May 30 WATCH: Texas governor announces new school safety plan in wake of Santa Fe shooting By Joshua Barajas Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is scheduled to speak at 11:30 a.m. ET. Watch the governor's remarks here. Continue reading
May 30 Roseanne Barr blames Ambien for racist tweet. The drug maker responds By David Bauder, Associated Press Roseanne Barr is partly blaming Ambien for the tweet that led to her show's cancellation, but the maker of the insomnia drug quickly retorted that "racism is not a known side effect."… Continue reading
May 30 Trump taps VA chief of staff to run agency on acting basis By Associated Press President Donald Trump is naming the chief of staff of the Department of Veterans Affairs to lead the agency on an acting basis while the president's nominee awaits Senate confirmation. Continue reading
May 30 Trump says he wishes he’d picked a different attorney general By Associated Press President Donald Trump, still nursing resentment against Attorney General Jeff Sessions for recusing himself from the Russia investigation, says he wishes he'd picked a different leader of the Justice Department. Continue reading
May 30 Trey Gowdy disputes Trump’s ‘spy’ claim, says FBI acted properly By Anne Flaherty, Associated Press A senior House Republican briefed by the FBI on its Russia probe is disputing President Donald Trump's allegation that the agency spied on his 2016 campaign for political purposes. Continue reading
May 30 Belgium shooting was a terrorist act, prosecutors say By Lorne Cook, Raf Casert, Associated Press The man who killed four people in the Belgian city of Liege this week carried out an act of "terrorist murder" and may have intended to cause more carnage, prosecutors said Wednesday, as authorities tried to establish whether he acted… Continue reading
May 29 Starbucks closed more than 8,000 stores for an afternoon of bias training. Will it work? By Michael Rios After the arrest of two men in a Philadelphia store last month, here’s what we know about Starbucks' strategy -- and whether unconscious bias trainings are effective. Continue reading
May 29 WATCH: Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens resigns amid widening investigations By Associated Press The ex-Navy SEAL was once seen as a rising Republican star. Continue reading
May 29 ABC cancels ‘Roseanne’ after comedian’s racist comment By Courtney Norris, Dan Cooney ABC Entertainment's president says the network has decided to cancel the "Roseanne" reboot, the PBS NewsHour has confirmed. Continue reading
May 29 Weinstein lawyer says accuser was in consensual relationship By Tom Hays, Associated Press Attorney Benjamin Brafman made the remark after meeting behind closed doors with prosecutors and a New York judge Tuesday over defense concerns about whether film producer Harvey Weinstein can get a fair trial. Continue reading