May 10 At least 44 killed after dam bursts in Kenya, officials say By Tom Odula, Associated Press At least 44 were dead and another 40 were missing Thursday after a dam swollen by weeks of seasonal rains burst in Kenya's Rift Valley, sweeping away hundreds of homes and sending people fleeing, officials said. Continue reading
May 10 Even from afar, John McCain raises his voice against torture By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Republican Sen. John McCain remained at home in Arizona battling brain cancer as Wednesday's debate turned to the past use of enhanced interrogation techniques, now banned, that President Donald Trump has suggested perhaps should return. Continue reading
May 10 Yale administrator says officers admonished white student for calling police on black student By Associated Press A Yale administrator says the university police officers who responded to a call about a black graduate student who had fallen asleep in the common area of a campus residence admonished the white student who reported it. Continue reading
May 10 U.S.-North Korea summit set for June 12 in Singapore, Trump says By Associated Press President Donald Trump is providing details for the first time about the history-making meeting between a sitting American president and the leader of North Korea over denuclearization. Continue reading
May 10 Pentagon report finds multiple failures leading to Niger attack By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Defense officials said they will lay out Thursday how the mission in Niger unfolded and led to the gruesome ambush, and then explain what is being done to correct the problems brought to light by the incident. Continue reading
May 10 A Texas suit could speed DACA’s path to Supreme Court By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press President Donald Trump's decision in September to phase out the Obama-era program, called DACA, resulted in protests and a failed congressional effort to salvage it. Experts say it's a matter of when, not if, the Supreme Court will rule on… Continue reading
May 10 Israel hits dozens of Iranian targets in Syria after barrage By Josef Federman, Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press The Israeli military said it attacked nearly all of Iran's military installations in neighboring Syria in response to an Iranian rocket barrage in the occupied Golan Heights, in the most serious military confrontation between the two bitter enemies to date. Continue reading
May 10 Trump thanks North Korea’s Kim Jong Un for releasing 3 Americans By Associated Press Welcoming the three Americans at a military base outside Washington early Thursday, President Donald Trump said of Kim, “I really think he wants to do something.”… Continue reading
May 09 Americans freed from North Korea head home for big welcome, featuring Trump By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Freed after more than a year in prison, three Americans flew homeward from North Korea late Tuesday toward a big middle-of-the-night celebration featuring President Donald Trump — the latest sign of improving relations between longtime adversaries in the buildup to… Continue reading
May 09 Republicans pledge to show Ohio is still ‘a Trump state’ By Dan Sewell, Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press In the GOP Senate race, Renacci emerged victorious with 47 percent of the vote. He urged Republicans to unite after a five-way primary that saw investment banker Mike Gibbons sue him and accuse him of making defamatory campaign statements including… Continue reading