Jun 03 FDA food testing finds contamination by PFAS and other 'forever chemicals' By Ellen Knickmeyer, John Flesher, Michael Casey, Associated Press The levels in nearly half of the meat and fish tested were double or more the only currently existing federal advisory level for any kind of the widely used manmade compounds. Continue reading
Jun 03 Presidential candidate Castro proposes federal standards and database for policing By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Julián Castro's plan would set a federal standard for use of deadly force, requiring de-escalation tactics and the use of lethal means only as a last resort. Continue reading
Jun 03 2020 Democrats grapple with best way to reach California voters By Nicholas Riccardi, Steve Peoples, Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press Candidates must spend tens of millions of dollars to compete in California because of the state's diverse, far-flung population. Continue reading
Jun 03 Trump kicks off UK trip with tweet against London mayor By Jonathan Lemire, Kevin Freking, Associated Press In a newspaper column, London's mayor said Trump did not deserve red-carpet treatment in Britain and was "one of the most egregious examples of a growing global threat" from the far-right to liberal democracy. Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch 4:01 Can tariffs and threats stem migration from Central America? By PBS NewsHour Mexican officials are in Washington D.C. preparing for talks later this week after the President Trump threatened to impose 5 percent tariffs if Mexico does not stem migration from Central America. On Sunday, acting White House Chief of Staff Mick… Continue watching
Jun 02 AP Fact Check: Trump denies calling Duchess Meghan 'nasty' By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Trump insisted Sunday that he never called Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex and the wife of Britain's Prince Harry, "nasty."… Continue reading
Jun 02 China blames US for trade dispute, says it won't back down By Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press China issued a report Sunday blaming the United States for the countries' trade dispute and said it won't back down on "major issues of principle," but offered no clarification about what additional steps it might take to up the ante. Continue reading
Jun 02 Pentagon tells White House to stop politicizing military By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Pentagon has told the White House to stop politicizing the military, amid a furor over a Trump administration order to have the Navy ship named for the late U.S. Sen. John McCain hidden from view during President Donald Trump’s… Continue reading
Jun 02 White House: Trump 'deadly serious" about Mexico tariffs By Lisa Mascaro, Hope Yen, Associated Press A top White House official said Sunday that President Donald Trump is "deadly serious" about slapping tariffs on imports from Mexico but acknowledged there are no concrete benchmarks being set to assess whether the U.S. ally was stemming the flow… Continue reading
Jun 02 Pompeo says US ready to talk to Iran with 'no preconditions' By Sharon Cohen, Lindsey Tanner, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday that the Trump administration is ready for unconditional discussions with Iran in an effort to ease rising tensions that have sparked fears of conflict. But the United States will not relent in… Continue reading