Oct 15 Elizabeth Warren releases DNA analysis as evidence of Native American heritage By Associated Press An analysis conducted by a Stanford University professor concluded Warren's ancestry is mostly European but also strongly supports the existence of a Native American ancestor. Continue reading
Oct 15 Trump says Saudi king ‘denies any knowledge’ of missing journalist By Hope Yen, Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump also said he is dispatching Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to the region. Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch 9:30 Two tight races in New Jersey could help Democrats flip the House By Jeff Greenfield, Laura Fong, Pavni Mittal Five of New Jersey’s 12 House seats are held by Republicans. This election, two of those seats -- the 7th and the 11th congressional districts -- are key targets by Democrats who hope to flip the House in their favor. Continue watching
Oct 14 Mattis pushes closer ties to Vietnam amid tension with China By Robert Burns, Associated Press By making a rare second trip this year to Vietnam, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is signaling how intensively the Trump administration is trying to counter China's military assertiveness by cozying up to smaller nations in the region that share American… Continue reading
Oct 14 Saudis reject threats as stocks plunge after Trump comments By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Saudi Arabia warned Sunday it will respond to any "threats" against it as its stock market plunged following President Donald Trump's warning of "severe punishment" over the disappearance of Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi. Continue reading
Oct 13 Officials broach idea of charging for National Mall protests By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The National Park Service is exploring whether to require protest organizers to pay for law enforcement and other support services for their demonstrations at the nation's capital. Continue reading
Oct 13 Trump expected to meet American pastor released by Turkey By Darlene Superville, Associated Press An American pastor freed after nearly two years of detention in Turkey is expected to meet President Donald Trump at the White House on Saturday. Continue reading
Oct 12 U.S. pastor Andrew Brunson released from house arrest in Turkey By Zeynep Bilginsoy, Associated Press A Turkish court on Friday convicted an American pastor of terror links but released him from house arrest and allowed him to leave the country, removing a major irritant in fraught ties between two NATO allies that still disagree on… Continue reading
Oct 12 Al Gore on alarming U.N. climate report: ‘We have a global emergency’ By Joshua Barajas “The scientists not only predicted these consequences, they’re telling us they’re going to get a lot worse still, until we stop using the Earth’s atmosphere as an open sewer,” Former Vice President Al Gore told the PBS NewsHour. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch 4:32 What made Kanye’s White House visit ‘a weird moment’ for the presidency Rapper Kanye West met with President Trump at the White House Thursday, heaping praise on the president and expounding on economic policy, welfare and prison reform. He also shared details of his struggles with mental health. But some criticized West… Continue watching