Mar 07 West Virginia teachers return to the classroom after historic strike By John Raby, Associated Press Schools across West Virginia reopened Wednesday as families got back into their daily routines following a nine-day teacher strike. Continue reading
Mar 07 Trump reopens a seemingly settled debate on video games and violence By Mae Anderson, Associated Press In the wake of the Florida school shooting, President Donald Trump is reviving an old debate over whether violent video games can trigger violent behavior. There's just one problem: Roughly two decades of research has repeatedly failed to uncover any… Continue reading
Mar 07 Failed VA leadership put patients at risk, watchdog report says By Hope Yen, Associated Press current Secretary David Shulkin took no action to fix longstanding problems of dirty syringes and equipment shortages that put patients at risk at a major veterans hospital, according to an investigation released Wednesday that finds "failed leadership" and "climate of… Continue reading
Mar 07 Democrats, women candidates score big in Texas primaries By Will Weissert, Paul J. Weber, Associated Press Women running for Congress surged to big wins and Democrats smashed recent turnout levels in Texas' first-in-the-nation 2018 primary elections, giving Republicans a potential glimpse of what's ahead in the first midterms under President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Mar 06 Democrats head to runoff in bid to unseat Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott By Associated Press Abbott easily clinched his party's nomination Tuesday but declared "we cannot afford to take Texas for granted."… Continue reading
Mar 06 Sen. Cruz, Democratic challenger O’Rourke secure party nominations in Texas primary By Associated Press U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke is raising more money than Cruz so far but remains very unlikely to win in November. Continue reading
Mar 06 2 Republican lawmakers ask for new special counsel to investigate DOJ, FBI By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Reps. Robert Goodlatte of Virginia and Trey Gowdy of South Carolina wrote Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Tuesday to ask for the new special counsel, whose work would be separate from special counsel Robert… Continue reading
Mar 06 Baltimore students march on City Hall to protest gun violence By Associated Press Students from multiple high schools walked out of class Tuesday, chanting "Grades up! Guns down!" during a 5-mile march to the plaza outside City Hall. Continue reading
Mar 06 Gary Cohn, Trump’s top economic adviser, to leave White House By Zeke Miller, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press The departure comes after a dispute over trade. Continue reading
Mar 06 Trump says he’ll move forward with tariffs, despite pressure from GOP By Ken Thomas, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Warning of economic fallout, congressional Republicans and industry groups pressed President Donald Trump on Tuesday to narrow his plan for across-the-board tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum. Continue reading