Mar 27 Senator asks the NRA to hand over records on foreign funding, spending By Associated Press Sen. Ron Wyden asked the NRA to turn over detailed internal records about foreign funding it received in the past three years and how it spent that money, including whether any of it went toward influencing American elections. Continue reading
Mar 27 What to know about Egypt’s presidential election By Larisa Epatko, Layla Quran President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi is expected to win a second four-year term. His only opponent is one of his supporters. Here's what we're watching. Continue reading
Mar 27 WATCH: White House denies probe into loans to Kushner company By Associated Press The White House denied Tuesday that senior adviser Jared Kushner is under investigation by the White House Counsel's office over possible ethical or criminal violations in connection with more than $500 million in loans made last year to his family… Continue reading
Mar 27 No charges in Alton Sterling’s fatal shooting By Michael Kunzelman, Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press Attorney General Jeff Landry's announcement Tuesday comes nearly 11 months after the Justice Department ruled out federal criminal charges in Alton Sterling's July 2016 death. Continue reading
Mar 27 Retired justice urges repeal of Second Amendment By Associated Press WASHINGTON — Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is calling for the repeal of the Second Amendment to allow for significant gun control legislation. Continue reading
Mar 27 How Facebook was able to siphon off phone call and text logs By Ryan Nakashima, Mae Anderson, Associated Press The news that Facebook's Android app has been collecting call and text histories is yet another black eye for the social media giant. But just why was Facebook able to siphon off records of who its users were contacting —… Continue reading
Mar 27 Michigan State dean charged in Larry Nassar scandal By David Eggert, Associated Press LANSING, Mich. — A Michigan State University official who oversaw a clinic that employed Larry Nassar was charged Tuesday with sexually propositioning female medical students and compiling nude student "selfies" on his work computer, in the first charges to spring… Continue reading
Mar 27 Linda Brown, central figure in school segregation case, dies By Associated Press "Sixty-four years ago, a young girl from Topeka, Kansas sparked a case that ended segregation in public schools in America," Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer said in a statement. Continue reading
Mar 27 Decision to add citizenship question to census draws fire By Kevin Freking, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The 2020 U.S. Census will include a question about citizenship status, a move that brought swift condemnation from Democrats, who said it would intimidate immigrants and discourage them from participating. Continue reading
Mar 27 Australia, Ireland, NATO join in expelling Russian envoys By Associated Press LONDON — Australia, Ireland, NATO and Moldova on Tuesday joined the wave of nations and groups expelling Russian diplomats over the nerve-agent poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain. Russia denounced the actions as "boorish" and pledged to retaliate. Continue reading