Writers for The Washington Post and BuzzFeed win Lukas award

Staff writers for The Washington Post and BuzzFeed News won awards on Tuesday for investigative nonfiction books. The Post's Amy Goldstein won the $10,000 J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize for her portrait of a Wisconsin community and the residence of Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan, "Janesville: An American Story."

Writers for The Washington Post and BuzzFeed win Lukas award Source: AP

Staff writers for The Washington Post and BuzzFeed News won awards on Tuesday for investigative nonfiction books. The Post's Amy Goldstein won the $10,000 J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize for her portrait of a Wisconsin community and the residence of Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan, "Janesville: An American Story."

Arizona governor suspends Uber from autonomous testing

Uber suspended all of its self-driving testing Monday, March 19, 2018, after what is believed to be the first fatal pedestri... . This image made from video Sunday, March 18, 2018, of a mounted camera provided by the Tempe Police Department shows an exterior view moments before an Uber SUV hit a woman in Tempe, Ariz.

The omnibus spending bill was hardly a ‘betrayal’ of Trump

President Donald Trump with, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, left, and Vice President Mike Pence, speaks in the White House on March 23 about the $1.3 trillion spending bil. President Trump signed the $1.3-trillion omnibus spending deal on Friday, averting another government shutdown.

Man who tried to wed laptop pushes anti-porn bill across US

William Strampel, a high-ranking Michigan State University official, h... A Michigan State University official who oversaw Larry Nassar is facing criminal charges amid an investigation into the handling of complaints against the former sports doctor. A Michigan State University official who oversaw Larry Nassar is facing criminal charges amid an investigation into the handling of complaints against the former sports doctor.

Hemp gains powerful ally to free it from marijuana ties

In this Aug. 13, 2015, file photo, hemp plants tower above researchers who tend to them at a research farm in Lexington, Ky. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday, March 26, 2018, he wants to bring hemp production back into the mainstream by removing it from the controlled substances list that now associates it with marijuana, its illicit cousin.

Campaign’s comment about Parkland student prompts outrage

A comment on an Iowa congressman's campaign Facebook page about one of the survivors of a Florida school shooting has prompted hundreds of comments, many met by mocking replies from the campaign. U.S. Rep. Steve King's campaign Facebook page on Sunday featured a picture of Emma Gonzalez as she gave a speech at Saturday's "March for Our Lives" rally in Washington.

Wisconsin teens take anti-gun march to House Speaker Ryan’s hometown

About 40 high schoolers from Wisconsin are using the start of their spring break vacation to bring the weekend's national wave of gun control marches to the hometown of Republican U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan. The group on Monday was approaching the halfway point in its four-day, 50-mile trek from the state capital of Madison to Janesville, Wisconsin in an event they were calling "March for Our Lives: 50 Miles More."

Yes, we heard Stormy Daniels’ story. For Trump, that $130K could be an even bigger problem

Adult film actress Stormy Daniels attends the 2018 Adult Video News Awards at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Jan. 27, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nev. Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, was allegedly paid $130,000 by an attorney for Donald Trump one month before the 2016 presidential election to keep her from talking about an alleged sexual encounter with Trump in 2006.

Steve King’s campaign criticizes Parkland survivor Emma Gonzalez

Iowa Republican Rep. Steve King is facing heat after someone managing his campaign's Facebook page posted a meme on Sunday criticizing a Parkland student for donning a patch of the Cuban flag. "This is how you look when you claim Cuban heritage yet don't speak Spanish and ignore the fact that your ancestors fled the island when the dictatorship turned Cuba into a prison camp, after removing all weapons from its citizens; hence their right to self defense," the meme said alongside an image of Cuban-American Emma Gonazlez, a survivor of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida, speaking at the March for Our Lives rally in Washington on Saturday.

The Latest: UK: 18 nations expel more than 100 Russians

Facebook's CEO apologized for the Cambridge Analytica scandal with ads in multiple U.S. and British newspapers Sunday. The ads signed by ... On the same day Facebook bought ads in US and British newspapers to apologize for the Cambridge Analytica scandal, the social media site faced new questions about collecting phone numbers and text messages from... On the same day Facebook bought ads in US and British newspapers to apologize for the Cambridge Analytica scandal, the social media site faced new questions about collecting phone numbers and text messages from Android devices.