United States: Fire departments responded to four separate fires this week across Maryland, Colorado, Ohio and Illinois. On Monday around 10:15 p.m., Montgomery County crews found a Germantown fitness center on fire; early Tuesday a vacant mobile home burned in Colorado Springs, then a vacant Toledo house burned before 6:30...
Washington — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in a dispute over the Federal Communications Commission's imposition of forfeiture orders on Verizon and AT&T after finding they allegedly sold customer location data without adequate safeguards. The companies appealed the multimillion-dollar penalties as unconstitutional, asserting the agency’s in‑house...
Washington — The House Ethics Committee will hold a public hearing Tuesday at 2 p.m. to determine whether to recommend punishment for Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick after an investigative subcommittee found she committed more than two dozen violations and following a November Justice Department indictment alleging $5 million in misused FEMA...
Hawaii: On April 21, India's Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi visited the United States Army Pacific headquarters in Honolulu, where he was accorded a formal Guard of Honour at Fort Shafter and held bilateral discussions with USARPAC Commanding General Ronald P. Clark focused on strengthening India–US defence cooperation...
Washington — President Donald Trump’s job approval held at about 36% this week as national polls found many Americans questioning his temperament amid the Iran war and a public dispute with Pope Leo. The Reuters/Ipsos six-day online poll of 4,557 adults concluded April 20-21 and reported 36% support for U.S....
WASHINGTON, U.S.: Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned on April 20 amid an inspector general investigation into allegations of professional misconduct, according to administration announcements and media reports. White House communications director Steven Cheung said she will leave to take a private-sector position, and Deputy Secretary Keith Sonderling will serve as...
Boston: Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton finished the Boston Marathon on Monday, running 26.2 miles in 3 hours, 40 minutes and 52 seconds. The 46-year-old author and vice chair of the Clinton Foundation was met at the finish line by former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary...
Washington—Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s nominee for Federal Reserve chair, testified before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday as senators examined his financial disclosures, views on interest rates, and plans for Fed reforms. Warsh, a former Fed official, disclosed more than $100 million in assets and pledged to divest and...
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department issued subpoenas this week for several witnesses to appear before a federal grand jury in Washington as part of an investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan, and then, according to later reporting, withdrew some subpoenas and requested voluntary interviews instead. The subpoenas were reported...
Atlanta. A 26-year-old U.S. Navy veteran, Olaolukitan Adon Abel, was charged by Georgia authorities after a series of early-morning shootings across Decatur, Brookhaven and Panthersville on April 13, which left multiple people wounded and at least two dead, officials said this week. This week authorities said Tony Mathews, 49, died from...
