Jun 04 AP report: Woman accuses top U.S. cardinal of dismissing sex abuse case By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Laura Pontikes, a 55-year-old construction executive in Texas, had been at a low point in her life when she sought spiritual counseling from Monsignor Frank Rossi, the longtime No. 2 official in the Galveston-Houston archdiocese Cardinal Daniel DiNardo heads. Instead,… Continue reading
Jun 04 Sudanese forces clash with protesters in the capital By Bassam Hatoum, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The protest movement comes one day after security forces cleared the demonstrators' main sit-in camp in Khartoum in a bloody crackdown. Continue reading
Jun 04 Maine lawmakers approve bill that allows assisted suicide By Marina Villeneuve, Associated Press If Democratic Gov. Janet Mills signs the bill, Maine would join seven other states in legalizing assisted suicide. Continue reading
Jun 04 New York could become first state to ban cat declawing By Associated Press Declawing a cat is already illegal in much of Europe as well as in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Denver. Continue reading
Jun 04 Missouri subpoenas abortion clinic doctors amid legal battle By Summer Ballentine, Associated Press A St. Louis judge on Tuesday is set to weigh whether physicians from the state's only abortion clinic can be forced to testify amid a legal fight over the facility's license. Continue reading
Jun 04 White House orders Hope Hicks, former aide, to defy subpoena By Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The letters from the White House to the Judiciary panel are the latest effort by the White House to thwart congressional investigations into President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jun 04 Mexico says it sees good chance of avoiding 5 percent U.S. tariff By Luis Alonso Lugo, Darlene Superville, Associated Press "By what we have seen so far, we will be able to reach an agreement," Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said during a press conference held at the Mexican embassy. "That is why I think the imposition of tariffs can… Continue reading
Jun 04 WATCH: Virginia governor to call special session on guns By Alan Suderman, Associated Press Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam will recall lawmakers to the state Capitol in coming weeks to take up a package of gun-control legislation he said is urgently needed to prevent killings like Friday's mass shooting in Virginia Beach. Continue reading
Jun 04 Joe Biden’s $5 trillion climate plan: Net zero emissions by 2050 By Bill Barrow, Associated Press "Science tells us that how we act or fail to act in the next 12 years will determine the very livability of our planet," the Democratic presidential candidate said in a statement ahead of the plan's unveiling Tuesday. Continue reading
Jun 04 Progressive groups want Democrats, Pelosi to do more to impeach Trump By Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The groups said in a letter being released Tuesday that voters gave Democrats control of the House "because they wanted aggressive oversight of the Trump administration."… Continue reading