Jul 03 Trump administration still exploring citizenship query By Associated Press A high-ranking Justice Department official is telling a federal judge that the Trump administration has not abandoned efforts to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, even as the U.S. Census Bureau has started the process of printing the… Continue reading
Jul 03 Judge blocks Ohio abortion law, allowing clinics to remain open By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press The ruling by U.S. District Judge Michael Barrett halts enforcement of the so-called heartbeat bill law that opponents argued would effectively ban the procedure. That's because a fetal heartbeat can be detected as early as six weeks into pregnancy, before… Continue reading
Jul 03 Navy SEAL acquitted of killing says he made ‘tactical, ethical, moral’ mistakes By Julie Watson, Brian Melley, Associated Press Special Operator Edward Gallagher, who did not testify during his two-week court-martial, addressed the jurors a day after they acquitted him of murder, attempted murder and other counts stemming from an incident during a 2017 deployment to Iraq. Continue reading
Jul 03 Trump says U.S. should start manipulating the dollar By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press Such a move directly contradicts official U.S. policy. Continue reading
Jul 03 Alabama DA won’t prosecute woman who lost fetus after being shot By Associated Press Marshae Jones was five-months pregnant when she was shot in the stomach in a December altercation. Continue reading
Jul 03 Special prosecutor named to investigate South Bend shooting of Eric Logan By Associated Press A judge appointed a special prosecutor Wednesday to investigate a white police officer's fatal shooting of a black man in the Indiana city where Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is mayor. Continue reading
Jul 03 Lee Iacocca, engineer of Chrysler’s turnaround, dies at 94 By Tom Krishner, Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press He will be best remembered as the blunt-talking, cigar-chomping Chrysler chief who helped engineer a great corporate turnaround. Continue reading
Jul 03 Why Nike pulled ‘Betsy Ross flag’ shoes after Kaepernick criticism By Alexandra Olson, Associated Press Nike's sales have only grown since it seized attention with its ad campaign featuring former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick. So, the shoemaker deferred to its star endorser when he raised concerns over a sneaker featuring an early American flag. Continue reading
Jul 03 Rouhani: Iran will enrich uranium to ‘any amount we want’ By Jon Gambrell, Nasser Karimi, Associated Press Iran's president warned European partners in its faltering nuclear deal on Wednesday that Tehran will increase its enrichment of uranium to "any amount that we want" beginning on Sunday, putting pressure on them to offer a way around intense U.S. Continue reading
Jul 03 Family of Las Vegas mass shooting victim sues gun makers By Michelle L. Price, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press LAS VEGAS — The family of a woman killed by a gunman raining down gunfire from a Las Vegas high-rise hotel suite filed a wrongful death lawsuit Tuesday against eight gun makers and three dealers arguing their weapons are designed… Continue reading