Jul 06 AP fact check: Trump on vets, economy and history By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press President Donald Trump roused a political tempest when he decided to plant himself squarely in Independence Day observances with a speech from the Lincoln Memorial. His words from that platform, though, were strikingly measured, except for some befuddlement over American… Continue reading
Jul 06 North Korea says released Australian student was spying By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press North Korea said Saturday that an Australian student who it detained for a week had spread anti-Pyongyang propaganda and engaged in spying by providing photos and other materials to news outlets with critical views toward the North. Continue reading
Jul 06 Southern California jolted by biggest quake in 20 years By John Antczak, Associated Press The largest Southern California quake in nearly 20 years jolted an area stretching from Sacramento to Las Vegas to Mexico as it cracked buildings, set fires, wrecked roads but only caused minor injuries. Continue reading
Jul 05 Fed repeats pledge to ‘act as appropriate’ to sustain economic expansion By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press The Federal Reserve on Friday repeated its pledge to "act as appropriate" to sustain the current economic expansion, now the longest in U.S. history, while noting that most Fed officials have lowered their expectations for the future course of interest… Continue reading
Jul 05 Aftershocks hit California following strongest earthquake in 20 years By John Antczak, Olga R. Rodriguez, Associated Press A widely felt magnitude 5.4 quake before dawn Friday was the strongest aftershock thus far. Continue reading
Jul 04 In July 4 speech, Trump says U.S. ‘stronger than it ever was before’ By Associated Press He recited a litany of American accomplishments over its history, including the moon landing 50 years ago. And he promised, "Very soon, we will plant the American flag on Mars."… Continue reading
Jul 04 How past presidents celebrated the Fourth of July By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press In modern times, presidents have tended to stand back and let the people party. Continue reading
Jul 04 Gibraltar detains supertanker with Iranian oil, believed to be Syria-bound By Aritz Parra, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Authorities in Gibraltar said they intercepted an Iranian supertanker Thursday that was believed to be breaching European Union sanctions by carrying a shipment of Tehran's crude oil to war-ravaged Syria. Continue reading
Jul 04 WATCH: Pence touts legal immigration system at July 4 naturalization ceremony By Gretchen Frazee The vice president congratulated the immigrants, who came from 29 countries, and said they set an example of how the U.S. has the most generous legal immigration system “in the history of the world.”… Continue reading
Jul 04 Earthquake rattles Southern California, but no injuries reported By Associated Press The 6.4 magnitude quake struck near in the Mojave Desert, about 150 miles northeast of Los Angeles, near the town of Ridgecrest, California. Continue reading