Feb 13 U.S. announces 15th virus case, an evacuee in Texas By Associated Press The patient, who had been flown to Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio last week, is now in isolation at a hospital and was reported in stable condition. Continue reading
Feb 13 Hope Hicks is returning to the White House By Associated Press Hicks will be serving as counselor to the president, working with presidential son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner. Continue reading
Feb 13 McClatchy files for bankruptcy protection By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press McClatchy Co.'s 30 newsrooms, including The Charlotte Observer, The News & Observer in Raleigh, and The Star-Telegram in Fort Worth, will continue to operate as usual as the publisher reorganizes under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Continue reading
Feb 12 Official says Puerto Rico government lost $2.6M in phishing scam By Dánica Coto, Associated Press It's unclear whether officials have been able to recover any of the money and what impact the financial loss has on the government agency. Continue reading
Feb 12 Judge orders immigration detention hotline restored By Associated Press The group alleged officials yanked the line in August after it was featured on the Netflix show "Orange Is the New Black." The judge ruled that the nonprofit's speech "was a substantial and motivating factor" behind the shutdown. Continue reading
Feb 12 Iowa Democratic Party chairman resigns after caucus chaos By Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press Chairman Troy Price resigned Wednesday, saying Iowa Democrats deserved better than what happened on caucus night. Continue reading
Feb 12 Girls sue to block participation of transgender athletes By Pat Eaton-Robb, Associated Press Selina Soule, a senior at Glastonbury High School, Chelsea Mitchell, a senior at Canton High School and Alanna Smith, a sophomore at Danbury High School argue that allowing athletes with male anatomy to compete has deprived them of track titles… Continue reading
Feb 12 U.S., Ecuador talks at White House a first in nearly 2 decades By Associated Press It's been nearly two decades since a chief of state from the small South American nation of Ecuador has met in Washington with a U.S. president. But that changed on Wednesday. Continue reading
Feb 12 Ford recalls over 240,000 vehicles to fix suspension problem By Associated Press The recall covers the Ford Flex, Taurus police car, Taurus SHO and Lincoln MKT from the 2013 through 2018 model years. Continue reading
Feb 12 U.S. on track for first $1 trillion budget deficit since 2012 By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press The U.S. budget deficit through the first four months of this budget year is up 19% from the same period a year ago. Continue reading