Nov 26 Trump donates his 3rd-quarter salary to fight the opioid epidemic By Associated Press President Donald Trump has given the $100,000 he would be paid in the quarter to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health, which oversees federal public health offices and program. Continue reading
Nov 25 Watch 6:15 The fallout from Trump's intervention in Navy SEAL discipline case President Trump and U.S. military leadership clashed this weekend over the case of Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher, a highly decorated Navy SEAL accused and acquitted of war crimes but convicted of posing in a photograph with a dead militant’s… Continue watching
Nov 25 Watch 6:39 David Rubenstein's take on what American history can teach our politicians In 2013, billionaire investor, businessman and philanthropist David Rubenstein set out an ambitious plan to moderate conversations with prominent historians before an audience of bipartisan lawmakers. The goal: help members of Congress become more knowledgeable about the past -- so… Continue watching
Nov 25 Watch 5:34 How art can help people with Alzheimer's enjoy the moment By Kate McDonald Nearly 6 million Americans currently live with Alzheimer’s disease, and the number continues to rise. For many, this terminal diagnosis represents the start of a life with limitations. But as a program called Contemporary Journeys shows, it's a life that… Continue watching
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