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Trump says he could name FBI head by next week

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump says he could name a new FBI director by late next week, before he departs on his first foreign trip.

Condoleezza Rice: I worry firestorm surrounding Russia investigations, Comey firing could 'erode people's confidence in our institutions'

By Erica R. Hendry

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice talked about Russia and the U.S. in an interview with PBS NewsHour's Judy Woodruff.

How could Comey's firing affect foreign relations?

By Larisa Epatko

Americans might have been shocked when President Donald Trump suddenly fired FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday, but the reaction from some foreign officials was decidedly less so.

China and U.S. reach agreement on beef, poultry, natural gas

By Martin Crutsinger and Jill Colvin, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Beijing will open its borders to U.S. beef, while cooked Chinese poultry is closer to landing on American supermarket shelves under a U.S.-China trade agreement.

WATCH: Spicer addresses Trump's tweets about Comey in news briefing

By Erica R. Hendry

White House press secretary Sean Spicer said the president had nothing further to add.

When Atlantic City floods, low-income neighborhoods are left underwater

By John Upton, Climate Central

New Jersey's working class have been left behind, as federal funds for Hurricane Sandy recovery and flooding problems have gone to wealthier neighbors.

EPA clears way for massive mine near pristine Alaskan bay

By Becky Bohrer, Michael Biesecker, Associated Press

The Trump administration settled a lawsuit Friday over the proposed development of a massive gold and copper mine at the headwaters of one of Alaska's premier salmon fisheries.

On Comey's firing, the White House keeps changing its story

By John Yang

When and how Trump reached the decision to fire FBI director James Comey is a moving target.

Column: Why Facebook and other social media may fuel new mothers' insecurity

By Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan, The Conversation

Scientists look into how often new parents use social media, why some use it more than others and what the impact might be on new parents’ mental health.

North Carolina denied 99 percent of federal recovery funds for Hurricane Matthew

By Michael Rios

North Carolina will receive less than 1 percent of the federal funds it requested to cover damages associated with Hurricane Matthew, which hit the East Coast in October.