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Democratic super PAC expands fight against Iowa GOP Sen. Joni Ernst
Joni Ernst first captured national attention in the 2014 US Senate race in Iowa, when she aired during the Republican primary an unusual ad. "I grew up castrating hogs on an Iowa farm," she said. "So when I get to Washington, I'll know how to cut pork."
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Biden campaign eyes strength with older voters as key to a Florida victory
Joy Solomon is a retired businesswoman in Boca Raton, Florida, who voted for Donald Trump in 2016. But after watching the President's response to the coronavirus pandemic, she says she's voting for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden this time around.
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Pompeo's wife emailed State Department staff for help with personal Christmas cards, source says
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's wife asked State Department staff to help send personal family Christmas cards, according to an email exchange obtained by the State Department Office of Inspector General as part of an investigation into potential misuse of taxpayer resources, a source familiar with the investigation told CNN.
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Rank-and-file House members achieve rare bipartisan consensus in bid to press Hill leaders to cut stimulus deal
A bipartisan group of House members is unveiling a sweeping proposal to inject up to $2 trillion in aid to the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, a move aimed at jump-starting talks that have devolved into bitter acrimony and finger-pointing between the White House and Democratic leaders in the heat of this election year.
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The Capitol dome is seen on November 13, 2019 in Washington, DC. Rank-and-file House members achieved a rare bipartisan consensus in the bid to press …
Published on September 15, 2020
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Ex-Nissan executive Greg Kelly pleads not guilty in Japan trial
Former Nissan executive Greg Kelly has pleaded not guilty to accusations that he helped Carlos Ghosn under-report tens of millions of dollars worth of compensation.
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Trump trusted less internationally than Putin and Xi after Covid-19 response
The United States' image around the world has plummeted in the wake of its coronavirus response, a major global survey has found.
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Woman recovering after her husband killed by carjacker
Aileen Stevens is recovering at a Chattanooga hospital after her encounter with a carjacking suspect who shot and killed her husband.
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7 people hospitalized after car crash on Golden Gate Bridge possibly exposes them to fentanyl
Seven people were hospitalized after a car crash Sunday on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco may have exposed them to the deadly drug fentanyl.
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Microsoft pulled its underwater data center out of the sea in Scotland
Microsoft pulled its second underwater data center out of the water in Scotland. The tech company placed a data center 117 feet underwater in spring 2018, calling it Project Natick. Microsoft hoped that dumping computers in the ocean might be the way of the future. The vessel was designed with cooling systems and powered by renewable energy.
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Rangers identify human remains found in Great Smoky Mountain National Park
Authorities have identified the remains of a man found at a campsite in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Park rangers say hikers found the body of 43-year-old Patrick Madura of Elgin, Illinois, on Friday afternoon.
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Hyundai Motor Launches 'Channel Hyundai' for Smart TVs to Provide Enhanced Digital Customer Experience
The smart TV app features multimedia content and digital interface for new customer experience amid pandemic World premiere of the all-new 2021 Tucson will be broadcast on the app on September 15 The app is available on LG and Samsung smart TVs
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TikTok will partner with Oracle in the United States after Microsoft loses bid
TikTok and Oracle will become business partners in the United States — a deal meant to satisfy the Trump administration's national security concerns about the short-form video app, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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High School shifting to remote start after student party
The principal of Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School has informed families that the school year will start remotely after dozens of students recently partied together.
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A chunk of ice twice the size of Manhattan has broken off Greenland in the last two years
A 44-square-mile chunk of ice, about twice the size of Manhattan, has broken off the Arctic's largest remaining ice shelf in northeast Greenland in the last two years, leaving scientists fearful over its rapid disintegration.
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A satellite image from July 31 2019 showing pools and rivers of water on the surface of Greenland's Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden glacier./Credit: EU Copernicus Sentinel/Geological Survey of …
Published on September 14, 2020
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Greek president provokes Turkey by visiting tiny island at center of eastern Mediterranean dispute
For weeks, Greece and Turkey have been facing off in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, raising fears that a dispute between two NATO allies could turn into a full-blown regional crisis.
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PepsiCo is launching a drink to get a piece of the $1 billion sleep aid industry
PepsiCo built a massive multinational business by putting pep in people's steps. Now it wants to help mellow them out.
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Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of September 14
The Houston Health Department and its agency partners are announcing the schedule for sites offering free COVID-19 tests the week of Sept. 14, 2020. The week will offer more than 20 free testing sites across Houston, including four mega sites.
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Asian longhorned tick discovered in Connecticut
The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) said it has discovered the first established population of the Asian longhorned tick in Connecticut.
