Feb 22 Trump picks Amb. Kelly Craft as nominee for UN post By Associated Press President Trump's first pick to replace Nikki Haley withdrew over the past weekend. Continue reading
Feb 22 At the end of a bumpy year, 2019 Oscars may reward a Hollywood disrupter By Jake Coyle, Associated Press The best picture race to Sunday's 91st Academy Awards remains unpredictable, but odds makers peg Alfonso Cuaron's "Roma" as the film most likely to triumph at the end of the night. Continue reading
Feb 22 WATCH: Trump says U.S. and China ‘making a lot of progress’ in trade talks By Paul Wiseman, Kevin Freking, Associated Press U.S. and Chinese negotiators agreed Friday to extend high-level trade talks through the weekend, and President Donald Trump said he hoped to meet next month at his Florida resort with President Xi Jinping to try to finalize an agreement. Continue reading
Feb 22 11 GOP senators to watch in the fight over Trump’s emergency declaration By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press No president wants a rebuke from his own party, and more than four have voiced significant discomfort with Trump's move. Continue reading
Feb 22 Standoff at Venezuela border leaves a dozen injured, at least one dead By Christine Armario, Luis Alonso Lugo, Associated Press The violence came just hours before dueling concerts were to begin on the country's western border with Colombia, where much of the U.S.-supplied aid is being stored in a warehouse. Continue reading
Feb 22 Trump to bar federally funded family planning clinics from referring women for abortions By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The administration plan also would prohibit federally funded family planning clinics from being housed in the same location as abortion providers. Continue reading
Feb 22 WATCH: R. Kelly charged with aggravated sexual abuse By Associated Press Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx on Friday afternoon announced the 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse. They involve four victims, at least three of whom were younger than 17. Foxx said the sentencing range for aggravated sexual assault is… Continue reading
Feb 21 Gov. Hogan says he won’t challenge Trump in 2020 unless support shifts By Steve Peoples, Zeke Miller, Associated Press In a Thursday interview with The Associated Press, the 62-year-old Republican raised serious concerns about President Trump's leadership but said he had no interest in a "kamikaze mission."… Continue reading
Feb 21 WATCH: Trump pledges to expand opportunity for Americans of every race By Associated Press President Donald Trump commemorated Black History Month at the White House. Continue reading
Feb 21 Why Oakland teachers are on strike Teachers in Oakland, California, went on strike Thursday, part of a national wave of discontent by educators over classroom conditions, pay and other issues. Student photographers at Youth Beat, a PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Lab, captured the first day of… Continue reading