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Politics Dec 22

How the tax overhaul will affect alimony deductions

By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press

Are you getting a fair divorce? The economist’s take

Divorce is a terribly difficult financial decision to confront. Economist Laurence Kotlikoff provides some advice.

By Laurence Kotlikoff

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Politics Apr 23

George H.W. Bush hospitalized with infection, spokesman says

By Associated Press

U.S. Representative Beto O'Rourke (D-TX) campaigns in Houston, Texas U.S. November 11, 2017. REUTERS/William Philpott - RC115E10C970

Politics Apr 23

Democrats chances in 2018 may rest on flipping GOP strongholds in cities

By Bob Christie, Associated Press

Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) speaks during a hearing with U.S. Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on oversight of the Justice Department on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 13, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts.

Politics Apr 23

Republican lawmakers say Justice Department will hand over documents on Hillary Clinton email investigation

By Associated Press

CIA Director Mike Pompeo testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on Pompeos nomination to be secretary of state on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 12, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis.

Politics Apr 23

Senate panel votes to recommend Mike Pompeo as secretary of state, sending nomination to full Senate

By Associated Press

Nation Apr 23

Waffle House shooting suspect’s guns were seized but then returned, officials say

By Lisa Marie Pane, Associated Press

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt speaks during an interview for Reuters at his office in Washington, U.S., July 10, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

Politics Apr 23

EPA documents say Pruitt’s requested sweep for hidden listening devices didn’t meet government standards

By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press

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Health Apr 23

Veteran who survived bomb blast has first total penis and scrotum transplant in the world

By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

A demonstrator holds up a Nicaragua flag next to a burning barricade as demonstrators take part in a protest over a controversial reform to the pension plans of the Nicaraguan Social Security Institute (INSS) in Managua, Nicaragua April 21, 2018. REUTERS/Jorge Cabrera

Nation Apr 23

5 important stories that have nothing to do with the Comey memos

By Erica R. Hendry, Michael Rios and Joshua Barajas

Displaced Iraqi women from Tal Afar make bread in Salamya camp, east of Mosul, Iraq on Aug. 6, 2017. Photo by Khalid Al-Mousily/Reuters

World Apr 23

Iraqi women and children with perceived link to ISIS are sexually abused, denied aid, report finds

By Layla Quran

A pedestrian officer responds to an incident where a van struck multiple people at a major intersection in Toronto's northern suburbs in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, April 23, 2018. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

World Apr 23

9 dead, 16 injured after van strikes multiple pedestrians in Toronto

By Michael Rios

White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders holds a news briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 11, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RTS168SD

Politics Apr 23

WATCH: U.S. won’t ease North Korea sanctions without action on nuclear weapons, White House says

A police vehicle sits parked at the scene of a fatal shooting at a Waffle House restaurant near Nashville, Tennessee. Photo by Metro Nashville Police Department via Reuters

Nation Apr 23

Waffle House suspect arrested after massive manhunt

By Sheila Burke, Associated Press

An international passenger arrives at Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia after the Supreme Court granted parts of the Trump administration's emergency request to put its travel ban into effect later in the week pending further judicial review. Photo by James Lawler Duggan/Reuters

Politics Apr 23

The travel ban case will be the Supreme Court’s first dive into Trump policy

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

World Apr 23

Kate Middleton gives birth to baby boy on England’s national day

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press and Sylvia Hui, Associated Press

Striking school workers hold signs and chant inside the West Virginia Capitol last week in Charleston, West Virginia. Photo by Scott Heins/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Nation Apr 23

More than half of Americans support pay raises for teachers, poll finds

By Carole Feldman, Associated Press and Emily Swanson, Associated Press

Actor and comedian Bill Cosby arrives for jury selection for his sexual assault trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S., April 4, 2018. Photo by Brendan McDermid/Reuters

Nation Apr 23

Bill Cosby defense blocked from using deposition, as sexual assault trial nears end

By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press

CIA Director Mike Pompeo testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on Pompeo's nomination to be secretary of state on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Photo by Leah Millis/Reuters

Politics Apr 23

WATCH: Senate Foreign Relations Committee votes on nomination of Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

World Apr 22

Road to North Korea’s denuclearization is littered with failure

By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press

World Apr 22

Syrian military pummels ISIS-held districts in Damascus

By Zeina Karam, Associated Press

Politics Apr 22

Trump says North Korea agreed to denuclearize. It hasn’t.

By Jill Colvin, Associated Press