Sep 25 North Korea calls Trump comments a ‘declaration of war’ By Erica R. Hendry North Korea's foreign minister told reporters Monday that President Donald Trump's weekend tweet about leader Kim Jong Un was a “declaration of war” that gives his country the right to take "countermeasures," including the right to shoot down U.S. bombers… Continue reading
Sep 25 Anthony Weiner sentenced to 21 months in sexting case By Tom Hays and Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Former Rep. Anthony Weiner was sentenced Monday to 21 months in prison for sexting with a 15-year-old girl in a case that rocked Hillary Clinton's campaign for the White House in the closing days of the race and may have… Continue reading
Sep 25 Trump’s travel ban unlikely to affect North Korea By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s new restrictions on visitors from several nations are largely symbolic in North Korea’s case, because not many of its citizens visit the United States. Continue reading
Sep 25 WATCH: Senate committee holds hearing on Graham-Cassidy health care bill By Alan Fram, Associated Press Top Republicans are adding money to their staggering effort to repeal the Obama health care law. Yet their path to succeeding in their last-gasp effort has grown narrower, perhaps impossible. Continue reading
Sep 25 Trump doubles down on criticism of NFL players, says it ‘has nothing to do with race’ By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press With his attacks on activist athletes, Trump again plunged into the middle of his favorite kind of drama — personal, aggressive, culturally volatile and entirely of his own making. Continue reading
Sep 24 Trump signs proclamation restricting travel from 8 countries By Jill Colvin, Associated Press The new rules, which will impact the citizens of Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen, go into effect on October 18. Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch 3:21 In central Mexico, earthquake survivors face extensive damage By PBS News Hour Mexico’s government said Sunday that 318 people died from last week's major earthquake, including 180 people in Mexico City, where dozens of buildings collapsed. Outside the city, residents of rural towns and villages are assessing massive damage to their homes… Continue watching
Sep 24 President’s criticisms spark more protests at NFL games By Arnie Stapleton, Associated Press More than 130 National Football League players sat, knelt or raised their fists in defiance during early games on Sunday. Continue reading
Sep 24 Merkel claims victory in German election as far-right party joins parliament By Michael D. Regan Angela Merkel's conservative coalition, made up of the Christian Democratic Union party and the Christian Social Union, combined to take an estimated 33 percent of the vote. Continue reading
Sep 24 White House says tax plan to help business, middle class By Michael D. Regan and Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says a Republican tax overhaul plan expected to come out this week will offer help for the middle class and businesses. Continue reading