Trump Announces New Retaliatory Tariffs on China
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump says products coming from China that were slated to be hit with a 10% tariff on Sept. 1 will now face a 15% tariff. Trump also…
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Billionaire Conservative Donor David Koch Dies at age 79
WASHINGTON (AP) - Billionaire David Koch has died at age 79. Koch was a major donor to conservative causes and educational groups. His older brother, Charles Koch, said on Friday, “It is with a heavy heart that I now must…
Omar, Tlaib Host News Conference on Travel Restrictions
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Democratic U.S. Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan are hosting a news conference on travel restrictions to Israel and Palestine, after they were denied entry into Israel last week. At the…
Medical Examiner Rules Epstein Death a Suicide by Hanging
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City's medical examiner has ruled Jeffrey Epstein's death a suicide. The medical examiner's office said in a statement Friday that an autopsy and other evidence confirms the 66-year-old financier hanged himself in his cell…
Tlaib Says she Won't Remain Silent During Trip
JERUSALEM (AP) - Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib says she will not let down the Palestinian people by remaining silent about their condition on a visit to the West Bank. That's the case despite a letter she submitted earlier to the…
Israel PM Says US Reps Barred Over Boycott Calls
JERUSALEM (AP) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel “is open to all visitors and all criticism,'' but will bar entry to two U.S. Democratic congresswomen over their support for boycotts. Netanyahu's office issued a statement Thursday saying that based…
Police: Active Gunman Shooting at Police Officers in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Authorities say several Philadelphia police officers have been injured in an "active and ongoing'' shooting situation in the city. Sgt. Eric Gripp tweeted there was at least one suspect firing at police officers Wednesday afternoon. A police…
Trump Changes Endangered Species Act Protections
WASHINGTON (AP) - California and Massachusetts say they'll go to court to fight the Trump administration's overhaul of the Endangered Species Act. Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey and California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said Monday that they planned to sue.…
Walmart Removes Images of Violence in Stores, but Will Still Sell Guns
(AP) - Walmart is removing from all of its stores signs, displays or videos that depict violence following a mass shooting at an El Paso, Texas, store that killed 22 people. The retailer…
FedEx to end Ground Delivery Business with Amazon
NEW YORK (AP) - FedEx says it will no longer make ground deliveries for Amazon as the online shopping giant builds its own fleet and becomes more of a threat to…
Pet Sitter Caught on Video Slamming Puppy to the Ground
VICTORVILLE, Calif. (FOX 9) – A woman pet sitting a puppy in Victorville was caught forcefully throwing the pet to the ground inside its owner’s home. The incident happened…
Walgreens to Shut 200 US Stores as Part of Cost-Cutting Plan
NEW YORK (AP) - Pharmacy chain Walgreens plans to close 200 stores in the United States as it seeks to cut costs. The company said in a regulatory filing Tuesday the closings are part of its previously announced plan to…
Perkins & Marie Callender’s Files for Bankruptcy, Again
MEMPHIS, TN - Perkins & Marie Callender’s Holding LLC announced on Monday that they have filed for bankruptcy and plan to sell most of its Perkins assets and some of its Foxtail bakery assets. The Chapter 11 filing is the…
Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison Dead at 88
NEW YORK (AP) - Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison has died. Publisher Alfred A. Knopf says Morrison died Monday night at Montefiore Medical Center in New York. She was 88. She was…
Another El Paso Victim Dies; Death Toll at 22
EL PASO, Texas (AP) -A hospital official says another victim of the weekend mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, has died. Dr. Stephen Flaherty, of the Del Sol Medical Center, says the patient was one of two victims of Saturday's…
