House Majority Whip Steve Scalise Returns To Work At Capitol
The congressman shot in June at a baseball practice is returning to work at the Capitol after three months in the hospital and at a rehabilitation facility.
Trump Waives Cargo Restrictions To Speed Help To Puerto Rico
Under pressure to do more for hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico, President Donald Trump is waiving federal restrictions on foreign ships’ transportation of cargo to the island.
Playboy Magazine Founder Hugh Hefner Dies at 91
Playboy founder Hugh M. Hefner, the pipe-smoking hedonist who revved up the sexual revolution in the 1950s and built a multimedia empire of clubs, mansions, movies and television, symbolized by bow-tied women in bunny costumes, has died at age 91.
President Trump Announces New Tax Reform Bill
President Donald Trump promising a major tax overhaul. Trump unveiled what he calls his "historic" plan in Indiana Wednesday. And while he's touting dramatic tax cuts for businesses and the middle class some say the plan will be a substantial boost for the super-rich.
Maria, A Hurricane Again, Lashes North Carolina
The National Hurricane Center says Maria has regained strength and become a hurricane once again as it lingers off the coast of North Carolina.
Trump, GOP Tax Plan Would Cut Rates For Many Americans
President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are proposing a far-reaching, $5 trillion plan Wednesday that would cut taxes for corporations and potentially for individuals, simplify the tax system and nearly double the standard deduction used by most Americans.
‘The Walking Dead’ Reaches 100th Episode Milestone
For seven seasons, AMC’s “The Walking Dead” has explored a world where the dead roam the earth while the living seek safety — from other humans as much as from the zombies trying to tear into their flesh.
Louisville Places Rick Pitino, AD On Administrative Leave
Rick Pitino couldn’t survive another scandal, as an angry interim Louisville president Wednesday placed the head men’s college basketball coach and his boss on administrative leave amid a federal bribery investigation.
North Carolina Latest To Suffer In 2017 Hurricane Season
Winds and storm surge from Tropical Storm Maria lashed North Carolina’s Outer Banks on Wednesday as the storm moved by well off-shore.
College Basketball Takes a Big Hit with Arrests
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — University of Arizona assistant basketball coach Emanuel Richardson entered the federal court wearing the same clothes he was arrested in earlier in the day, there to face charges of accepting bribes and paying at least one…
Congress at Crossroads after Another GOP Health Care Failure
Congress is at a crossroads after Republicans’ stinging failure to repeal Barack Obama’s health care law. But what’s next — more partisan conflict, or a pragmatic shift toward cooperation?
Ravaged Puerto Rico: Here’s How To Help After Hurricane
Hurricane Maria has devastated Puerto Rico, destroying buildings leaving its more than 3.4 million residents largely without power. Food and drinking water are also difficult to come by, and the recovery will be long, difficult and expensive.
FEMA Head Says More Ships And Troops Headed To Puerto Rico
The Trump administration said Tuesday it was sending a flotilla of ships and thousands more military personnel to Puerto Rico to address the growing humanitarian crisis caused by Hurricane Maria.
‘Obamacare’ Survives; GOP Concedes On Last-Gasp Repeal Try
Senate Republicans, short of votes, abandoned their latest and possibly final attempt to kill the health care law Tuesday, just ahead of a critical end-of-the-week deadline.
Trump, GOP Weigh Surtax On Wealthy, Doubled Deduction
President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are considering an income tax surcharge on the wealthy and doubling the standard deduction given to most Americans, with the GOP under pressure to overhaul the tax code after the collapse of the health care repeal.
Need More Room? Twitter Testing 280-Character Limit
Need more room to type those deep thoughts? Twitter is testing a 280-character limit for tweets, doubling the current length restriction that’s been in place since the company’s founding 11 years ago.
Senate Won't Vote On Latest Obamacare Repeal
Facing assured defeat, Republican leaders decided Tuesday not to even hold a vote on the GOP’s latest attempt to repeal the Obama health care law, surrendering on their last-gasp effort to deliver on the party’s banner campaign promise.
NCAA Coaches Among 10 Charged With Fraud And Corruption
Four college basketball coaches were among those facing federal charges Tuesday in a wide probe of fraud and corruption in the NCAA, authorities said.
Equifax Dumps CEO in Wake of Damaging Data Breach
Credit reporting agency Equifax is ousting CEO Richard Smith in an effort to clean up the mess left by a damaging data breach that exposed highly sensitive information about 143 million Americans.
As Senators Defect, GOP Concedes Health Bill’s Fate Bleak
Republican Sen. Susan Collins’ decision to oppose the GOP push to repeal President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul leaves the effort all but dead, with even party leaders conceding that their prospects are dismal.
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