Category Archives: World
Trump's health subsidy shutdown could lead to free insurance
WASHINGTON - If President Donald Trump prevails in shutting down a major “Obamacare” health insurance subsidy, it would have the unintended consequence of making free basic coverage availa...
Oct 19, 2017
Trump weighs in on 'fake' dossier on his alleged Russia ties
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is questioning what he says is a “fake” dossier of allegations about his connections to Russia. Here’s his latest tweet: “Workers of firm in...
Oct 19, 2017
Senate backs GOP budget in step forward for tax revamp
WASHINGTON - Republicans on Thursday muscled a $4 trillion budget through the Senate in a major step forward for President Donald Trump’s ambitious promise of “massive tax cuts and reform....
Oct 19, 2017
Trump thrusts Kelly's private tragedy into public spotlight
WASHINGTON - Enraged and rattled by the political brawl over military mourning, White House Chief of Staff John Kelly returned this week to the one place he could go clear his head - Section 60 of Arl...
Oct 19, 2017
Russian opposition divided over TV host's presidential bid
MOSCOW - A presidential bid by a celebrity Russian TV host drew conflicting reactions from the country’s beleaguered opposition Thursday, with some accusing her of playing into the Kremlin’...
Oct 19, 2017
Court refuses to revive defamation suit against Bill Cosby
BOSTON - A federal appeals court refused Wednesday to revive a defamation lawsuit filed against Bill Cosby by a woman who said he raped her decades ago. A three-judge panel of the 1st U.S. Circuit Cou...
Oct 19, 2017
Dem divisions in California complicate party hopes for gains
LOS ANGELES - Democrats are at war with themselves in California, where restless activists are challenging party leaders to resist all things President Donald Trump and move further left on health car...
Oct 19, 2017
Letters from young Obama show a man trying to find his way
WASHINGTON - A young Barack Obama questioned his place in the world and his racial identity, agonized over whether he’d make enough money as a community organizer, and lamented his incompatibili...
Oct 19, 2017
Excerpts from letters written by a young Barack Obama
Excerpts of letters written by a young Barack Obama to a girlfriend. The letters were released by Emory University. ___ September 1982, New York City “I must admit large dollops of envy for both...
Oct 19, 2017
Experts: Hard for jurors to convict when cops are on trial
TULSA, Okla. - The hard-won conviction of a white former Oklahoma police officer who fatally shot his daughter’s unarmed black boyfriend shows the difficulty prosecutors have in convincing juror...
Oct 19, 2017