by Admin | Aug 3, 2018 | news
By DENISE LAVOIE and MICHAEL TARMAP Legal Affairs WritersTwice in the past year, Brett Kavanaugh offered glimpses of his position on abortion that strongly suggest he would vote to support restrictions if confirmed to the Supreme Court. One was in a dissent in the...
by Admin | Aug 2, 2018 | news
By ZEKE MILLERAssociated PressWASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump has directed a “vast, government-wide effort” to protect American elections after Russian attempts to interfere in 2016, the White House said Thursday. Responding to bipartisan...
by Admin | Aug 2, 2018 | news
By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology WriterSAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Apple has become the world's first publicly traded company to be valued at $1 trillion, the financial fruit of stylish technology that has redefined what we expect from our gadgets. The milestone...
by Admin | Aug 2, 2018 | news
By CHAD DAY and ERIC TUCKERAssociated PressALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) – Paul Manafort's bookkeeper testified Thursday that the former Trump campaign chairman kept her in the dark about the foreign bank accounts he was using to buy millions in luxury items and...
by Admin | Aug 1, 2018 | news
By SUDHIN THANAWALAAssociated PressSAN FRANCISCO (AP) – President Donald Trump's executive order threatening to withhold funding from “sanctuary cities” that limit cooperation with immigration authorities is unconstitutional, but a judge went...
by Admin | Aug 1, 2018 | news
By AUDREY McAVOY and KIM YONG-HOAssociated PressHONOLULU (AP) – Decades after the end of the Korean War in 1953, the remains of dozens of presumed U.S. war dead were on their way Wednesday to Hawaii for analysis and identification. The U.S. military believes the...
by Admin | Jul 31, 2018 | news
By BARBARA ORTUTAY and MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated PressNEW YORK (AP) – Facebook said it has uncovered “sophisticated” efforts, possibly linked to Russia, to influence U.S. politics on its platforms. The company said it removed 32 accounts from...
by Admin | Jul 31, 2018 | news
By MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ and SUDHIN THANAWALAAssociated PressLAKEPORT, Calif. (AP) – Firefighters reported progress Tuesday in their battle against the wildfires that have ravaged some of Northern California's most scenic areas, including twin blazes that...
by Admin | Jul 31, 2018 | news
By CHAD DAY and ERIC TUCKERAssociated PressALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) – Paul Manafort orchestrated a multimillion-dollar conspiracy to evade U.S. tax and banking laws, leaving behind a trail of lies as he lived a lavish lifestyle, prosecutors said Tuesday as they laid...
by Admin | Jul 30, 2018 | news
By AMY TAXINAssociated PressLOS ANGELES (AP) – A federal judge ruled Monday that the U.S. government must seek consent before administering psychotropic drugs to immigrant children held at a Texas facility. U.S. District Judge Dolly M. Gee in Los Angeles issued...