Trump Eyes Mental Institutions As Answer To Gun Violence
Washington - When shots rang out last year at a high school in Parkland, Florida, leaving 17 people dead, President Donald Trump quickly turned his thoughts to creating more mental...
Probes Of E-Cigarette Giant Juul Underway In Illinois, DC
Washington - E-cigarette giant Juul Labs is facing mounting scrutiny from state law enforcement officials, with the attorneys general in Illinois and the District of Columbia inves...
Florida Preps for an ‘Absolute Monster’: Hurricane Dorian
MIAMI (AP) — Unsure where Hurricane Dorian is going to land over Labor Day weekend, many Florida residents faced a sense of helplessness as they prepared for what President Donald ...
Sanders Urges Coastal South Carolina To Act ‘Boldly’ On Climate Change
Myrtle Beach, SC - Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders returned to South Carolina Thursday for a conversation on climate change in a popular tourist destination along th...
Most Voters Disapprove Of Trump’s ‘Disloyalty’ Comment About US Jews
Washington - The majority of American voters do not approve of President Donald Trump’s assertion that U.S. Jews who vote for the Democratic Party are disloyal, a poll found.
Th...
Mark Sanford Ponders Another Rocky Trail: Challenging Trump
Des Moines - Mark Sanford knows he's a longshot if he decides to challenge President Donald Trump — but he says he's survived long odds in the past.
The South Carolina Republica...
Billionaire Democratic Hopeful Steyer Releases His Taxes
Washington - Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer made well over a billion dollars over the last decade from holdings that not only include the hedge fund he founded, but a...
Feds: Drug Ring Had Enough Cheap Fentanyl To Kill 14 Million
Norfolk, VA - Law enforcement officials in Virginia said Thursday that they've taken down a multi-state drug ring and seized enough cheap fentanyl from China to kill 14 million peo...
Alabama Governor Apologies For Wearing Blackface In College
Montgomery, AL - Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey apologized Thursday for wearing blackface decades ago, becoming the latest politician to face scrutiny over racially insensitive photos and a...
Trump Declares New Space Command Key To American Defense
Washington - Declaring space crucial to the nation's defense, President Donald Trump said Thursday the Pentagon has established U.S. Space Command to preserve American dominance on...
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Thursday
Wall Street - Stocks closing broadly higher on Wall Street Thursday on renewed hopes that new talks set for September can result in progress in resolving the U.S.-China trade dispu...
How Ilhan Omar Inspired One Orthodox Jewish Woman To Ditch Her Shaitel And Wear A Headscarf
Rachel Wizenfeld, an orthodox Jewish woman who wore a wig in the past and was embarrassed to be seen in a headscarf, was inspired to put one on by...Minnesota representative Ilhan ...
Trump, Press Secretary React To Report On “Proven Liar” James Comey
Washington - This morning, the Justice Department’s inspector general released its report on James Comey's handling of memos documenting private conversations with President Donald...
Governor Cuomo Deploys Resources To Puerto Rico And US Virgin Islands In Advance Of Expected Hurricane
Puerto Rico - As Puerto Rico continues to recover from the damage of Hurricanes Maria and Irma, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the deployment of New York State personnel ...
Thanks To Consumers, US Economy Is Rising Steadily If Slowly
Washington - The U.S. economy slowed in the spring, and most analysts expect it to weaken further in the months ahead. Yet the main driver of growth — consumer spending — remains v...
Judge Ends Case Against Epstein, With A Nod To The Accusers
A judge formally ended the criminal case against Jeffrey Epstein on Thursday, but not without a final tribute to the women who spoke out against the financier.
U.S. District Jud...
10 Democrats Set For Next Debate As Several Others Miss Cut
Struggling Democratic presidential candidates are facing the bad news that they are not among the 10 who have qualified for the next debate, a predicament that is likely to spell d...
Trump: Taliban Deal Close, US Troops To Drop To 8,600
President Donald Trump says the U.S. plans to reduce the number of American troops in Afghanistan to 8,600 and then will determine further drawdowns from there.
Trump told Fox N...
Watchdog: Comey Violated FBI Policies In Handling Of Memos
Former FBI Director James Comey violated FBI policies in his handling of memos documenting private conversations with President Donald Trump, the Justice Department's inspector gen...
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell Forced To Retract Trump Story
MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell on Wednesday retracted his story about supposed Russian ties to President Donald Trump's finances and apologized for reporting it — just as Trump's lawye...