Category Archives: World/National
Trump orders release of JFK, RFK and MLK assassination records
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) - President Donald Trump has ordered the release of thousands of classified governmental documents about the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kenne...
Jan 23, 2025
Trump issues sweeping pardon of 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants, including rioters who attacked police
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned more than 1,500 of his supporters charged with crimes in the Jan. 6, 2021, at...
Jan 20, 2025
Biden pardons Fauci, Milley and the Jan. 6 panel. It's a guard against potential 'revenge' by Trump
By COLLEEN LONG and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Joe Biden, in one of his final acts as president, pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House commi...
Jan 20, 2025
Trump, in his inaugural address, rips into the country's past leaders and makes sweeping promises
By STEVE PEOPLES, NICHOLAS RICCARDI and BILL BARROW Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - President Donald Trump's second inaugural address sounded a lot like his first, with a sweeping indictment of the c...
Jan 20, 2025
Trump will issue executive orders to remake immigration policies but they will face challenges
By REBECCA SANTANA and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump will sign a series of executive orders designed to beef up security at the southern border by relyi...
Jan 20, 2025
Trump returning to power after unprecedented comeback, emboldened to reshape American institutions
By ZEKE MILLER, CHRIS MEGERIAN and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win anothe...
Jan 20, 2025
Families of wildfire victims mired in grief, questioning what more could have been done
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and MARK THIESSEN Associated Press The house was burning with her brother-in-law and nephew inside when Jackie McDaniels flagged down a firetruck and begged for help. "Whoever...
Jan 19, 2025
Stock market today: Wall Street rips higher after inflation data and strong bank profits
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks ripped higher Wednesday following a shot of adrenaline from an encouraging update on U.S. inflation. Strong profit reports from Wells Fargo ...
Jan 15, 2025
Bondi in her confirmation hearing says Trump was 'targeted' by Justice Department investigations
By ERIC TUCKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Pam Bondi, Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, insisted at her Senate confirmation hearing on Wedn...
Jan 15, 2025
FDA floats plan to make cigarettes nonaddictive, but its fate rests with Trump
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal officials on Wednesday released a far-reaching proposal to make cigarettes far less addictive by capping their nicotine content, a goal lo...
Jan 15, 2025