May 20 ‘World of uncertainty’: Hawaii lava reaches sea, injures man By Caleb Jones, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press A volcano that is oozing, spewing and exploding on Hawaii's Big Island has gotten more hazardous in recent days. Continue reading
May 20 Investigators finally get look at materials from Cohen raid By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Criminal investigators are getting their first look at materials gathered from raids on the home and office of President Donald Trump's personal lawyer as a process to separate items subject to attorney-client privilege appears to be meeting a judge's demand… Continue reading
May 20 Company in Cuba plane crash had received safety complaints By Michael Weissenstein, Bert Wilkinson, Associated Press The Mexican charter company whose 39-year-old plane crashed in Havana had been the subject of two serious complaints about its crews' performance over the last decade. Continue reading
May 20 Texas lieutenant governor calls for ‘hardening’ of schools By Paul J. Weber, Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick called Sunday for a "hardening" of the nation's school buildings in the wake of the attack by a 17-year-old student who killed 10 people at a high school near Houston. Continue reading
May 20 Maduro favored as Venezuelans vote amid crisis By Scott Smith, Joshua Goodman, Associated Press Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is expected to win a second six-year term in Sunday's election, despite a deepening crisis. Continue reading
May 20 U.S., China agree to cut American trade deficit By Martin Crutsinger, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The United States and China have agreed to take measures to "substantially reduce" America's massive trade deficit with China. Continue reading
May 19 CIA’s Haspel can tap undercover work in Russian operations By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Scrutiny of the 33-year spy career of new CIA director Gina Haspel has focused on her undercover role in the harsh interrogation of suspected terrorists, but she cut her teeth in intelligence operations against Russia. Continue reading
May 19 First lady returns to White House after kidney treatment By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Melania Trump returned to the White House on Saturday from a weeklong hospitalization after kidney treatment, a lengthy stay that raised questions about whether the first lady's condition may have been more complicated than initially revealed. Continue reading
May 19 More patients are taking home recordings of their doctor visits. But who else could listen? By Casey Ross, STAT Tech giants have developed speech recognition and machine learning technologies that allow doctors to automatically transcribe audio recordings. Continue reading
May 19 Fiery U.S. bishop brings American flair to royal wedding By Gregory Katz, David Rising, Associated Press The Most Rev. Michael Bruce Curry brought American fire and flair to a very English church service. Continue reading