A hard-won budget and debt deal easily cleared the Senate on Thursday, powered by President Donald Trump’s endorsement and a bipartisan drive to cement recent spending increases for the Pentagon and domestic agencies.… Read more
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Pompeo Says He Was Ready, But North Korea Meeting Unlikely
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday the Trump administration remains ready to resume talks with North Korea now, although he regretted that a meeting between the two sides is unlikely… Read more
Chicago Spent $33,600 On Hunt For Alligator In City Park
The city of Chicago’s efforts to wrangle an alligator who was found living in a park lagoon this summer cost more than $33,600.… Read more
Debate Takeaways: Democratic Divisions Intensify
From the beginning, Joe Biden knew he would take heat at Wednesday’s presidential debate. The evening also marked some of the toughest attacks California Sen. Kamala Harris has faced as a candidate. The exchanges were part of a broader ideological fight for the future of the Democratic Party.… Read more
Unopened 1987 Nintendo Video Game Could Sell For $10,000
An unopened copy of a 1987 cult-classic video game that a Nevada man found in the attic of his childhood home is expected to sell for up to $10,000 at an online auction… Read more
National Cathedral Says It Condemns Trump’s “Racialized Rhetoric”
In unusually forceful language, the leadership of the Washington National Cathedral condemned what it called the “racialized rhetoric” of President Donald Trump… Read more
Mario Lopez Walks Back Remarks On Kids And Gender Identity
Lopez apologized for saying that it’s “dangerous” and “alarming” for parents to honor the wishes of young children who identify with a gender other than the one assigned at birth… Read more
US Navy Super Hornet Jet Crashes In California Desert
The U.S. Navy says an F/A-18 Super Hornet jet has crashed in the California desert and a search-and-rescue helicopter is en route to the scene… Read more
Organizers Cancel Troubled Woodstock 50 Festival
Organizers announced Wednesday that the troubled festival that hit a series of setbacks in the last four months won’t take place next month… Read more
Fed Cuts Key Interest Rate By Quarter-Point
The Federal Reserve is cutting its key interest rate for the first time in a decade to try to counter threats ranging from uncertainties caused by President Donald Trump’s trade wars… Read more
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Hard-Won Budget, Debt Deal Clears Senate, Advances To Trump
A hard-won budget and debt deal easily cleared the Senate on Thursday, powered by President Donald Trump’s endorsement and a bipartisan drive to cement recent spending increases for the Pentagon and domestic agencies.… Continue Reading
Pompeo Says He Was Ready, But North Korea Meeting Unlikely
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday the Trump administration remains ready to resume talks with North Korea now, although he regretted that a meeting between the two sides is unlikely… Continue Reading
Chicago Spent $33,600 On Hunt For Alligator In City Park
The city of Chicago’s efforts to wrangle an alligator who was found living in a park lagoon this summer cost more than $33,600.… Continue Reading
Debate Takeaways: Democratic Divisions Intensify
From the beginning, Joe Biden knew he would take heat at Wednesday’s presidential debate. The evening also marked some of the toughest attacks California Sen. Kamala Harris has faced as a candidate. The exchanges were part of a broader ideological fight for the future of the Democratic Party.… Continue Reading
Unopened 1987 Nintendo Video Game Could Sell For $10,000
An unopened copy of a 1987 cult-classic video game that a Nevada man found in the attic of his childhood home is expected to sell for up to $10,000 at an online auction… Continue Reading
National Cathedral Says It Condemns Trump’s “Racialized Rhetoric”
In unusually forceful language, the leadership of the Washington National Cathedral condemned what it called the “racialized rhetoric” of President Donald Trump… Continue Reading
Mario Lopez Walks Back Remarks On Kids And Gender Identity
Lopez apologized for saying that it’s “dangerous” and “alarming” for parents to honor the wishes of young children who identify with a gender other than the one assigned at birth… Continue Reading
US Navy Super Hornet Jet Crashes In California Desert
The U.S. Navy says an F/A-18 Super Hornet jet has crashed in the California desert and a search-and-rescue helicopter is en route to the scene… Continue Reading
Organizers Cancel Troubled Woodstock 50 Festival
Organizers announced Wednesday that the troubled festival that hit a series of setbacks in the last four months won’t take place next month… Continue Reading
Fed Cuts Key Interest Rate By Quarter-Point
The Federal Reserve is cutting its key interest rate for the first time in a decade to try to counter threats ranging from uncertainties caused by President Donald Trump’s trade wars… Continue Reading