Jun 04 Blacks, Latinos at risk of undercount in 2020 census, report says By Mike Schneider, Associated Press With the 2020 census count less than a year away, a new report says undercounting certain populations will be likely, despite the best efforts of the U.S. Census Bureau, nonprofits and state and local officials to encourage participation. Continue reading
Jun 03 Hundreds of Missouri roads closed by near-record flooding By Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press Midwestern rivers have flooded periodically since March, causing billions of dollars of damage to farmland, homes and businesses. Continue reading
Jun 03 After months of fighting and delays, Congress to send $19 billion disaster aid bill to Trump By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press As the measure languished in a feud between Trump and Democrats, disasters kept coming — with failed levees in Arkansas, Iowa and Missouri and tornadoes across Ohio just the most recent examples. The measure is supported by the bipartisan party… Continue reading
Jun 02 China blames US for trade dispute, says it won’t back down By Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press China issued a report Sunday blaming the United States for the countries' trade dispute and said it won't back down on "major issues of principle," but offered no clarification about what additional steps it might take to up the ante. Continue reading
Jun 02 Pentagon tells White House to stop politicizing military By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Pentagon has told the White House to stop politicizing the military, amid a furor over a Trump administration order to have the Navy ship named for the late U.S. Sen. John McCain hidden from view during President Donald Trump’s… Continue reading
Jun 02 Famed New Orleans chef Leah Chase who fed civil rights leaders dies By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press Leah Chase, who fed generations of New Orleanians and tourists alike at Dooky Chase’s restaurant, died Saturday. She was 96. Continue reading
Jun 02 Virginia Beach attacker notified boss of plans to leave job By Ben Finley, Denise Lavoie, Associated Press The gunman who opened fire inside a Virginia Beach government building, killing 12 people, had notified a superior of his intention to leave his job, officials said Saturday. Continue reading
Jun 02 Cruise ship slams into tourist boat, dock in Venice By Cain Burdeau, Luca Bruno, Associated Press A towering, out-of-control cruise ship rammed into a dock and a tourist river boat on a busy Venice canal on Sunday morning, injuring four tourists and sparking new calls for placing restrictions on cruise ships in the famed but strained… Continue reading
Jun 02 White House: Trump ‘deadly serious” about Mexico tariffs By Lisa Mascaro, Hope Yen, Associated Press A top White House official said Sunday that President Donald Trump is "deadly serious" about slapping tariffs on imports from Mexico but acknowledged there are no concrete benchmarks being set to assess whether the U.S. ally was stemming the flow… Continue reading
Jun 02 Pompeo says US ready to talk to Iran with ‘no preconditions’ By Sharon Cohen, Lindsey Tanner, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday that the Trump administration is ready for unconditional discussions with Iran in an effort to ease rising tensions that have sparked fears of conflict. But the United States will not relent in… Continue reading