Jun 13 Comcast challenges Disney with $65 billion bid for Fox By Mae Anderson, Associated Press The bid comes just a day after a federal judge cleared AT&T's takeover of Time Warner and rejected the government's argument that it would hurt competition in cable and satellite TV and jack up costs to consumers for streaming TV… Continue reading
Jun 13 NASA Rover knocked out as giant dust storm engulfs Mars By Amel Ahmed, KQED Flight controllers tried late Tuesday night to contact Opportunity, but the rover did not respond. The storm has been growing since the end of May and now covers one-quarter of the planet. Continue reading
Jun 13 Ryan says Trump backs compromise immigration plan By Lisa Mascaro, Alan Fram, Associated Press The president's backing would bolster the chances that the package could pass the House over likely solid Democratic opposition, but enough Republicans could still defect to sink it. Continue reading
Jun 13 Larry Kudlow released from hospital after heart attack By Associated Press White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says in a statement that Larry Kudlow, Trump's top economic adviser, was discharged from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center earlier Wednesday. Continue reading
Jun 13 AP fact check: Trump falsely declares post-summit victory By Matthew Pennington, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press President Donald Trump falsely declared victory after his meeting with North Korea's leader and twisted history in celebrating Tuesday's summit with Kim Jong Un. Here's a look at some of Trump's statements and how they compare with the facts… Continue reading
Jun 13 Mike Pompeo says North Korea should disarm in 2 years By Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the United States wants North Korea to take major nuclear disarmament steps within the next two years. Continue reading
Jun 13 Dennis Hof, brothel owner and pimp, wins Nevada GOP primary By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Pimp Dennis Hof, the owner of half a dozen legal brothels in Nevada and star of the HBO adult reality series "Cathouse," won a Republican primary for the state Legislature on Tuesday, ousting a three-term lawmaker. Continue reading
Jun 13 Trump-Kim summit raises new questions over South Korean role By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press A day after President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held their summit in Singapore, is it clearer whether Moon Jae-in played a positive or negative role? A quick answer: Probably not. Continue reading
Jun 13 U.S., Canada and Mexico win joint bid to host 2026 World Cup By Rob Harris, Graham Dunbar, Associated Press North America will host the 2026 World Cup after FIFA voters overwhelmingly opted for the financial and logistical certainty of a United States-led bid over a risky Moroccan proposal for the first 48-team tournament. Continue reading
Jun 13 On Twitter, Trump declares that the North Korea nuclear threat is over By Anne Flaherty, Adam Schreck, Foster Klug, Associated Press President Donald Trump declared on Twitter that there was "no longer a Nuclear Threat from North Korea," a bold and questionable claim following his summit that produced few guarantees on how and when Pyongyang would disarm. Continue reading