Jan 09 Government restaffs wildlife refuges during shutdown to allow hunters access By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press An email from the Fish and Wildlife Service indicates 38 wildlife refuges around the country will bring back some furloughed staff using carryover funds. Continue reading
Jan 09 Los Angeles teachers strike looms in nation’s second-largest school district By Christopher Weber, Associated Press Teachers in Los Angeles are preparing to strike Thursday to demand higher pay and smaller class sizes. Continue reading
Jan 09 AP fact check: Donald Trump and the U.S.-Mexico border By Calvin Woodward, Colleen Long, Associated Press In his prime-time speech to the nation, President Donald Trump declared a border crisis that's in sharp dispute. Here's how the facts stack up. Continue reading
Jan 09 Democrats worry about attorney general nominee’s view of presidential power By Eric Tucker, Associated Press William Barr's record suggests an expansive view of presidential power as the Senate holds his confirmation hearing next week. Continue reading
Jan 09 Three days of U.S.-China tariff talks end with no details announced By Joe McDonald, Associated Press President Donald Trump tweeted late Tuesday that the talks were "going very well!"… Continue reading
Jan 09 In surprise visit to Iraq, Pompeo seeks to reassure Kurds on Syria withdrawal By Philip Issa, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's Mideast tour is meant to promote the White House's hard-line position on Iran. Continue reading
Jan 08 Watch 30:16 In familiar refrain, Trump relies on fear to sell immigration message In an Oval Office address, President Trump again appealed for $5.7 billion to build a physical barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border, calling illegal immigration "a crisis of the heart and a crisis of the soul." After his remarks, Democratic congressional… Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch 6:30 The facts behind the administration’s border ‘crisis’ claim Ahead of his address on the government shutdown and border wall, President Trump tweeted that the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border was a humanitarian and national security crisis. Meanwhile, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said that the “crisis… Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch 5:45 As death rates from cancer decline, why are some communities faring worse? The death rate from cancer in the U.S. fell 27 percent between 1991 and 2016 due to earlier detection and a decline in smoking, according to a new study by the American Cancer Society. But obesity-related cancer deaths are increasing,… Continue watching
Jan 08 Trump says there’s a ‘crisis’ at the border. Here’s what the data says By Joshua Barajas President Donald Trump’s argument for building a border wall has boiled down to one word: crisis. Here’s what the data says. Continue reading