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WASHINGTON (AP) — Frustrated by health care failures in Congress, President Donald Trump directed his administration Thursday to rewrite some federal insurance rules as a beginning of renewed efforts to undermine “Obamacare,” the program he’s promised to kill. “With these actions, we are moving toward lower costs and more options in the healthcare market,” […]
SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Gusting winds and dry air forecast for Thursday could drive the next wave of devastating wildfires that are already well on their way to becoming the deadliest and most destructive in California history. Winds up to 45 mph (72 kph) were expected to pummel areas north of San Francisco where at […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump lashed out at hurricane-devastated Puerto Rico on Thursday, insisting that federal help will be limited and blaming the U.S. territory for its financial struggles. The broadside came as the House headed toward passage of a $36.5 billion disaster aid package, including assistance for Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico has been […]
NEW YORK (AP) — In its latest momentous policy shift, the Boy Scouts of America will admit girls into the Cub Scouts starting next year and establish a new program for older girls based on the Boy Scout curriculum that enables them to aspire to the coveted Eagle Scout rank. Founded in 1910 and long […]
On October 11, 2017, former mayor of Tallahassee, Florida James R. Ford passed away at the age of 91. In 1972, Ford made a historic victory by becoming the first African American mayor elected in the Leon County since Reconstruction. He was re-elected three times, served two additional terms as an appointed mayor and served 14 […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A House Democrat offered a resolution Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump but let it die before action was taken, saying he would force a vote later. The move by Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, edged his party toward a confrontation craved by some of its most liberal supporters but opposed by many […]
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An African-American novelist praised for her raw and powerful depictions of poor African-Americans confronting racial and economic inequalities in the rural South said Wednesday that winning a MacArthur fellowship gives her time and freedom. “I think those are the two most important gifts you can give to an artist,” Jesmyn Ward […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is on track to backing President Donald Trump’s request for billions more in disaster aid, $16 billion to pay flood insurance claims and emergency funding to help the cash-strapped government of Puerto Rico stay afloat. Thursday’s hurricane aid package totals $36.5 billion and sticks close to a White House request, […]
Two White supremacists arrested for assaulting a 66-year-old Black man and firing a gun at his home in Spokane, Washington.
Former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama released a statement condemning the alleged sexual harassment of Harvey Weinstein. This comes days after the allegations surfaced.
Two Baltimore police officers only accepted “minor disciplinary action” for their involvement in Freddie Gray's fatal arrest in 2015 to avoid departmental trial boards.
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will lead a newly formed college basketball group to “fix a system that clearly is not working.”
