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Trump demands end to probes, walks out of meeting

Published on Wed, 05/22/2019 - 4:09pm

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump abruptly stalked out of a meeting with congressional leaders Wednesday with a flat declaration he would no longer work with Democrats unless they drop all investigations in the aftermath of the special counsel’s Trump-Russia report.

Democrats said the walkout seemed scripted. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called it all “very, very, very strange” and said she was praying for Trump and the nation.

McGahn defies subpoena for testimony

Published on Tue, 05/21/2019 - 4:40pm

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler gaveled open a Trump-Russia hearing Tuesday with an empty witness chair and a stern warning that former White House Counsel Don McGahn will be held in contempt for failing to appear in defiance of the committee’s subpoena..

“Our subpoenas are not optional,” Nadler said. The panel will hear from McGahn “one way or another,” he said. “This committee will have no choice but to enforce the subpoena against him.”

Distillers welcome end of tariffs in Canada, Mexico

Published on Mon, 05/20/2019 - 12:00am

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — American whiskey producers feeling the pain from the Trump administration’s trade disputes have gotten a shot of relief with an agreement that will end retaliatory tariffs

Hundreds protest abortion ban: ‘My body, my choice!’

Published on Mon, 05/20/2019 - 12:00am

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Hundreds of demonstrators marched to the Alabama Capitol on Sunday to protest the state’s newly approved abortion ban, chanting “my body, my choice!” and “vote them

Speaker stuns graduates in paying off student debt

Published on Mon, 05/20/2019 - 12:00am

A billionaire technology investor stunned the entire graduating class at Morehouse College when he announced at their commencement Sunday that he would pay off their student loans — estimated at

EPA shifts more environmental enforcement to states

Published on Mon, 05/20/2019 - 12:00am

BOKOSHE, Okla. (AP) — Susan Holmes’ home, corner store and roadside beef jerky stand are right off Oklahoma Highway 31, putting them in the path of trucks hauling ash and

US states’ drones inspect bridges, help predict avalanches

Published on Mon, 05/20/2019 - 12:00am

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — In Utah, drones are hovering near avalanches to watch roaring snow. In North Carolina, they’re searching for the nests of endangered birds. In Kansas, they

Seeing a twisting road ahead, Ford cuts 7K jobs

Published on Mon, 05/20/2019 - 12:00am

DETROIT (AP) — Ford revealed details of its longawaited restructuring plan Monday as it prepared for a future of electric and autonomous vehicles by parting ways with 7,000 white-collar workers

MGM might pay $800M in Las Vegas shooting settlement

Published on Fri, 05/17/2019 - 12:00am

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Casino giant MGM Resorts told federal regulators Thursday it might pay up to $800 million to settle liability lawsuits stemming from the 2017 mass shooting in

Grumpy Cat, who entertained millions online, dies at age 7

Published on Fri, 05/17/2019 - 12:00am

MORRISTOWN, Ariz. (AP) — Grumpy Cat, whose sourpuss expression entertained millions on the internet and spawned hundreds of memes, national television commercials and even a movie, died at age 7.