The United Kingdom made history last year when it became the first major economy to commit to pumping no more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere than it removes by 2050. Dozens of countries have since followed its lead to achieve “net zero” emissions, and with three decades to go before the deadline, Britain’s progress provides…… MORE
President Trump recounted minute-by-minute details of the US strike that killed Iran’s top military commander during remarks to high-dollar Republican donors at his South Florida estate, according to audio obtained by CNN. Trump, speaking at a GOP fundraising dinner Friday evening, offered new details about the strike that killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani, which exacerbated tensions…… MORE
A 14-year-old girl who was kidnapped in Northern California used Snapchat to share her location with her friends, who then called 911, police said. The girl met Albert Thomas Vasquez, 55, in Capitola on Tuesday, the San Jose Police Department said in statement. Vasquez gave the girl drugs and she became incapacitated, police said. He…… MORE
The big news closing the week was the unveiling of President Donald Trump’s impeachment defense team and the release of more documents related to Lev Parnas, the indicted associate of Rudy Giuliani. And we’ll have more on that in a moment. The issue of whether to hear witnesses and receive new evidence is expected to…… MORE
Four people were shot to death in a residence in Grantsville, Utah, Friday night, according to police. A fifth person also was shot and is in the hospital. The suspected shooter is in custody. Corporal Rhonda Fields with the Grantsville Police Department said police are confident there was only one shooter and that there is…… MORE
A major anti-abortion group announced on Friday a $52 million budget in battleground states to reelect President Donald Trump and an anti-abortion Senate majority in 2020. The group Susan B. Anthony List and its super PAC Women Speak Out PAC unveiled a campaign that “will include boots on the ground, voter contact mail, phone calls,…… MORE
Federal authorities arrested a number of suspected neo-Nazis around the country this week out of concern that they were planning violent acts at Monday’s pro-gun rally in Richmond, Virginia, a senior FBI official said Friday. “A big reason why we disrupted it now was based on the timing of the rally on Monday and the…… MORE
Four teachers from a California elementary school that was doused by fuel dumped from a Delta Air Lines plane making an emergency landing are suing the airline, alleging negligence, attorney Gloria Allred said Friday. Two of the teachers told reporters about having to make trips to the emergency room or urgent care because the fuel…… MORE
Evelyn Yang’s revelation that she was sexually assaulted by her OB-GYN has renewed national focus on a sweetheart plea deal between Manhattan’s district attorney and her former doctor. Yang, the wife of Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang, told CNN in an interview that aired Thursday about her experience in 2012. Since then, at least 15…… MORE
President Donald Trump’s efforts to pressure the Ukrainian government included an attempted quid-pro-quo with then-Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, according to Lev Parnas, the indicted businessman who is a central figure in the impeachment scandal. Revealing what he claims is a previously undisclosed meeting, Parnas told CNN’s Anderson Cooper that he met Poroshenko in early 2019,…… MORE
