Aug 13 State probe says treatment of immigrant teens not abuse By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press State investigators concluded the harsh treatment described by detainees at the Shenandoah Valley Juvenile Center did not meet the state’s legal threshold of abuse or neglect, according to a copy of the findings issued Monday by the Virginia Department of… Continue reading
Aug 13 FBI fires Peter Strzok in wake of anti-Trump text messages By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The FBI has fired a longtime agent who once worked on special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation after he sent text messages criticizing President Donald Trump to a colleague. Continue reading
Aug 13 Aretha Franklin is seriously ill, AP source says By Associated Press The Queen of Soul canceled planned concerts earlier this year after she was ordered by her doctor to stay off the road and rest up. Continue reading
Aug 13 Marco Rubio looks for his place in Trump’s Republican Party By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press After flaming out in the GOP presidential primary — and enduring rival Donald Trump's taunts along the way — Sen. Marco Rubio is entering his next act in politics. Continue reading
Aug 13 Count in Kansas governor’s race now turns to provisional ballots By John Hanna, Associated Press The counting of the last ballots in the tight and contentious Republican primary for Kansas governor will stretch out over the week and still might not settle the race. Continue reading
Aug 13 AP fact check: Trump’s claims on ‘record’ GDP, jobs and the Russia investigation By Hope Yen, Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press President Donald Trump is distorting the truth on U.S. economic growth and jobs, pointing to record-breaking figures that don't exist and not telling the full story on black unemployment. Here's a closer look at his claims. Continue reading
Aug 13 Omarosa releases another recording, threatens to say more By Jill Colvin, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Former presidential adviser Omarosa Manigault Newman released another audio recording Monday that she says features President Donald Trump, as she threatened to "blow the whistle" on White House corruption. Continue reading
Aug 12 An 11-year-old changed election results on a replica Florida state website in under 10 minutes By Michael D. Regan An 11-year-old on Friday was able to hack into a replica of the Florida state election website and change voting results found there in under 10 minutes. Continue reading
Aug 12 White nationalists rally near White House By Associated Press More than 1,000 protesters gathered in Freedom Plaza near the White House to rally against a white nationalist demonstration scheduled for later in the day. Continue reading
Aug 12 Omarosa says she secretly taped her firing, plays audio By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Former presidential adviser Omarosa Manigault Newman said Sunday she secretly recorded conversations she had in the White House, including her firing by chief of staff John Kelly in the high-security Situation Room. It was a highly unusual admission. Continue reading