• How lawmakers are reacting to FBI director Comey's firing

    How lawmakers are reacting to FBI director Comey's firing

    May 10, 2017 02:04 AM EDT

    ... tweeted Wednesday morning, saying that Comey had "lost the confidence of almost everyone in Washington" and that Republicans and Democrats alike "will be thanking me." https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/862263649821503489 https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/862265729718128641 https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/862267781336752128 Late Tuesday night, Trump had accused Schumer ...

  • Column: How a reporting trip to coal country inspired my 7-year-old's science fair project

    Column: How a reporting trip to coal country inspired my 7-year-old's science fair project

    May 05, 2017 11:28 AM EDT

    ... clean, clear spring water flowing down the side of a mountain was really a slow moving waterfall of calcification. By blowing up these mountains in search of coal, all kinds of compounds were released into the environment and were flowing through the natural waterways. A mustard colored substance covered the ...

  • The government says he lost his DACA status, but this immigrant says he was deported despite protections

    The government says he lost his DACA status, but this immigrant says he was deported despite protections

    Apr 18, 2017 11:33 PM EDT

    ... Department of Homeland Security told NewsHour on Tuesday its records indicated Montes’ authorization expired in 2015. On Wednesday, the department told NewsHour a more detailed search indicated Montes' DACA authorization did expire in 2018, but that Montes had lost his DACA status "when he left the United States without advance ...

  • One dead, 14 wounded in Cincinnati nightclub shooting

    One dead, 14 wounded in Cincinnati nightclub shooting

    Mar 26, 2017 02:55 PM EDT

    ... that the incident was not related to terrorism. "Motive is still unclear but there are no indications this incident is terrorism related," the post said. https://twitter.com/PaulNeudigate/status/845944765615091713 Police Chief Eliot Isaac said late Sunday morning that authorities continue to search for suspects. Gunfire was reported at ...

  • 5 stories that have (almost) nothing to do with politics

    5 stories that have (almost) nothing to do with politics

    Mar 13, 2017 11:44 PM EDT

    ... distinctions we make about religion.” 4. The Dark Web dwindles by a third Services under the Dark Web, the encrypted network that exists beyond visible search engines, are dwindling, Forbes reported last week. The biggest host of Dark Web sites, Freedom Hosting II, was breached and shut down in February ...

  • Somalia: 110 dead from hunger in past 48 hours in drought

    Somalia: 110 dead from hunger in past 48 hours in drought

    Mar 04, 2017 04:42 PM EDT

    ... violent conflict, the U.N. chief said. The U.N. humanitarian coordinator, Stephen O'Brien, was expected to visit Somalia in the next few days. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mdimWQCPdI Thousands have been streaming into Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, in search of food aid, overwhelming local and international ...

  • Can President Trump bring back manufacturing jobs?

    Can President Trump bring back manufacturing jobs?

    Feb 21, 2017 11:30 PM EDT

    https://youtu.be/fybjquxN-Dk When Donald Trump announced a campaign stop in Erie, Pennsylvania in August, it seemed like an unusual move. The blue-collar community on the shores of Lake Erie had not voted for a Republican presidential candidate since Ronald Reagan in 1984. For decades, labor unions ...

  • Trump seeks national security adviser, health care strategy

    Trump seeks national security adviser, health care strategy

    Feb 20, 2017 03:04 PM EDT

    ... White House is running VERY WELL. I inherited a MESS and am in the process of fixing it." READ MORE: Trump steps up security aide search, focuses on health care At the top of the president's agenda is filling the job of national security adviser. Scheduled to meet with ...

  • 5 important stories you don’t need a Mar-a-Lago membership to read about

    5 important stories you don’t need a Mar-a-Lago membership to read about

    Feb 13, 2017 11:36 PM EDT

    A look at some of the stories buried between President Trump's game of golf with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and former President Obama's island vacation.

  • Trump suspends refugee program to defend U.S. against 'terrorists'

    Trump suspends refugee program to defend U.S. against 'terrorists'

    Jan 27, 2017 11:00 PM EDT

    Following through on a key campaign promise, Trump signs order to freeze and review refugee process -- and ban the entry of all Syrians indefinitely.