Nov 25 Melania Trump receives official White House Christmas tree By Associated Press A horse-drawn carriage delivered the tree to the front door of the White House on Monday as members of a military band played Christmas music. Continue reading
Nov 25 Justices reject bid for new trial for Adnan Syed from ‘Serial’ podcast case By Mark Sherman, Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press Syed is serving a life sentence after he was convicted in 2000 of killing 17-year-old Hae Min Lee and burying her body in a Baltimore park. Continue reading
Nov 25 Amid climate change, above-ground power lines grow in risk By Ellen Knickmeyer, Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press Utilities say there’s no one best way to safeguard the millions of miles of U.S. power lines and that doing so would cost many billions of dollars. Continue reading
Nov 24 Pentagon chief fires Navy secretary over SEAL controversy By Robert Burns, Associated Press Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Sunday fired the Navy’s top official over his handling of a disciplinary case involving a Navy SEAL. Continue reading
Nov 24 Watch 9:39 Largest slave revolt in U.S. history lives on in reenactment By Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo In 1811, more than 200 enslaved people in present-day Louisiana launched the largest insurgency of people in bondage in U.S. history. The revolt lasted only a few days before the poorly armed rebels were crushed by a militia and U.S. Continue watching
Nov 24 AP Fact Check: Trump and his so-they-say accusations By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press A look at some of the rhetoric from and about the House Intelligence Committee hearings as well as some remarks by Democratic presidential contenders… Continue reading
Nov 24 Top lawmakers reach agreement on spending as deadline nears By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Negotiations on a package of spending bills to fund the federal government have produced a key breakthrough, though considerably more work is needed to wrap up the long-delayed measures. Continue reading
Nov 24 Supreme Court says Ginsburg released from hospital By Associated Press The Supreme Court says Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been released from a Baltimore hospital where she had been treated for a possible infection. Continue reading
Nov 24 Michael Bloomberg launches Democratic presidential bid By Steve Peoples, Associated Press Billionaire and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, one of the world’s richest men, has formally launched a Democratic bid for president. Continue reading
Nov 23 Ginsburg hospitalized for treatment of chills and fever By Associated Press Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was hospitalized after experiencing chills and fever, the court said Saturday. Continue reading