Mar 20 WATCH: Theresa May says it’s ‘high time’ UK lawmakers approve a Brexit deal By Associated Press The prime minister, who has asked the European Union to postpone Brexit until June 30, said she has "great personal regret" that the UK won't leave with a deal next week. Continue reading
Mar 20 WATCH: ‘Artists are our only hope,’ T Bone Burnett says in critique of big tech By Joshua Barajas Award-winning producer, songwriter and musician T Bone Burnett made a fire-and-brimstone rebuke against big tech “surveillance capitalists” last week at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, saying Silicon Valley is destroying humanity. Continue reading
Mar 20 WATCH: Trump casts doubt on Mueller report, says it should be released President Donald Trump says it's "ridiculous" that special counsel Robert Mueller is writing a report to summarize his findings — but says he's looking forward to seeing what it says. Continue reading
Mar 20 WATCH: Pompeo says Israel ‘has no greater friend’ than the U.S. By Associated Press The U.S. secretary of state appeared alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Wednesday, praising the warm ties between Israel and the U.S. and voicing tough words against Israel's arch-enemy, Iran. Continue reading
Mar 20 Harvard profited from photos of slaves, descendant says in lawsuit By Collin Binkley, Associated Press Tamara Lanier is suing the Ivy League school for "wrongful seizure, possession and expropriation" of images she says depict two of her ancestors. Continue reading
Mar 20 Funerals for victims of New Zealand mosque attacks begin By Nick Perry, Juliet Williams, Kristen Gelineau, Associated Press The funerals of Khalid Mustafa, 44, and Hamza Mustafa, 15, came five days after a white supremacist gunned down 50 worshippers at two mosques in Christchurch. Continue reading
Mar 20 WATCH: Trump touts tank plant revival to Ohio voters, renews McCain attacks President Donald Trump returns to the state Wednesday for his 10th visit since taking office. Watch live in our player. Continue reading
Mar 19 Jury decides Roundup weed killer was major factor in man’s cancer By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press The unanimous verdict by the six-person jury in federal court in San Francisco came in a lawsuit filed against Roundup's manufacturer, agribusiness giant Monsanto, which says studies have established that Roundup's active ingredient is safe. Continue reading
Mar 19 Trump’s nominee to lead FAA would face Boeing oversight questions By David Koenig, Tom Krisher, Associated Press The White House said Tuesday that President Donald Trump will nominate Stephen Dickson, a former Delta Air Lines executive, to head the FAA. Continue reading
Mar 19 Pope declined French cardinal’s resignation after sex abuse cover-up conviction By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press The decision greatly disappointed abuse survivors, given that French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin had traveled to the Vatican on Monday to present his resignation following the March 7 verdict and six-month suspended sentence he received. Continue reading