Nov 22 Attorney general unveils plan to help missing Native American women By Michael Balsamo, Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press Attorney General William Barr announced a nationwide plan Friday to address the crisis of missing and slain Native American women as concerns mount over the level of violence they face. Continue reading
Nov 22 FBI lawyer suspected of altering Russia probe document By Eric Tucker, Deb Reichmann, Associated Press An FBI lawyer is suspected of altering a document related to surveillance of a former Trump campaign adviser, a person familiar with the situation said Friday. Continue reading
Nov 22 Jerry Sandusky resentenced to 30 to 60 years By Mark Scolforo, Associated Press Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was resentenced Friday to 30 to 60 years in prison, the same penalty as before, for sexually abusing children. Continue reading
Nov 22 Xi says Beijing wants trade deal, but willing to ‘fight back’ By Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press “As we always said we don’t want to start the trade war, but we are not afraid,” Xi said. Continue reading
Nov 22 Diplomats question why U.S. military aid to Lebanon is being withheld By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Trump administration is withholding more than $100 million in U.S. military assistance to Lebanon that has been approved by Congress and is favored by his national security team, an assertion of executive control of foreign aid that is similar… Continue reading
Nov 22 Epstein’s death was a ‘perfect storm of screw-ups,’ says AG Barr By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press In an interview with The Associated Press, Barr said his concerns were prompted by the numerous irregularities at the New York jail where Epstein was being held, but he said after the FBI and the Justice Department’s inspector general continued… Continue reading
Nov 22 Amid protests, Iran internet slowly revives as U.S. sanctions telecom minister By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The internet slowly trickled back on in Iran on Friday after a dayslong shutdown by authorities amid protests and unrest that followed government-set gasoline prices sharply rising, as the U.S. sanctioned the country’s prominent telecommunications minister over the outage. Continue reading
Nov 22 Trump doubles down on debunked Ukraine conspiracy theory By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Trump called in to “Fox & Friends” and said he was trying to root out corruption in the Eastern European nation when he withheld aid over the summer. Continue reading
Nov 21 Fiat Chrysler recalls nearly 700,000 SUVs to prevent stalled engines By Associated Press The company is finalizing the repairs and will notify owners when it’s time to take their SUVs to dealers. Continue reading
Nov 18 Long-running coal plant on Navajo Nation stops production By Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press Cheaper prices for power produced by natural gas, rather than environmental regulations, led the owners to decide in 2017 to close it. Continue reading