Amazon Ditches New York Headquarters
Amazon says it will not be building a new headquarters in New York, a stunning reversal after a yearlong search.
Judge Finds Manafort Lied To Investigators In Russia Probe
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort intentionally lied to investigators and a federal grand jury in the special counsel’s Russia probe, a judge ruled Wednesday.
Purse Lost In School In The 1950s To Be Reunited With Owner
A purse containing a prom invitation, photos and other items from 1950s America will be returned to its now 82-year-old owner after workers found it while demolishing part of an Indiana high school.
No Exit: El Chapo Likely Off To 'Alcatraz Of The Rockies'
In the world of corrections, there are inmates who pose security risks, and then there’s El Chapo.
Head Of FEMA Resigning, Questioned Over Use Of Vehicles
The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency is resigning, months after an investigation found he misused government vehicles to travel to his home in North Carolina.
Is It Love? Maybe Not, As Romance Scams Proliferate
The FTC announced this week that romance-related scams have surged recently and generated more losses than any other consumer fraud reported to the agency last year.
Woman Finds Tiger In House, Tells Dispatch: ‘I’m Not Lying’
A woman who called Houston’s non-emergency dispatch line after discovering a tiger inside a cage at an abandoned home told the shocked dispatcher: “I’m not lying.”
NASA Rover Finally Bites The Dust On Mars After 15 Years
NASA’s Opportunity, the Mars rover that was built to operate for just three months but kept going and going, rolling across the rocky red soil, was pronounced dead Wednesday, 15 years after it landed on the planet.
Trump Expected To Sign Border Deal To Avert Shutdown
With little Washington appetite for another shutdown, President Donald Trump is expected to grudgingly accept an agreement that would keep the government open but provide just a fraction of the money he’s been demanding for his Mexican border wall.
City Clarifies Road Closures Before All-Star Weekend
This will likely be the busiest weekend in Charlotte history, and the NBA All-Star traffic confusion started early.
Notorious Drug Lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Convicted
Mexico’s most notorious drug lord, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, was convicted Tuesday of running an industrial-scale smuggling operation after a three-month trial packed with Hollywood-style tales of grisly killings, political payoffs, cocaine hidden in jalapeno cans, jewel-encrusted guns and a naked escape with his mistress through a tunnel.
Police: Pot Smokers Find Caged Tiger In Abandoned House
Houston police say some people who went into an abandoned home to smoke marijuana found a caged tiger.
Budget Deal Allows Far Less Money Than Trump Wanted For Border Wall
The tentative agreement to fund the federal government through the fiscal year and averts a shutdown gives President Donald Trump far less money than he sought for building a border wall with Mexico.
As Trump Makes Case For Border Wall, Lawmakers Reach Deal
President Donald Trump headed to the Texas border on Monday to argue his case that walls work as Democrats and Republicans back home in Washington announced a deal had been reached to avoid another government shutdown.
Toys R Us Plans Second Act By Holiday Season
Toys R Us fans in the U.S. should see the iconic brand re-emerge in some form by this holiday season.
Column: Alliance Provides Entertainment, Intrigue In Week 1
There clearly is an appetite in America for more football. Why else would the NFL combine, draft and minicamps get almost as much attention as regular-season or even playoff games in other sports?
US Steel Cites Trump In Resuming Construction Project
U.S. Steel Corp. will restart construction on an idled manufacturing facility in Alabama, and it gave some of the credit to President Donald Trump’s trade policies in an announcement Monday.
Rep. Omar Apologizes For Tweets On AIPAC’s Influence
Freshman Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar “unequivocally” apologized on Monday for tweets about the influence in Congress of an American organization that supports Israel, which drew bipartisan criticism and a rebuke from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Denver Teachers Set To Strike Over Pay Dispute
Denver teachers say they will strike Monday after failing to win an agreement on pay.
Congressman Walter Jones Jr. Of North Carolina Dies At 76
Republican U.S. Rep. Walter B. Jones Jr. of North Carolina, a once-fervent supporter of the 2003 invasion of Iraq who later became an equally outspoken Republican critic of the war, died Sunday, his 76th birthday.
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