Group pushing for free trade with Cuba

Leaders in business and agriculture, including the Waco-based Texas Farm Bureau, have joined forces to create the Engage Cuba Texas State Council that will push to have travel and trade restrictions abolished between the United States and the island country 90 miles from Florida. The goal is to give farmers and manufacturers a multi-billion-dollar economic nudge by permitting the sale of products to Cuba.

President Obama tours Yosemite, says climate change happening now

President Barack Obama spoke in front of one of Yosemite National Park's picturesque waterfalls on a sun-splashed Saturday touting the importance of America's parks, but cautioning the threat of climate change is real and affecting the planet now. The President and first family are visiting Yosemite to mark the 100th anniversary of the National Park system.

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The music is thumping and crowds are dancing at gay pride events around the country, with some revelers saying the partying is proof that people won't give in to fear after the Orlando attack. The music was thumping and crowds were dancing Saturday at gay pride events around the U.S., with some revelers saying the partying was proof that people won't give in to fear after last weekend's attack at a gay... Firefighters battling home-threatening wildfires in the West caught a break overnight as gusty winds died down but with the region bracing for sweltering heat, Saturday's respite could be brief, authorities said.

Obama Sees Evidence Of Climate Change At Yosemite

CBS2 / KCAL9 CBS2/KCAL9 is part of CBS Television Stations, a division of CBS Corp. and one of the largest network-owned station groups in the country. CBS Studio City Broadcast Center 4200 Radford Avenue Studio City, CA [] YOSEMITE NTL PARK, CA - JUNE 18: President Barack Obama greets a crowd in front of Cook's Meadow before his speech on June 18, 2016 in Yosemite National Park, California.

U.S. advocates see LGBT rights at a watershed after Orlando shooting

In the days following the slayings of 49 people at a gay nightclub, members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community pulled together in prayer vigils and benefit drag shows and basked in a broad showing of support many said they had never experienced. For Victor Guanchez, that support was personified in President Barack Obama, who met Thursday with survivors at a sports arena in downtown Orlando.

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The music is thumping and crowds are dancing at gay pride events around the country, with some revelers saying the partying is proof that people won't give in to fear after the Orlando attack. The music was thumping and crowds were dancing Saturday at gay pride events around the U.S., with some revelers saying the partying was proof that people won't give in to fear after last weekend's attack at a gay... Firefighters battling home-threatening wildfires in the West caught a break overnight as gusty winds died down but with the region bracing for sweltering heat, Saturday's respite could be brief, authorities said.

Obama Celebrates National Parks in Yosemite

President Barack Obama wants more people to appreciate and visit America's national parks as the park system nears its 100th birthday in August. Obama and his family spent the night at Yosemite National Park in California after touring an underground cave on Friday at Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico.

Obama family tours Carlsbad Caverns

A member of the National Park Service, left, leads Malia Obama, President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, and Sasha Obama, on a tour of Carlsbad Caverns in Carlsbad Caverns National Park, in Carslbad, N.M., on Friday, June 17, 2016. The Obama family is traveling to Carlsbad Caverns National Park to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the creation of America's national park system.

Vladimir Putin suggests PM may have called referendum ‘to blackmail Europe’

Vladimir Putin has suggested David Cameron may have called a referendum on the EU "to blackmail Europe", in his first major intervention in the Brexit debate. Politicians including Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond have speculated that Mr Putin would relish a Brexit as a way of weakening the European Union and allowing Russia greater scope to reassert itself.

Obama heads west to highlight national parks – San Mateo Daily Journal

After an emotionally trying week, President Barack Obama is heading west to celebrate the raw beauty of America's national parks as the system nears its 100th birthday, and highlight challenges over the next 100 years, including climate change and a shortage of money from Congress. Obama was taking his wife and daughters on a Father's Day weekend getaway to Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico and Yosemite National Park in California.

Syria memo shakes up Washington but unlikely to shift policy

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, June 7, 2016. State Department officials shook up America's generally obedient diplomatic establishment this week with an internal memo urging U.S. military action against Syria's government with the goal of pressing Assad to accept a cease-fire and gaining the upper hand on him in future talks on a political transition.

President greeted by Gov. Martinez, Roswell mayor

President Barack Obama and his family arrived on Air Force One at Roswell International Air Center at about 1:20 p.m. President greeted by Gov. Martinez, Roswell mayor President Barack Obama and his family arrived on Air Force One at Roswell International Air Center at about 1:20 p.m. Check out this story on lcsun-news.com: http://c-cargus.co/24WrDZi President Barack Obama and his family arrived on Air Force One at Roswell International Air Center at about 1:20 p.m. Air Force One arrived with Obama and the first family awaited by two Marine One helicopters and three mighty V-22 Osprey aircraft. The Obama family was casually dressed and relaxed when they stepped out of Air Force One.