May 10 UN pact on plastic waste approved by most nations, but not U.S. By Associated Press Almost every country in the world has agreed on a legally binding framework for reducing polluting plastic waste, with the United States a notable exception, United Nations environmental officials said Friday. Continue reading
May 10 Mueller won’t testify next week, House Judiciary chairman says By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press New York Rep. Jerrold Nadler said Friday that special counsel Robert Mueller won't appear before his panel next week, despite the committee's hope that Mueller would testify May 15. Continue reading
May 10 House Democrat issues subpoenas for Trump tax returns By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal issued the subpoenas Friday, days after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin refused to comply with demands to turn over Trump's returns. Continue reading
May 10 WATCH: Thousands gather in Utah for 150th anniversary of railroad Some 15,000 people are expected to gather Friday at the remote spot in the Utah desert where the final spikes were hammered into the ground 150 years ago. Continue reading
May 09 WATCH: Hundreds gather at farewell ceremony for Rod Rosenstein By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Rosenstein's exit from the Justice Department caps a tenure marked by a tumultuous relationship with President Donald Trump, which involved some of the most consequential moments of the president's term so far. Continue reading
May 09 Trump to nominate Acting Secretary Shanahan for top Pentagon post By Robert Burns, Associated Press The former Boeing executive has been leading the Pentagon as acting secretary since Jan. 1, a highly unusual arrangement for arguably the most sensitive Cabinet position. Continue reading
May 09 In new church law Pope orders clergy to report abuse — but not necessarily to police By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Francis issued a groundbreaking law Thursday requiring all Catholic priests and nuns around the world to report clergy sexual abuse and cover-ups by their superiors to church authorities, in a new effort to hold the Catholic hierarchy accountable for… Continue reading
May 09 WATCH: U.S. prosecutors add hate crime charges in California synagogue shooting By Julie Watson, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press Federal officials announced Thursday that they have filed 109 hate crime charges against the man suspected of opening fire in a Southern California synagogue and said he called a 911 dispatcher afterward to report that he had done it to… Continue reading
May 09 Alabama senators delay abortion ban vote as shouts break out By Kim Chandler, Associated Press Anger erupted in the state Senate when some Republicans stripped exceptions for rape and incest from the bill. Continue reading
May 09 WATCH: Trump advocates push against ‘surprise medical bills’ By Kevin Freking, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Thursday called for an end to the astonishingly high charges insured patients can face when a member of a medical team that treats them is not in their insurer's network. Continue reading