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Bodies of some of the 10 missing sailors have been found in flooded compartments of the USS John S. McCain, a Navy destroyer that collided with a commercial vessel east of Singapore early Monday morning, the U.S. Navy said. Ten sailors have been missing since the collision, and the remains of some were found by divers performing recovery operations inside the ship, Adm.
CHICAGO U.S. Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth today announced that the U.S. Department of Labor awarded six local community colleges and non-profits in Illinois a total of $6,501,644 million through YouthBuild, a job-training and educational program for at-risk youth ages 16 to 24. Through YouthBuild, at-risk youth learn construction skills while constructing or rehabilitating affordable housing for low-income or homeless families in their own communities. Program participants split their time between the construction site and the classroom, where they earn their high school diploma or equivalency degree, learn to be community leaders, and prepare for college and other postsecondary training opportunities.
The Department of Defense is investing $17 million in directed energy laser weapons, Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., announced at the Boeing facility in Albuquerque, N.M., on Wednesday. "With our state's unique expertise in directed energy work, this funding will jump start the deployment of this critical technology and bring more high-paying jobs to the state," said Heinrich , a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly takes questions from the media Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, after speaking at the UAW in Anderson Ind as part of his "Hoosier Highways" RV tour to launch his re-election campaign. As the first-term Indiana Democrat arrived at a campaign stop in Anderson, a town northeast of Indianapolis, the sounds of blaring horns and strummed guitars rolled over the parking lot.
Local drivers who travel the Skyway can expect delays, road closures and detours in the coming months. The New York State DOT is expecting to begin rehab work on the bridge over the Buffalo River in the coming months.
Attorney Bill Canfield said political maneuvering is behind a request for an extended period to respond to Steve Pearce's lawsuit in federal court. Pearce attorney: Stall tactics starving campaign of funding Attorney Bill Canfield said political maneuvering is behind a request for an extended period to respond to Steve Pearce's lawsuit in federal court.
To the casual observer, it certainly seems like the Republican Party is in an identity crisis. After years of consensus and sweeping the 2016 national elections on the promise of repeal and replace of Obamacare, Republicans in a stunning 11th-hour failure failed to pass even the so-called "skinny" repeal.
Maine's congressional delegation is calling for the U.S. Department of Agriculture to make emergency changes to help dairy farmers who are struggling with low prices. Democratic Congresswoman Chellie Pingree says farm milk prices have dropped nearly 40 percent in recent years, leaving New England dairy farmers in trouble.
Police officers at protests over the cancellation of conservative provocateur Ann Coulter's speech in Berkeley. Police officials are bracing for violence at a 'No to Marxism in America' rally over the coming weekend: REUTERS/Stephen Lam Seeking to prevent a pair of right-wing weekend rallies from spiralling into violence, Bay Area authorities are vowing a bolstered police presence and urging counter-protestors to stay away as federal officials rebuffed a high-profile attempt to halt a San Francisco rally.
Murphy is scheduled to appear at 11:15 a.m. at the Bruce Museum Seaside Center at Greenwich Point along with local officials, advocates and new Soundkeeper Bruce Lucey to talk about how the Sound would be affected by President Donald Trump's plan to cut 30 percent of the Environmental Protection Agency's budget. "We had a big win for Long Island Sound in the budget last year when we doubled the LIS Geographic Program funding," Laura Maloney, press secretary for the senator, said on Wednesday.
Not only did Bill and Hillary attend, they stayed for 90 minutes after the Aug. 10 showing of Strong's directorial debut, 'Rebel in the Rye,' to hang out. "That's a terrific question now, isn't it?" laughs Danny Strong, who actually knows the answer.
As a lifelong newspaperman, I find the debate over what is or is not "truth" and what may or may not be "fake news" both frustrating and fascinating. Gave it even more thought Tuesday after a discussion on Facebook that started when I posted a link to last Sunday's lead editorial in the New York Times, headlined " The Failing Trump Presidency ."
The Phoenix Police Department says a fourth person was arrested on charges related to a protest after President Donald Trump's speech at the Phoenix Convention Center had ended Tuesday night. Those four arrests plus one arrest of a person on an unrelated warrant bring the total number of arrests at the protest to five.
Imagine your child has been diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a disease with no discernible cure. You have explored and exhausted every conceivable option.
South Korea is not considering reopening the joint industrial park in North Korea's Kaesong, at least for now, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday, dismissing news reports that suggested the possibility. "We want to clarify the issue because it may send a wrong message not only to our people but also those in other countries," a Cheong Wa Dae official told reporters.
House Speaker Michael Madigan abruptly canceled plans for lawmakers to return to the Capitol on Wednesday and vote on an override of Gov. Bruce Rauner's education funding veto, citing "progress" made during several hours of closed-door negotiations. "I am hopeful we can finish our negotiations shortly to ensure schools around the state can receive the money needed to operate schools throughout this school year," Madigan said in a statement late Tuesday.
State Treasurer John Chiang picked up two key endorsements Tuesday, with Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Sherman Oaks, and Los Angeles City Councilman Bob Blumenfield throwing their support behind the gubernatorial candidate. The endorsements came as Democratic candidate Chiang stumped in the San Fernando Valley.
Bags of heroin, some laced with fentanyl, are displayed before a press conference regarding a major drug bust, at the office of the New York Attorney General, September 23, 2016 in New York City. New York State Attorney General Eric Scheiderman's office announced Friday that authorities in New York state have made a record drug bust, seizing 33 kilograms of heroin and 2 kilograms of fentanyl.
The Congressional Black Caucus announced a plan to rid Trump administration policies of "racism" during a call with reporters Monday. Louisiana Democratic Rep. Cedric Richmond, along with other members of the black caucus, discussed their "Root Out Racism" campaign that would target racism in the Trump White House and combat "discriminatory" federal policies enacted by the administration, reports NBC News .