7.0 Mag. Earthquake Strikes Anchorage

[van id=”us/2018/11/30/alaska-earthquake-resident-dossett-bpr-bladwin-nr-vpx.cnn”] A tsunami warning for coastal areas of Alaska’s Cook Inlet and southern Kenai Peninsula was canceled after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Friday, damaging roads and buildings and sending residents scurrying for cover, authorities said. The quake near Anchorage hit about 8:30 a.m. local time and knocked CNN affiliate KTUU off the air.…MORE

Trump Explains New North American Trade Deal

[van id=”politics/2018/11/30/us-canada-mexico-new-trade-deal-usmca-trump-newday-vpx.cnn”] US President Donald Trump and his Canadian and Mexican counterparts signed a replacement NAFTA deal on Friday during a ceremony on the sidelines of the G20 summit. The ceremonial signing does not mean the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement — the USMCA, as it has been rebranded — will now go into effect. The deal…MORE

Farm Groups Call for Completion of Farm Bill

  With an announced agreement in principle on the farm bill, agriculture groups are calling on Congress to finish the job and pass the farm bill before time runs out this year. The farm bill conference committee announced the agreement Thursday morning that paves the way for a completed farm bill. American Farm Bureau Federation…MORE

One Person Collecting Blankets For Camp Fire Victims Spirals into “Mission 14”

  FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – What started as one person collecting a few blankets for Camp Fire victims has spiraled into a network of friends now on a mission to ‘give back.’ “All these people have gone back to work and they are doing their best but they are completely devastated.” Valley resident Lesa Jennings…MORE

Evacuations Ordered for Residents in Calif. Wildfire Territory

Flash flood watches and evacuation orders were issued Wednesday for parts of California scorched by recent wildfires, as possible thunderstorms threatened to increase the risk of mudslides and debris flows in those areas. In Southern California, Cal Fire of Riverside County issued mandatory evacuation orders for some communities affected by the Holy Fire, which burned…MORE

Cohen Pleads Guilty to Lying to Congress, Trump Reacts

[van id=”politics/2018/11/29/trump-cohen-weak-person-guilty-plea-sot-vpx.cnn”] President Donald Trump reacted to the news that Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to making false statements to Congress about the Russia investigation, calling his former lawyer “very weak.” “He’s a weak person,” Trump told reporters on the White House South Lawn before departing for Buenos Aires, Argentina. “He was convicted with a fairly…MORE