• Rural veterans face long paths to health care

    Rural veterans face long paths to health care

    Aug 07, 2017 04:32 PM EST

    ... before crossing into Louisiana, Graham gets the hiccups. His cancer exhausts him, and makes it hard for him to digest food. He rubs his chest, recalling a time he had to drive himself home from chemotherapy. “I got the cold sweats,” he said, as Texas ranches flew by outside the ...

  • Honda recalls 2.1 million Accords worldwide, citing risk of engine fire

    Honda recalls 2.1 million Accords worldwide, citing risk of engine fire

    Jul 14, 2017 08:06 PM EST

    Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co is recalling an estimated 2.1 million Accord models worldwide because of defects in the vehicle’s battery system that cause engines to light on fire. The recall affects 1.15 million cars in the U.S. The issue lies in the 12-volt battery ...

  • News Wrap: Cyberattack cripples institutions, companies around the world

    News Wrap: Cyberattack cripples institutions, companies around the world

    May 12, 2017 11:06 PM EST

    ... place under former President Obama, which sought to reduce prison overcrowding. We will have more on the impact of the new sentencing directive a little later in the program. The Trump administration has unveiled its new trade deal with China. As part of the agreement, Beijing will lift a 13 ...

  • Why Sen. Jeff Sessions' record in Alabama could complicate his confirmation

    Why Sen. Jeff Sessions' record in Alabama could complicate his confirmation

    Jan 09, 2017 05:58 PM EST

    ... two members of the KKK for murdering a young black man, Michael Donald, in 1981. One of the men received the death penalty. Four years later, Sessions prosecuted three African-Americans in Perry County for voter fraud. The men, who were later acquitted, became known as the “Marion Three.” The ...

  • With eight Supreme Court justices, an undecided election could be 'nightmare scenario'

    With eight Supreme Court justices, an undecided election could be 'nightmare scenario'

    Nov 03, 2016 04:37 PM EST

    ... four more liberal justices would have ruled for Democrat Al Gore. "A no-brainer!" Justice Anthony Kennedy said in Jan Crawford's book "Supreme Conflict," recalling the decision to take on the case. "A state court deciding a federal constitutional issue about the presidential election? Of course you take the ...

  • Federal contractor arrested for taking classified information

    Federal contractor arrested for taking classified information

    Oct 05, 2016 05:47 PM EST

    ... found stolen property valued at "well in excess of $1,000," the complaint said. He voluntarily agreed to an interview. "Martin at first denied, and later when confronted with specific documents, admitted he took documents and digital files from his work assignment to his residence and vehicle that he knew ...

  • Clinton says wave of shootings show need to protect children

    Clinton says wave of shootings show need to protect children

    Oct 02, 2016 06:59 PM EST

    ... our children are watching and they feel it too." During the services, Clinton invited 9-year-old Zianna Oliphant to join her at the pulpit, recalling the black child's tearful address to the city council on race relations. Zianna recently told city leaders that she couldn't "stand how ...

  • John McLaughlin, pioneer of raucous political punditry on TV, dies at 89

    John McLaughlin, pioneer of raucous political punditry on TV, dies at 89

    Aug 16, 2016 10:55 PM EST

    McLaughlin was a conservative political commentator and host of the namesake long-running television show that featured hollering-heads discussions of Washington politics.

  • Clinton’s ‘Moscow Spring’ ended as Putin returned to power

    Clinton’s ‘Moscow Spring’ ended as Putin returned to power

    Aug 07, 2016 01:20 PM EST

    As secretary of state, Hillary Clinton basked in a diplomatic "Moscow Spring," seizing on Vladimir Putin's break from the presidency.

  • Sanders predicts Democratic convention will be contested

    Sanders predicts Democratic convention will be contested

    Jun 05, 2016 05:08 PM EST

    Nearing the end of the primary season, a defiant Bernie Sanders predicted Saturday that the Democratic presidential process would lead to a contested summer convention against Hillary Clinton.