Oct 11 Shepard Smith leaves Fox News Channel By David Bauder, Associated Press Smith, whose newscast on Fox News Channel seemed increasingly an outlier on a network dominated by supporters of President Trump, had his final broadcast Friday. Continue reading
Oct 11 U.S. suspends China tariff hike in trade war cease-fire By Paul Wiseman, Kevin Freking, Associated Press The tariffs on $250 billion in Chinese imports was set to rise Tuesday from 25 percent to 30 percent. Continue reading
Oct 11 Minnesota Democrats, Muslims rip Trump for attack on Somalis By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press At his campaign rally Thursday night in Minneapolis, which is home to the largest Somali population in the U.S., Trump said Washington leaders had sent "large numbers of refugees to your state from Somalia without considering the impact on schools… Continue reading
Oct 11 California adopts broadest U.S. rules for gun violence restraining orders By Elana Schor, Associated Press California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a law that will make the state the first to allow employers, co-workers and teachers to seek gun violence restraining orders against other people. Continue reading
Oct 11 WATCH: Trump talks impeachment at his campaign rally in Louisiana By Melinda Deslatte, Darlene Superville, Associated Press Trump found a sympathetic audience in Louisiana, where an arena packed with his supporters roared at his profane denunciations of the proceedings hundreds of miles away in the nation's capital. Continue reading
Oct 11 Syrian Kurds say Turkish shells hit ISIS prison By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press Dhaos and the ongoing assault have raised fears that the Turkish offensive on Kurdish-held northeastern Syria may undermine the security of over two dozen facilities where 10,000 Islamic State militants are held. Continue reading
Oct 11 WATCH: Esper criticizes Turkish decision to invade Syria as ‘impulsive’ Washington is "greatly disappointed" by the Turkish incursion, Defense Secretary Mark Esper told a Pentagon news conference. Continue reading
Oct 10 Seniors will get modest cost-of-living increase from Social Security in 2020 By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Seniors and advocates complain that the inflation yardstick used to determine the annual adjustment doesn't adequately reflect their costs, mainly for health care. Continue reading
Oct 10 Trump says he doubts Americans want U.S. involved in Syria By Associated Press The president has been roundly criticized by Democrats and Republicans for moving U.S. troops back from northern Syria. Continue reading
Oct 10 WATCH: Trump talks about impeachment during campaign rally in Minneapolis By Zeke Miller, Steve Karnowski, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Confronting an investigation provoked by his unprecedented calls for Ukraine and then China to assist in digging up dirt on his political rivals, Trump continued to lay into Biden and his son Hunter, whom he and his allies have accused,… Continue reading