Mar 02 Analysis: GOP senators struggle to escape no-win border vote By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press It’s increasingly clear that Republican senators are deeply uncomfortable with President Trump’s use of executive power to build a border wall and desperate to devise a way around a looming vote that could terminate it. Continue reading
Mar 02 Trump rouses right with prediction of a big 2020 win at Conservative Political Action Conference By Kevin Freking, Associated Press When President Trump made his prediction of a second term, the crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference responded with chants of “USA, USA, USA.”… Continue reading
Mar 02 America’s newest crew capsule rockets toward space station By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press America's newest capsule for astronauts rocketed Saturday toward the International Space Station on a high-stakes test flight by SpaceX. Continue reading
Mar 01 WATCH: SpaceX tests Dragon capsule for launching humans into space By Wendy Whitman Cobb, The Conversation The launch window opens on Saturday at 2:49 a.m. EST, and is the first time the privately owned capsule, which is designed to carry humans into space, is testing its ability. Continue reading
Mar 01 Families of Texas church massacre victims sue gun retailer By Associated Press The lawsuit alleges Academy Sports & Outdoors illegally sold the assault-style rifle, high-capacity magazine and ammunition used to kill more than two dozen people at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs. Continue reading
Mar 01 Watch 7:18 Why climate change is an ‘all-encompassing threat’ Although a candidate just entered the 2020 presidential race with a platform centered on climate change, some experts say Americans aren’t fully aware of the scope and seriousness of global warming. Among them is David Wallace-Wells, who argues in a… Continue watching
Mar 01 WATCH: New York Times columnist David Brooks calls on Americans to transcend their differences We are infected by "a culture of hyper-individualism,” Brooks told a crowd Wednesday during a keynote address at the Knight Media Forum in Miami. Continue reading
Mar 01 PG&E says its equipment is the ‘probable’ cause of California fire By Sudhin Thanawala, Cathy Bussewitz, Associated Press The embattled utility company, which filed for bankruptcy protection in January, said it's taking a $10.5 billion charge for claims connected to the fire. Continue reading
Mar 01 Walmart promises to make ‘every effort’ to keep greeters with disabilities By Michael Rubinkam, Associated Press Walmart plans to replace the greeter position with a "customer host" role that requires the employee be able to lift heavy weights, climb ladders and do other tasks. Continue reading
Mar 01 Otto Warmbier’s parents blame North Korea ‘evil regime’ for son’s death By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Fred and Cindy Warmbier rebuked President Donald Trump, who said he takes Kim Jong Un "at his word" that he was unaware of alleged mistreatment of Otto Warmbier. Continue reading