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Sessions Interviewed by Mueller Team in Russia Investigation
WASHINGTON (AP) – Attorney General Jeff Sessions has been interviewed in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.Justice Department spokesman Ian Prior said Tuesday tha...
Syndicated Author Jan 23, 2018

UPDATE: Governor Bevin: 2 Killed in Shooting at High School
2:45 PM EST UPDATE: AP has made a correction in this story that 17, not 19, people were injured in the shooting at a Kentucky high school.BENTON, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Matt Bevin says the fatal ...
Syndicated Author Jan 23, 2018

7.9 Earthquake Off Alaska Triggers Tsunami Warnings
ANCHORAGE, AK — A magnitude-7.9 earthquake detected in the Gulf of Alaska has triggered tsunami warnings in Alaska and tsunami watches across several Western states. A tsunami warning is in effe...
Syndicated Author Jan 23, 2018

As The Shutdown Ends, Immigration Talks Resume – What’s Next?
WASHINGTON — As the dust settled Monday on an agreement to reopen the government, the path forward for immigration remained as murky as ever. Democrats and Republicans who worked to break the im...
Syndicated Author Jan 23, 2018

Sessions Promises To Find Out What Happened To Missing Text Messages
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Jeff Sessions pledged Monday to get to the bottom of a question asked this week by a growing number of top Republicans: How did the FBI lose a series of messages se...
Syndicated Author Jan 23, 2018

‘Grazin’ In The Grass’ Jazz Legend Hugh Masekela Has Died
JOHANNESBURG — Legendary South African musician Hugh Masekela died on Tuesday after a long battle with cancer, the South African government announced on its official Twitter page. He was 78. Kno...
Syndicated Author Jan 23, 2018

Hijab-Wearing Model Pulls Out Of Ad Campaign Over Anti-Israel Tweets
PARIS — The model making history by being featured in a headscarf for a hair care advertising campaign is pulling out of it due to controversy over alleged tweets she penned in 2014. Amena Khan ...
Syndicated Author Jan 23, 2018

The Latest: House Votes to Reopen Government, Send Bill to President
6:20 PM UPDATE: WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has approved a bipartisan agreement to re-open the federal government after a three-day partial shutdown.The House approved the bill, 266-150, ho...
Syndicated Author Jan 22, 2018

Top Gymnastics Board Members Resign in Wake of Abuse Case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman, vice chairman and treasurer of USA Gymnastics have resigned.Paul Parilla, Jay Binder and Bitsy Kelly announced they were stepping down Monday after calls fo...
Syndicated Author Jan 22, 2018

White House Aide Defends Anti-Immigrant Trump Campaign Ad
By Maegan VazquezCNNWASHINGTON — White House legislative director Marc Short defended Monday a recent re-election campaign ad from President Donald Trump that called Democrats “complicit i...
Syndicated Author Jan 22, 2018
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