Jun 07 Pompeo to visit South Korea, China after North Korea summit By Associated Press The State Department says Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will accompany Trump to the summit in Singapore on June 12, then fly the next day to Seoul. He'll meet there with senior officials from South Korea and Japan. Continue reading
Jun 07 EPA chief Pruitt’s senior legal counsel resigns amid ethics complaints By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press It was the second departure of a top aide in as many days and one of a half-dozen since April amid unending barrages of ethics complaints and federal inquiries. Continue reading
Jun 07 Justice Department offers new briefing as lawmakers dispute Trump spy claim By Mary Clare Jalonick, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press The move comes as Republican congressional leaders are publicly disputing Trump's claims that the government planted a spy in his 2016 campaign "to help Crooked Hillary win" — a reference to his Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton. Continue reading
Jun 07 Afghan president announces holiday cease-fire with Taliban By Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday announced a weeklong cease-fire with the Taliban to coincide with the holiday marking the end of Ramadan next week. Continue reading
Jun 07 WATCH: Trump says he would ‘certainly’ invite Kim Jong Un to U.S. if summit goes well But Trump said Thursday at a joint news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that he is also "totally prepared to walk" if things don't go well, noting that he "did it once before."… Continue reading
Jun 07 White House launches anti-opioid ad campaign aimed at youth By Ken Thomas, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The White House launched a series of new advertisements Thursday aimed at warning young people about the dangers of opioids, taking another step in the effort to turn the tide against the deadly epidemic. Continue reading
Jun 07 Commerce Secretary: U.S. reaches deal with China’s ZTE By Associated Press NEW YORK — The United States and China have reached a deal that allows the Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE Corp. to stay in business in exchange for paying an additional $1 billion in fines and agreeing to let U.S. regulators… Continue reading
Jun 07 Trump talks tough on trade ahead of G7 meetings in Canada By Catherine Lucey, Zeke Miller, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Before President Donald Trump sits down with a third-generation North Korean autocrat, he will face what may well turn out to be a tougher crowd — some of America's oldest allies. Continue reading
Jun 07 More Americans screened over mystery health issues in China By Kelvin Chan, Dake Kang, Associated Press GUANGZHOU, China — A U.S. medical team was screening more Americans who work in a southern Chinese city as the State Department confirmed evacuating a number of government workers who experienced unexplained health issues like those that have hurt U.S. Continue reading
Jun 07 As aid dries up, Gaza families pushed deeper into poverty By Fares Akram, Mohammed Daraghmeh, Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Samia Hassan used to have enough money to feed her two dozen children and grandchildren. Now she spends much of her time worrying about food, scouring Gaza's vegetable markets for end-of-day discounts or walking miles… Continue reading