Apr 17 Trump plans rally on night of White House Correspondents Dinner By Associated Press The president's campaign announced Tuesday that Trump will hold a rally on April 28 in Michigan. It's the second straight year the president is holding a rally instead of attending the White House Correspondents Dinner. Continue reading
Apr 17 U.S. and North Korea talking at ‘extremely high levels’ ahead of meeting, Trump says By Jill Colvin, Zeke Miller, Associated Press At Mar-a-Lago with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Trump also confirmed that North and South Korea are negotiating an end to hostilities before next week's meeting between Kim and South Korean President Moon Jae-in. Continue reading
Apr 17 Starbucks to close more than 8,000 stores for afternoon of racial bias training next month By Alexandra Olson, Joseph Pisani, Associated Press Starbucks, trying to tamp down a racially charged uproar over the arrest of two black men at one of its stores in Philadelphia, plans to close more than 8,000 U.S. stores for several hours next month to conduct racial-bias training… Continue reading
Apr 17 Missouri governor could face charges for allegedly using charity donor list for campaign fundraising By David A. Lieb, Summer Ballentine, Associated Press Attorney General Josh Hawley said an investigation by his office shows that Gov. Eric Greitens took computer data listing the top donors to The Mission Continues without the consent of the veterans' charity he had founded and used it to… Continue reading
Apr 17 5 important stories you may have overlooked By Hannah Grabenstein, Jessica Villagomez, Joshua Barajas, Erica R. Hendry These days, it’s hard to stop news from Washington, D.C., from flooding your news feed. We take a moment every week to bring you important stories beyond the White House and the Capitol. Here’s what we’re reading now. Continue reading
Apr 17 IRS payment site fails on tax day, but you still have to pay By Sarah Skidmore Sell, Associated Press The IRS has since updated the website to say it is temporarily unavailable. But the agency adds, "Note that your tax payment is due although IRS Direct Pay may not be available."… Continue reading
Apr 17 Marijuana-based drug gets positive review from FDA By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press The Food and Drug Administration posted its review Tuesday of the experimental medication ahead of a public meeting later this week. Continue reading
Apr 17 UK: Nerve agent that poisoned spy was in liquid form By Associated Press LONDON — The nerve agent used on former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia was delivered in liquid form, British officials said Tuesday, as they revealed it will take months to clean up the toxic trail the poison… Continue reading
Apr 17 Supreme Court hearing case about online sales tax collection By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The case on Tuesday focuses on businesses' collection of sales tax on online purchases. Continue reading
Apr 17 FBI support is eroding, but most Americans still back bureau, poll says By Laura Santhanam Recent polling data shows that support for the FBI and Robert Mueller is eroding amid a deepening investigation into alleged ties between the Trump campaign and Russia before the 2016 presidential election, according to the latest poll from PBS NewsHour,… Continue reading