Aug 07 Live Kansas primary election results: House, Senate and governor’s races By Associated Press Kansas voters are weighing four House races Tuesday, including the primary for Rep. Kevin Yoder’s 3rd Congressional District, which encompasses Kansas City. Find live updates here. Continue reading
Aug 07 Where do young Americans stand on guns? By Laura Santhanam Safety is a growing concern among young Americans when it comes to guns. Continue reading
Aug 07 Largest wildfire in California history still growing By Associated Press On Monday, twin fires in Northern California being treated as one became the largest wildfire in state history, destroying 443 square miles — nearly the size of the city of Los Angeles. Continue reading
Aug 07 AP fact check: Wildfire, water experts rebut Trump’s claims By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press For one thing, the wildfires are in the hills, far from the Pacific Ocean and from the man-made storage and distribution system that carries water from California's wetter north to the drier, more populated south. Continue reading
Aug 07 AP fact check: Trump’s claims on economic gains overstated By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press President Donald Trump is grossly overstating the extent of U.S. economic and job gains. Here's a closer look at his claims. Continue reading
Aug 07 Washington Democrats hope to win U.S. House seat for the first time By Rachel La Corte, Associated Press The Washington state primary contest getting the most attention in Tuesday's election is an open U.S. House seat Democrats hope to capture for the first time since the district east of Seattle was created in 1980. Continue reading
Aug 07 Trump: Sanctions reinstated against Iran for “world peace” By Susannah George, Zeke Miller, Associated Press In an early-morning tweet, Trump said the re-imposition of sanctions mean, "Anyone doing business with Iran will NOT be doing business with the United States." "I am asking for WORLD PEACE, nothing less!" he added. Continue reading
Aug 07 Missouri deciding on right-to-work law that curbs union power By David A. Lieb, Associated Press If voters consent to Proposition A, Missouri would become the 28th state outlawing mandatory union fees in workplace contracts and the sixth Republican-led state to do so in the past six years. Continue reading
Aug 07 City council lacks authority to remove Donald Trump star from Walk of Fame By Associated Press The resolution urges the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and Los Angeles to remove the star because of what it says is Trump's "disturbing treatment of women and other actions."… Continue reading
Aug 06 In Manafort trial testimony, Rick Gates tells jurors he embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars By Chad Day, Matthew Barakat, Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The government’s star witness in the financial fraud trial of Paul Manafort testified Monday that he embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars from the former Trump campaign chairman — and told jurors he and Manafort committed… Continue reading