Political end to Olympics: NKorea offers talks with US

Political end to Olympics: NKorea offers talks with US

By TED ANTHONYAssociated PressPYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) – The overtly political 2018 Winter Olympics closed Sunday night very much as they began, with humanity’s finest athletes marching exuberantly across the world stage as three nations with decades...
After years of dejection, proponents of gun laws see hope

After years of dejection, proponents of gun laws see hope

By MATT SEDENSKY and TERRY SPENCERAssociated PressPARKLAND, Fla. (AP) – The progression has become numbingly repetitive – mass bloodshed unleashed by a gunman, followed by the stories of the fallen, the funerals, the mourning, the talking heads and the...
Indictment of Missouri governor could have political ripples

Indictment of Missouri governor could have political ripples

By DAVID A. LIEB, JIM SALTER and BLAKE NELSONAssociated PressJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – It didn’t take long after Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens was indicted for alleged invasion of privacy for Missouri Democrats to tie him to Attorney General Josh Hawley,...
Trump floats new gun measures as gun owners talk 'betrayal'

Trump floats new gun measures as gun owners talk 'betrayal'

By RICHARD LARDNER and NICHOLAS RICCARDIAssociated PressDENVER (AP) – When President Donald Trump raised the idea of banning “bump stocks” and curbing young people’s access to gun, gun owners and advocates who helped his political rise talked...
Latest Mueller indictment spells trouble for bankers, too

Latest Mueller indictment spells trouble for bankers, too

By JAKE PEARSON and JEFF HORWITZAssociated PressNEW YORK (AP) – Recently filed federal charges against President Donald Trump’s ex-campaign chairman Paul Manafort could also pose legal and regulatory risks for the banks that loaned him millions of dollars...