83°F
weather icon Cloudy
Filters Reset
1 - 8 of about 8 Results
Content Type
Categories
Tags
Year
Month
older archives
GOP dangles CHIP reauthorization in new bid to avoid shutdown

The new carrot to entice Democrats to vote for a temporary spending bill to keep the federal government operating came as prospects for a deal to protect undocumented immigrants who were brought here illegally as children.

Senate panel questions social media execs on anti-terrorism efforts

Lawmakers grilled executives at Facebook, Google’s YouTube and Twitter on Wednesday about what the companies are doing to prevent terrorists from using their platforms to spread propaganda and recruit new followers.

 
South wakes up to more snow and ice, frigid temperatures

The South awoke on Wednesday to a two-part Arctic mess. First came a thin blanket of snow and ice, and then came the below-zero wind chills.

 
Aunts say 13 captive children had no contact with relatives

Thirteen malnourished siblings allegedly kept captive in filthy conditions by their parents in a Southern California home lived a strict existence with no social lives and no contact with extended family, two of their aunts said Wednesday.

Japanese public TV says staffer sent missile alert by mistake

Japanese public broadcaster NHK said Wednesday that an erroneous alert about a North Korean missile fired at Japan was sent by a staff member who meant to transmit a different news flash.