May 17 New York governor pleads with unions to resume talks amid North America's largest commuter rail system shut down By Philip Marcelo, Michael Sisak, Associated Press The MTA has said it plans limited shuttle buses to New York City subway stations. Hochul urged companies and agencies that employ workers from Long Island to let them work from home whenever possible. Continue reading
May 17 Crowds pack into Washington's National Mall for prayer rally By Tiffany Stanley, Associated Press President Trump read a passage of Scripture in a video shown at the rally, the same footage used in a Bible-reading event last month. Most speakers celebrated Christianity’s ties to American history. Continue reading
May 17 Taiwan's president defends U.S. arms purchases after Trump sowed doubts following visit to China By Associated Press His statement came days after Trump raised doubts over his willingness to continue to sell arms to Taiwan, the island democracy that China claims as its own breakaway province, to be retaken by force if necessary. Continue reading
May 16 Thousands rally in birthplace of Civil Rights Movement to defend Black political representation By Kim Chandler, Associated Press A crowd of thousands gathered in front of the city’s historic Alabama Capitol, the place where the Confederacy was formed in 1861 and where the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke in 1965 at the end of the Selma-to-Montgomery Voting… Continue reading
May 16 Trump returns to the U.S. from China with pressure over rising inflation By Josh Boak, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump returned from the spectacle of a Chinese state visit to a less than welcoming U.S. economy — with the military band and garden tour in Beijing giving way to pressure over how to fix… Continue reading
May 16 Walmart and Amazon compete for rural America with faster deliveries By Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press Analysts at investment bank Morgan Stanley estimate the underserved market could be worth up to $1 trillion in annual sales. Continue reading
May 16 USS Gerald R. Ford returns home after long mission supporting Iran war and Maduro capture By Associated Press The aircraft carrier returned home to Virginia on Saturday after an 11-month deployment, the longest since the Vietnam War. Continue reading
May 16 New York strike shuts down North America's largest commuter rail system By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press The Long Island Rail Road in New York ceased operations early Saturday morning after five unions representing about half its workforce walked off the job. Continue reading
May 16 Trump's comment about negotiations on Taiwan heightens concerns over China By Simina Mistreanu, Associated Press Recent comments by U.S. President Donald Trump that arms sales to Taiwan are a "very good negotiating chip" in the United States' dealings with China are heightening anxieties on the island democracy that Beijing claims as its own. Trump made… Continue reading
May 16 U.S. and Nigerian mission kills Islamic State group leader, Trump says By Michelle L. Price, Ope Adetayo, Associated Press Trump made the announcement of the joint operation to take out Abu-Bilal al-Mainuki in a late-night social media post Friday that offered few details. Continue reading