Residents in California experienced record-breaking heat on Tuesday as temperatures soared past 100 degrees in southern parts of the Golden State. Meteorologists said residents should expect more triple-digit heat on Wednesday, bringing the blistering heat into its third day, but temperatures should cool after that. The hottest temperatures were recorded […]
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The Note: Two senators say ‘enough’ to Trump, but will others agree?
The TAKE with Rick Klein “Enough.” That was the plea from Sen. Jeff Flake on the Senate floor, capping an extraordinary day that saw not one but two Republican senators all but declare that the president of the United States is unfit for the presidency. Viewed one way, the exits […]
2 dead after campus shooting at Grambling State University
Two men were fatally shot early Wednesday morning on the campus of Grambling State University in northern Louisiana, authorities said. The suspect fled the scene, according to the Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Department, which said it doesn’t believe the suspect was a GSU student. The suspect has not been apprehended. Police […]
Paul Manafort faces new money laundering probe by US attorney’s office in NY: source
The U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York in Manhattan has opened an investigation into possible money laundering by former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, a source with direct knowledge of the situation has confirmed to ABC News. A spokesperson for Manafort declined to comment to ABC News […]
China’s Xi given 2nd 5-year term as Communist Party leader
Communist Party leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday unveiled the lineup of the party’s highest body who will rule alongside him as he embarks on a second five-year term as party leader. As expected, Xi was given a renewed mandate following the first meeting Wednesday of the new Central Committee that […]
FBI: Evidence shows Newtown shooter had sex interest in kids
There was evidence the Newtown school shooter had an interest in children that could be categorized as pedophilia, but there was no proof he acted on it, according to FBI documents released Tuesday. The records were among more than 1,500 pages of documents released by the FBI in connection with […]
103-degree heat shatters World Series record
The heat is on in Los Angeles, and it has little to do with Game 1 of the World Series. After the first inning of the 2017 World Series between the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles began, announcers at Dodger Stadium took a moment to inform fans of the […]
Lawmakers probing why small business landed $300M Puerto Rico power contract
With more than 75 percent of Puerto Rico still without electricity in the wake of Hurricane Maria, lawmakers are calling for an investigation into why the island turned to a small, for-profit company instead of the mutual-aid network of public utilities usually called upon to coordinate power restoration after disasters. […]
Senate passes $36.5B disaster aid bill; Trump signature next
The Senate passed a $36.5 billion emergency aid measure Tuesday to refill disaster accounts, provide a much-needed cash infusion to Puerto Rico, and bail out the federal flood insurance program. The 82-17 vote sends the measure to the White House, where President Donald Trump is sure to sign it. The […]
Global wine production to hit 50-year low, says industry group
World wine production is predicted to fall to its lowest level in more than fifty years for 2017 — and frost and drought that has plagued Western Europe’s vineyards is being singled out as the culprit. The International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) said Tuesday that it expected an […]