Oct 15 Trump says climate change not a hoax, but not sure of its source By Associated Press In an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes" that aired Sunday night, Trump said he doesn't want to put the U.S. at a disadvantage in responding to climate change. Continue reading
Oct 15 Sears files for Chapter 11 amid plunging sales and massive debt By Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press The question now is whether a smaller version of the company that once towered over the American retail landscape can remain viable or whether the iconic brand will be forced out of business. Continue reading
Oct 15 GOP plays blame game while fighting to save House majority By Steve Peoples, Associated Press The Republican operatives and spending patterns by both sides indicate GOP defeat in as many as a dozen House races — halfway to the number Democrats need to seize the House majority this fall. Dozens more seats are in play. Continue reading
Oct 14 4 days after storm, large swath of Panhandle suffering By Russ Bynum, Brendan Farrington, Associated Press MEXICO BEACH, Fla. — Crews with backhoes and other heavy equipment scooped up splintered boards, broken glass, chunks of asphalt and other debris in hurricane-flattened Mexico Beach on Sunday as the mayor held out hope for the 250 or so… Continue reading
Oct 14 Mattis pushes closer ties to Vietnam amid tension with China By Robert Burns, Associated Press By making a rare second trip this year to Vietnam, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is signaling how intensively the Trump administration is trying to counter China's military assertiveness by cozying up to smaller nations in the region that share American… Continue reading
Oct 14 Rewriting reproduction: With stem cells and CRISPR, scientists breed mice with same-sex parents By Andrew Joseph, STAT For the first time, scientists said Thursday that they had bred mice with two genetic fathers. Continue reading
Oct 14 Immigrants face hurdles to prove abuse by U.S. agents By Nomaan Merchant, Claudia Lauer, Associated Press Within hours of being booked at a Border Patrol station in far West Texas, two teenage sisters from Guatemala came forward to allege that an agent conducted an improper strip search. Continue reading
Oct 13 Newspaper says Turkey has audio of Saudi writer’s slaying By Zeynep Bilginsoy, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Turkish officials have an audio recording of the alleged killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi from the Apple Watch he wore when he walked into the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul over a week ago, a pro-government Turkish newspaper reported Saturday. Continue reading
Oct 13 #MeToo inspires wave of old misconduct reports to colleges By Collin Binkley, Associated Press Colleges from New England to the West Coast say they've seen an uptick in "historical" complaints over the past year, a shift they credit to the national reckoning sparked by #MeToo. Cases that were never reported in the past are… Continue reading
Oct 13 In public, lawmakers scold drug distributors. Come campaign season, they accept their cash willingly By Lev Facher, STAT Two of the three largest distributors are on pace to exceed their campaign donations from 2016 — a notable increase. Continue reading