Category Archives: World
Americans offer hope, prayer in assessing Trump's 100 days
They are young and old: a high school student who can’t yet vote, a Vietnam vet who did so proudly. They hail from all corners of the United States and very different walks of life: a “dow...
Apr 28, 2017
Trump finds that CEO-as-president isn't always a natural fit
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump won the White House by arguing that what America needed was a president who had proved himself as a steely and successful corporate leader with no political baggage - someone...
Apr 28, 2017
Moments that matter in Trump's first 100 days in office
WASHINGTON - In his first 100 days, President Donald Trump has lived up to his promise to shake up Washington. It’s been a presidency in which tweets - whether angry or boastful, accurate or not...
Apr 28, 2017
AP FACT CHECK: Claims about Trump's tax plan don't hold up
WASHINGTON - Getting to the bottom of President Donald Trump’s tax plan is difficult because it exists so far as bullet points on a single page, with no detail. Still, there are reasons to be wa...
Apr 28, 2017
Trump tells NRA: 'You have a true friend' in White House
ATLANTA - President Donald Trump reaffirmed his support for gun rights Friday, telling attendees of a National Rifle Association convention that “the eight-year assault on your Second Amendment ...
Apr 28, 2017
Trump: 'I thought it would be easier'
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is sounding wistful as he reflects on his first 100 days on the job. The president says he “loved” his “previous life. I had so many things going....
Apr 28, 2017
Congress settles for stopgap to avoid government shutdown
WASHINGTON - Congress took the easy way out to keep the government open on the eve of Donald Trump’s 100th day in office, passing a weeklong stopgap spending bill Friday that amounted to more of...
Apr 28, 2017
Hannity defends Fox News president Shine amid report
NEW YORK - Sean Hannity is defending Fox News Channel president Bill Shine following a report that members of the controlling Murdoch family refused to release a statement of support for the executive...
Apr 28, 2017
Germany arrests Swiss citizen suspected of espionage
BERLIN - German authorities arrested a 54-year-old Swiss citizen on suspicion of spying Friday, but declined to say who he allegedly worked for. Federal prosecutors said the man, identified only as Da...
Apr 28, 2017
US economy expanded at weakest pace in 3 years
WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy turned in the weakest performance in three years in the January-March quarter as consumers sharply slowed their spending. The result fell far short of President Donald Tr...
Apr 28, 2017
