May 02 Trump administration to ease safety rules created after deadly Deepwater Horizon explosion By Janet McConnaughey, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Interior Secretary David Bernhardt said in a statement the administration was acting to eliminate "unnecessary regulatory burdens while maintaining safety and environmental protection offshore."… Continue reading
May 02 Reports of military sexual assault spike 13 percent By Lolita Baldor, Associated Press A survey found that more than 20,000 service members said they experienced some type of sexual assault, but only a third of those filed a formal report. Continue reading
May 02 WATCH: Trump touts new religious exemption allowing clinicians to refuse abortions The rule would likely require that hospitals, universities, clinics and other institutions that receive funding from federal programs certify that they comply with some 25 federal laws protecting conscience and religious rights. Continue reading
May 02 With Trump rollback, school lunch could get more white bread By Candice Choi, Associated Press The Trump administration has rolled back a rule that required foods like pasta and bread be made with whole grains. Continue reading
May 02 WATCH: Trump participates in National Day of Prayer service By Gretchen Frazee Trump will hold the National Day of Prayer service at 11 a.m. EST. Watch live in the video player. Continue reading
May 02 WATCH: Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh resigning, lawyer says By David McFadden, Associated Press Baltimore's mayor resigned on Thursday, ending a city leadership tenure that unraveled amid an unfolding scandal over payments for a self-published children's book series she sold to customers including a $4 billion hospital network she once helped oversee and companies… Continue reading
May 02 16-year-old migrant boy dies in government custody in Texas By Colleen Long, Associated Press Guatemalan officials said the boy had a severe infection in his brain and had emergency surgery, but never stabilized and died Tuesday. Continue reading
May 02 WikiLeaks’ Assange fights U.S. extradition request By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Assange is scheduled to appear in court via videolink Thursday over a U.S. request to extradite him for allegedly conspiring to hack a Pentagon computer. Continue reading
May 01 School safety takes centerstage as thousands of North Carolina teachers protest By Amanda Morris, Associated Press A fatal shooting at a college campus was on protesters' minds Wednesday at a North Carolina teacher rally, adding a somber note to a demonstration in support of overhauling the state's education priorities. Continue reading
May 01 Watch 5:35 With proposed changes, is Facebook sincere about prioritizing privacy? While Facebook remains one of the world's largest companies, it has lost some public trust in recent years, due to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Russian influence campaigns during the 2016 election and privacy issues. Now, founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg… Continue watching