Jun 03 Gunman’s resignation email gave no signs of later shooting By Associated Press Officials have given no indication why the 40-year-old who killed 12 people in Virginia Beach notified a superior of his intention to leave his job. Continue reading
Jun 03 U.S. and Mexico begin immigration talks as tariffs loom By Lisa Mascaro, Hope Yen, Associated Press The talks aim to fend off President Donald Trump's threat of 5 percent tariffs on all imports from Mexico. Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch 4:01 Can tariffs and threats stem migration from Central America? By PBS NewsHour Mexican officials are in Washington D.C. preparing for talks later this week after the President Trump threatened to impose 5 percent tariffs if Mexico does not stem migration from Central America. On Sunday, acting White House Chief of Staff Mick… Continue watching
Jun 02 AP Fact Check: Trump denies calling Duchess Meghan ‘nasty’ By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Trump insisted Sunday that he never called Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex and the wife of Britain's Prince Harry, "nasty."… Continue reading
Jun 02 China blames US for trade dispute, says it won’t back down By Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press China issued a report Sunday blaming the United States for the countries' trade dispute and said it won't back down on "major issues of principle," but offered no clarification about what additional steps it might take to up the ante. Continue reading
Jun 02 Pentagon tells White House to stop politicizing military By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Pentagon has told the White House to stop politicizing the military, amid a furor over a Trump administration order to have the Navy ship named for the late U.S. Sen. John McCain hidden from view during President Donald Trump’s… Continue reading
Jun 02 Famed New Orleans chef Leah Chase who fed civil rights leaders dies By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press Leah Chase, who fed generations of New Orleanians and tourists alike at Dooky Chase’s restaurant, died Saturday. She was 96. Continue reading
Jun 02 Virginia Beach attacker notified boss of plans to leave job By Ben Finley, Denise Lavoie, Associated Press The gunman who opened fire inside a Virginia Beach government building, killing 12 people, had notified a superior of his intention to leave his job, officials said Saturday. Continue reading
Jun 02 White House: Trump ‘deadly serious” about Mexico tariffs By Lisa Mascaro, Hope Yen, Associated Press A top White House official said Sunday that President Donald Trump is "deadly serious" about slapping tariffs on imports from Mexico but acknowledged there are no concrete benchmarks being set to assess whether the U.S. ally was stemming the flow… Continue reading
Jun 02 Pompeo says US ready to talk to Iran with ‘no preconditions’ By Sharon Cohen, Lindsey Tanner, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday that the Trump administration is ready for unconditional discussions with Iran in an effort to ease rising tensions that have sparked fears of conflict. But the United States will not relent in… Continue reading