On July 4, Americans celebrate their union, rue divisions

NEW YORK (AP) – With backyard barbecues and fireworks thundering across night skies, Americans are celebrating Independence Day by participating in time-honored traditions that express pride in their country's 242nd birthday. But this quintessential...

Americans celebrate July 4 with fireworks, parades, salutes

NEW YORK (AP) – With backyard barbecues and fireworks, Americans celebrated Independence Day by participating in time-honored traditions that expressed pride in their country's 242nd birthday. But this quintessential American holiday was being marked with a...

Trump to revoke Obama policy using race in school admissions

By ERIC TUCKERAssociated PressWASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration is rescinding Obama-era guidance that encouraged schools to take a student's race into account in order to promote diversity in admissions, a U.S. official said Tuesday. The shift...

Forecast of heavy rain could complicate Thai cave rescue

By TASSANEE VEJPONGSAAssociated PressMAE SAI, Thailand (AP) – Heavy rains forecast for northern Thailand could worsen flooding in a cave where 12 boys and their soccer coach are waiting to be extracted by rescuers, possibly forcing authorities to have them swim...

Trump interviewing potential candidates for Supreme Court

By CATHERINE LUCEY and KEN THOMASAssociated PressWASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump has interviewed four prospective Supreme Court justices and plans to meet with a few more as his White House aggressively mobilizes to select a replacement for retiring...

Trump-shaped ecstasy pills found in police raids

The Trump pills are nearly identical to a set seized by German police in August. (Source: Indiana State Police) (RNN) – Authorities uncovered orange ecstasy pills shaped like President Donald Trump in Indiana in a coordinated police action called...