Category Archives: World
Alaska lawmaker censured over abortion comment
JUNEAU, Alaska - The Alaska House voted Wednesday to censure a Republican member over comments he made suggesting there are women in Alaska who try to get pregnant to get a “free trip to the cit...
May 10, 2017
Illinois Senate approves abortion safeguards; veto likely
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Democratic-controlled Illinois Senate voted Wednesday to expand public financing for abortions and ensure legal access to the procedure across the state, although the measure l...
May 10, 2017
Rescued mini-donkey gives birth, public can vote on a name
PHILADELPHIA - A starving and abandoned miniature donkey rescued from a Pennsylvania farm had a little secret for animal welfare workers: She was pregnant. Sadie and a male mini-donkey named Romeo wer...
May 10, 2017
Comey's firing: Trump frustration finally boiled into action
WASHINGTON - For weeks, President Donald Trump had been seething. The swirling questions about possible contacts between his presidential campaign team and Russia just wouldn’t stop, and he felt...
May 10, 2017
Former Wisconsin congressman named to lead USAID
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration has nominated an ex-congressman and former U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania to lead the United States Agency for International Development. The White House says Mark A...
May 10, 2017
Republicans question Trump's firing of FBI director
WASHINGTON - More than a dozen Republican senators voiced concerns Wednesday over President Donald Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey, in a series of statements suggesting the GOP was no...
May 10, 2017
Lesbian couple get divorce after politically charged battle
NASHVILLE - A judge has granted a divorce decree to a lesbian couple after a custody battle that was targeted by dozens of conservative Tennessee lawmakers who tried to intervene in the case. The same...
May 10, 2017
AP Exclusive: More inconsistencies in Flynn consulting work
WASHINGTON - Targeted in widening investigations of his foreign entanglements, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, is at odds with his former Turkish client...
May 10, 2017
Comey firing compared to Nixon's 'Saturday Night Massacre'
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s surprise firing of FBI Director James Comey drew swift comparisons to the Nixon-era “Saturday Night Massacre.” Both cases involve a president ge...
May 10, 2017
AP Exclusive: More inconsistencies in Flynn consulting work
WASHINGTON - Targeted in widening investigations of his foreign entanglements, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, is at odds with his former Turkish client...
May 10, 2017
