Feb 10 Gunman dead, 2 officers hurt in shooting at Arkansas Walmart By Adrian Sainz, Associated Press Mayor Cedric Williams says the officers were hospitalized soon after the shooting at the store in Forrest City, about 45 miles west of Memphis. Continue reading
Feb 10 West Virginia Senate passes ‘born alive’ abortion bill By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press Senators unanimously approved the bill Monday after testimony from a lone Democrat who said lawmakers have wasted time angling for political points on a bill that has no impact instead of working on the state's more serious problems. Continue reading
Feb 10 UK looks at building a bridge between Scotland, Northern Ireland By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Engineers say spanning the deep and stormy Irish Sea would be difficult. The water is up to 1,000 feet deep and the sea bed holds thousands of unexploded bombs dumped by Britain's defense ministry after World War II. Continue reading
Feb 10 WATCH: Barr says DOJ is accepting and vetting info from Giuliani on Ukraine Attorney General Bill Barr cautioned that federal officials have “to be very careful” with information coming from Ukraine. Continue reading
Feb 09 Watch 4:46 Democrats make final push in lead-up to New Hampshire primary By PBS NewsHour Democratic candidates are criss-crossing New Hampshire in last-ditch efforts to shore up votes before the first 2020 presidential primary is held on Tuesday. President Trump, who is not facing a serious Republican challenger, will hold a Monday rally in Manchester. Continue watching
Feb 09 Trump budget to face skepticism, be overwhelmed by politics By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press President Donald Trump is preparing a budget plan that rehashes previously rejected spending cuts while leaving Social Security and Medicare benefits untouched. Trump’s fiscal 2021 budget plan, expected to be released Monday, comes amid trillion-dollar-plus deficits for as far as… Continue reading
Feb 09 ‘QAnon’ conspiracy theory creeps into mainstream politics By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press A far-right conspiracy theory forged in a dark corner of the internet is creeping into the mainstream political arena. It's called QAnon, and it centers on the baseless belief that President Donald Trump is waging a secret campaign against enemies… Continue reading
Feb 09 Hurricane-force winds pound UK and Europe, upend travel By Sheila Norman-Culp, Associated Press Storm Ciara battered the U.K. and northern Europe with hurricane-force winds and heavy rains Sunday, halting flights and trains and producing heaving seas that closed down ports. Continue reading
Feb 09 Unique Illinois privacy law leads to $550M Facebook deal By Kathleen Foody, Associated Press Facebook has agreed to a $550 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit that accuses it of violating the rights of millions of Illinois users by harvesting their biometric data without permission. Continue reading
Feb 09 Graham: DOJ has process to review Giuliani’s Ukraine info By Darlene Superville, Associated Press The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, a close ally of President Donald Trump, said Sunday that the Justice Department has established a way to review information gathered in Ukraine by Trump personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani. Continue reading