Apr 29 U.S. consumer spending spikes 0.9 percent in March By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press The March gain was the biggest monthly increase since August 2009, the Commerce Department reported. Continue reading
Apr 29 Jewish community will ‘stand tall’ after synagogue shooting, rabbi says By Amy Taxin, Christopher Weber, Associated Press Chabad of Poway's rabbi said President Donald Trump called him to share condolences on behalf of the American people. Continue reading
Apr 28 AP fact check: Trump’s follies on immigration, health care By Hope Yen, Associated Press President Donald Trump stretched the truth on various fronts at his Wisconsin rally and in weekend remarks, asserting that an immigration plan to send migrants illegally in the country to sanctuary cities had begun when it hadn’t. He also claimed… Continue reading
Apr 28 Nominate a woman? Some Democratic women aren’t so sure By Alexandra Jaffe, Hunter Woodall, Associated Press Women are among the party’s most energized and engaged voters. Democrats sent a historic number of women to Congress last year and have a record number of women running for president. But the Oval Office has been elusive, and given… Continue reading
Apr 28 Watch 3:11 Community rallies around Chabad synagogue after shooting By PBS NewsHour A day after a gunman stormed the Chabad of Poway synagogue outside San Diego, killing one woman and injuring three others, offerings of support from the community at large are pouring in. For the latest on the aftermath of the… Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch 4:22 How money is influencing the Democratic presidential field By PBS NewsHour Joe Biden raised $6.3 million on his first day of campaigning, surpassing his fellow Democratic candidates, and Congress will return to work on Monday amid growing tensions in the aftermath of the release of the Mueller report. Special correspondent Jeff… Continue watching
Apr 28 Judge and civil rights icon Damon J. Keith dies at age 96 By Jeff Karoub, Associated Press Judge Damon J. Keith, a grandson of slaves and figure in the civil rights movement who as a federal judge was sued by President Richard Nixon over a ruling against warrantless wiretaps, died Sunday. He was 96. Continue reading
Apr 28 Former US Sen. Richard Lugar, foreign policy expert, dies By Tom Davies, Associated Press Former Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar, a Republican foreign policy sage known for leading efforts to help the former Soviet states dismantle and secure much of their nuclear arsenal, but whose reputation for working with Democrats cost him his final campaign,… Continue reading
Apr 28 ‘This must stop’: Reaction to the synagogue shooting By Associated Press A gunman opened fire inside a synagogue near San Diego on Saturday as worshippers celebrated the last day of Passover, authorities said. The attack came exactly six months after 11 people were killed by a gunman at a Pittsburgh synagogue… Continue reading
Apr 28 ‘Terrifying’: Crane falls on busy Seattle street, killing 4 By Lisa Baumann, Associated Press A construction crane fell from a building on Google’s new Seattle campus during a storm that brought wind gusts, crashing down onto one of the city’s busiest streets and killing four people. Continue reading