Editor Brian Harrod Provides Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, with aggregated news from sources all over the world from the Roundup Newswires Network
Here's how area senators voted on major issues in the week ending August 3. The House was in recess. Both chambers are in recess the week of August 6. Passage of $154.2 billion spending bill : The Senate on Aug. 1 passed, 92-6, a bill combining four of the 12 appropriations bills that fund the government into a package totaling $154.2 billion.
From vacationing in exotic locations , to dancing at a BeyoncA -Jay Z concert , to negotiating a Netflix deal , Obama has been making the most of his post-presidency - and it's hard not to feel a little nostalgic for the eight years he was in office. Obama pretends to be caught in Spider-Man's web as he greets Nicholas Tamarin, 3, just outside the Oval Office on Oct. 26, 2012.
Satirists and comedians are not the only benefactors of the scandal-ridden Trump White House - publishers, too, have ridden a wave of interest around a presidency that defies ordinary description. Be they cash-ins or penetrating portraits, Australian readers have been keen to know more about the businessman-turned-politician, but the appetite for Trump exposes is to be tested with a slew of new titles due on bookshop shelves in the lead up to Christmas.
Amid a yearslong legal malpractice suit against Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz , lawyers for the storied New York firm and CVR Energy Inc., a Sugar Land, Texas-based company controlled by Carl Icahn, are now asking a federal judge to settle a heated deposition dispute in which the famed corporate raider bristled at Wachtell's questioning, leading to its abrupt end. "I don't think you have a right to come in and ask me questions.
Joe Manchin has the capability to influence the rejection of Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court but it's a good bet he will not do so. He will indicate that he is comfortable with Kavanaugh doing This is how disgusting it's getting: U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., who is campaigning for Govenor, is his children- one a baby the other a toddler- about the ways of Trump.
The Connecticut Coalition Against Gun Violence is asking Attorney General George Jepsen to stop a Texas nonprofit from releasing to the public its blueprints for 3D printing guns on Aug. 1. "On that date, anyone with access to a consumer 3D printer can potentially make guns at home, undetectable by metal detectors, untraceable by law enforcement," Jeremy Stein, executive director of CAGV, said. Groups like Connecticut Against Gun Violence and the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence worry the guns would be printed without background checks or serial numbers, making them untraceable and undetectable by metal detectors.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Herbst speaks during a Stamford protest earlier this year against proposed highway tolls, increasing gasoline taxes and a new tax on tire sales. Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Herbst speaks during a Stamford protest earlier this year against proposed highway tolls, increasing gasoline taxes and a new tax on tire sales.
We collect zip code so that we may deliver news, weather, special offers and other content related to your specific geographic area. We have sent a confirmation email to {* data_emailAddress *}.
The U.S. Department of Commerce is expected to decide by Aug. 1 whether to maintain a tariff that newspapers say is crippling their industry. The duties put on groundwood paper from Canada earlier this year has aided the decline of the newspaper industry, which says the new costs could increase the price of newsprint by as much as 30 percent.
Arizona's largest utility is fiercely opposing a push to mandate increased use of renewabl... A push to mandate increased use of renewable energy in sun-drenched Arizona has been met with fierce opposition from the state's largest utility. A push to mandate increased use of renewable energy in sun-drenched Arizona has been met with fierce opposition from the state's largest utility.
President Trump wished America a happy Fourth of July holiday Wednesday and reserved special praise for the "American heroes" whose sacrifice he said helped the nation win her independence 242 years ago. Trump tweeted a short video that included well wishes from him and first lady Melania Trump.
Flags are mounted, grills are fired up and friends, family and neighbors are gathering to celebrate Independence Day across the country. We celebrate our history, our veterans and our most fundamental values of American democracy, including the right to vote.
With backyard barbecues and fireworks thundering across night skies, Americans are celebrating Independence Day by participating in time-honored traditions that express pride in their country's 242nd birthday. But this quintessential American holiday will also be marked with a sense of a United States divided for some - evidenced by competing televised events in the nation's capital.
A cosier, more modest Fourth of July party than usual is scheduled for the U.S. ambassador's residence in Ottawa tonight - and the decision by some to steer clear will make it even smaller than planned. In past years, the annual Independence Day bash has been the talk of the town, with a guest list that grew to include more than 4,000 people under former ambassador and Barack Obama appointee Bruce Heyman.
Start the day with the Fairfield Main Street Association's annual Independence Day Parade, which starts at 10 a.m. on Texas Street in downtown Fairfield. This year's parade theme is “A Star-Spangled Salute to America's Heroes.” The grand marshals are the Lanza family of Wooden Valley Winery, who are celebrating 85 years of wine-making in Fairfield.
TV is part of CBS Television Stations, a division of CBS Corp. and one of the largest network-owned station groups in the country. Click here for WCCO-TV news stories Send us your breaking news tips here Contact WCCO-TV anchors and reporters Check out Good Question Send us your weather and news photos Get information on [] How Did Red, White & Blue Become America's Colors? They are the colors of Captain America, the Minnesota Twins and every balloon animal made to celebrate the Fourth of July.
Linda McMahon, Administrator of the Small Business Administration, speaks at the 2018 Memorial Day Dockside Ceremony at Indian Harbor Yacht Club in Greenwich, Conn. Monday, May 28, 2018.
Rollercoaster terror at Florida theme park: Two riders are flung 34 FEET to the ground and others are left hanging perilously from the tracks as car derails and rescuers scramble to save them 'But my emails': Hillary Clinton tweets biting three-word response as she calls out James Comey for using a private Gmail account for FBI business, after she was probed for doing the same thing 'Viva le Resistance': IG report reveals more Justice Department bias as FBI lawyer working on Mueller's Russia probe texted colleague that he was 'numb' after Trump's election The real reason for your PMS - and how to fix it: Fertility specialist shares the eight ways to balance your hormones - and the ONE superfood you should eat A date with the Queen? Melania is set to take her first plane trip since kidney operation and join Trump on his official visit to the UK, where the couple are expected to meet Her ... (more)
Federal prosecutors say a veteran Democratic consultant and lobbyist gave "Christmas presents" to a high-ranking state official as part of a pay-to-play scheme that "attempted to reach the highest levels of state government." But an attorney for James Sullivan says the lobbyist is just being used by the state's former No.
A Scranton Times-Tribune All Access subscription gets you complete access to both our print and digital publications, delivered to your home, desktop and mobile devices 7 days a week Manage your account Manage your account 24 hours a day. You can activate all access, pay your bill, update your account information, pause home delivery while you're away or ask a question.