Donald Trump welcomed the newest Major League Baseball World Series champs, the Washington Nationals, to a celebration at the White House…
Continue ReadingIran announces new centrifuges on 40th anniversary of US embassy siege
Iran has launched a new generation of advanced centrifuges to enrich uranium, the nation’s nuclear chief announced Monday, the latest in a…
Continue ReadingNYPD Commissioner James O’Neill is resigning after 3-year tenure
New York Police Department Commissioner James O’Neill is resigning from his post atop the country’s largest police force and will take a…
Continue ReadingYvette Lundy, French Resistance heroine and concentration camp survivor, dead at 103
Yvette Lundy, a heroine of the French Resistance during World War II, died Sunday at the age of 103. Lundy joined the Resistance at the beginning of…
Continue ReadingPresident Trump to nominate Dr. Stephen Hahn as new FDA commissioner
President Donald Trump is expected to nominate Dr. Stephen Hahn to be the next head of the US Food and Drug Administration. The acting commissioner…
Continue ReadingEPA announces plan to relax coal power plant waste rules
The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday proposed scaling back the requirements around storing and releasing waste from coal-fired power plants,…
Continue ReadingAmerican Girl’s holiday doll costs $5,000 and is covered in Swarovski crystals
American Girl’s latest holiday doll is a one-percenter. This year’s highly anticipated holiday doll will be decked out with more than…
Continue ReadingDubai ruler targets $3 million Melbourne Cup repeat
It took him 30 years and cost millions of dollars, but Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum finally landed the elusive Melbourne Cup…
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Boeing spacecraft for astronauts has successful flight test at New Mexico’s White Sands
WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, New Mexico — A Boeing spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to the International Space Station shot off a launch…
Continue ReadingAirPods Pro: A $249 product so good you’re willing to risk losing it
I had a pair of new $249 AirPods Pro for less than 12 minutes when one tumbled out of my ear and landed an inch from the edge of a train platform.…
Continue Reading41 migrants found alive in back of truck in Greece
Police have found 41 people alive in the back of a refrigerated truck during a routine highway check in northern Greece, officials said Monday. The…
Continue ReadingTop Ukraine expert shows up for work despite Trump’s repeated attacks
As President Donald Trump has ramped up his attacks on Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the National Security Council’s top Ukraine expert has…
Continue ReadingAlex Thomson’s $7.7 million racing yacht damaged in collision
Two years in the making, a revolutionary $7.7 million racing yacht is currently stricken in the Atlantic after colliding with a submerged object.…
Continue ReadingHow your poop can help train AI
The next time you go to the bathroom, a couple startups are hoping you’ll snap a photo before you flush. For scientific reasons, of course. No,…
Continue ReadingMcDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook is out for ‘consensual relationship with an employee’
Steve Easterbrook is out as McDonald’s CEO and president after the board determined that he violated company policy, the company said on…
Continue ReadingCleveland Browns cut safety Jermaine Whitehead for tweeting violent threats after loss
The NFL’s Cleveland Browns waived safety Jermaine Whitehead on Monday, a day after he apparently sent several profane tweets threatening…
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