Oct 17 Facebook CEO promotes free speech, but takes no questions from reporters By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press Restrictions on news coverage of the event drew criticism that its rules undermined its message. Continue reading
Oct 17 Trump lawyer distances legal team from Mulvaney comments By Associated Press President Trump's personal attorney Jay Sekulow issued a one-sentence statement that said, "The President's legal counsel was not involved in acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney's press briefing."… Continue reading
Oct 17 NYC to close Rikers Island jail complex by 2026 By Associated Press New York City lawmakers have approved a plan to close the notorious Rikers Island jail complex and replace it with four smaller jails. Continue reading
Oct 17 Number of Americans with no religious affiliation growing By David Crary, Associated Press The portion of Americans with no religious affiliation is rising significantly, in tandem with a sharp drop in the percentage that identifies as Christians, according to new data from the Pew Research Center. Based on telephone surveys conducted in… Continue reading
Oct 17 Juul halts sales of fruit, dessert flavors for e-cigarettes By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press The voluntary step is the company's latest attempt to weather a growing political backlash blaming its flavored-nicotine products for hooking a generation of teenagers on electronic cigarettes. Continue reading
Oct 17 WATCH: Trump held up Ukraine aid in part over election probe, Mulvaney says The White House is acknowledging that President Donald Trump asked Ukraine's leader to investigate his country's role in meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign. Continue reading
Oct 17 Venezuela wins seat on UN human rights body despite opposition By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press U.S. Ambassador Kelly Craft called the placing of President Nicolás Maduro's government on the council "an embarrassment to the United Nations and a tragedy for the people of Venezuela."… Continue reading
Oct 17 Alicia Alonso, grande dame of Cuban ballet, dies at 98 By Peter Orsi, Andrea Rodriguez, Associated Press As founder and director of the National Ballet of Cuba, Alonso personified the island's arts program under Fidel Castro's communist rule and she kept vise-like control over the troupe past her 90th birthday despite being nearly blind for decades. Continue reading
Oct 17 WATCH: Pence announces cease-fire with Turkey in Syria By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence says there will "a pause in military operations for 120 hours" to allow the U.S.-allied Syrian Kurds to withdraw. Continue reading
Oct 16 Complaint could make up to 234,000 Wisconsin voters ineligible By Scott Bauer, Associated Press More than a quarter-million voters in Wisconsin identified as having moved could be made ineligible to vote before next year's presidential primary election if a complaint filed Wednesday by a conservative law firm is successful. Continue reading