Politics Jun 21 Pelosi says any 'hostilities' with Iran need Congressional approval A spokesman for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she was not given a heads-up about President Trump's planned retaliatory strike against Iran.
Nation Jun 21 Supreme Court says prosecutors must prove that people knew they couldn't have guns The court ruled 7-2 Friday in the case of a foreign student from the United Arab Emirates who took target practice at a Florida shooting range, even though he had been dismissed from the Florida Institute of Technology and was…
Politics Jun 21 Trump says strike on Iran would have been a disproportionate response The president told NBC News in an interview that about 150 Iranians would have been killed by the strikes, and he did not think such an attack was a proportionate response for Iran's shooting down of a U.S. drone.
Nation Jun 21 Federal officials seize 35,000 pounds of cocaine at Philadelphia port Federal authorities said the seizure, which they value at $1.1 billion, is the largest cocaine haul in the history of U.S. Customs.
Nation Jun 21 Missouri denies license for state's only abortion clinic The St. Louis Planned Parenthood affiliate can continue to perform the procedure for now as a court case proceeds.
World Jun 21 Airlines reroute international flights after Iran downs U.S. drone Flights are being rerouted to avoid areas around the Strait of Hormuz as America warned commercial airliners could be mistakenly attacked.
World Jun 20 Iran accuses U.S. of 'dangerous' act in drone spying Iran's U.N. Ambassador Majid Takht Ravanchi says a U.S. drone despite repeated radio warnings entered into Iranian airspace "and engaged in a clear spying operation."…
Economy Jun 20 S&P 500 index closes at a record high The rally came as investors balanced optimism over the possibility that the Federal Reserve could cut interest rates in response to a slowing economy and jitters about the prospects of dimmer corporate profits should a severe slowdown take hold.
Nation Jun 20 Judge halts immigration arrests at Massachusetts courts The lawsuit alleges the practice is scaring victims and defendants away from court and making it harder for prosecutors to hold people accountable.
Nation Jun 20 High court takes case involving Puerto Rico financial crisis Hedge funds that invested in Puerto Rican bonds won a lower court ruling that board members were appointed in violation of the Constitution because they were not confirmed by the Senate…