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Space experts worry US won’t make it to Mars by 2030s
President Donald Trump has touted a goal of sending Americans to the Moon again for the first time since the Apollo missions of the 1960s and 1970s, building a lunar gateway to test the technology and spacecraft that will carry humans to Mars. At a hearing in Washington, Senator Bill Nelson said the White House decision to return to the Moon - a program former president Barack Obama halted in order to focus on reaching Mars - could drag down the whole process.
Illegal aliens’ indicted for re-entry
Among those charged is Miguel Angel Cruz-Polanco, 34, of Martinsburg, and a citizen of El Salvador. In March, Powell announced new federal charges as a result of a two-year, multi-state investigation which yielded multiple arrests- including Cruz-Polanco- for drugs, firearms and money.
Berkeley County Sheriff’s Dept. hosts human trafficking training
Human trafficking doesn't just happen internationally - it's happening here in West Virginia and affects all ages and genders, according to the West Virginia Attorney General's office. West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced his office, in coordination with the West Virginia Prosecuting Attorneys Institute, will offer law enforcement professionals intense training to target and reduce human trafficking.
Why next week could be critical for U.S. newspapers
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.
Around the Region July 26
U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., announced that a representative from his office will take part in Manchin Mobile Monday from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Lighthouse Latte, 114 N. Mercer St., Berkeley Springs. West Virginians are encouraged to stop by and meet directly with a member of his staff, who are here to help and want to listen to their concerns and welcome any suggestions.
The House Delays ObamaCare Tax for Two More Years
On Wednesday, the House of Representatives voted "yes" on a delay of ObamaCare's health insurance tax. The pause will last two years.
The Emperor and Darth Reschedule: Putin & Trump Sequel Postponed ’til 2019
My, how last week was filled with talk of Russia, Helsinki, and Putin . President Trump poured gas on the fire Thursday when he announced a potential D.C. get-together with Vladimir in the fall.
Late-Night Hosts Weigh in on Michael Cohen’s Secret Trump Tape
Trevor Noah attends the 60th Annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 28, 2018 in New York City. After CNN aired a secret tape recording between then-presidential candidate Donald Trump and his personal attorney Michael Cohen regarding buying the rights to a Playboy model's story about an alleged affair, late-night hosts dissected the audio during their Wednesday night shows.
Mon Laferte and Gaby Moreno to Pay Tribute to Selena and Immigrants With ‘Sanctuary’ Concert
Mon Laferte performs on stage during the MTV MIAW Awards 2018 at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on June 2, 2018 in Mexico City, Mexico. The music of Selena will be used to entertain and educate during a free concert that is in part designed to raise awareness about the plight of undocumented immigrants facing deportation.
Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers buddy up again to skewer a mouthy James Comey
Former SNL Weekend Update pals Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers reunited on Wednesday to take on another target: The ever-talkative James Comey. Poehler and Meyers teamed up for a segment called "Really!?!" on Late Night , unpacking the former FBI director's tweet pleading the Democrats to not "lose their minds and rush to the socialist left."
The Latest: Trump tweets US, EU ‘love each other!’
President Donald Trump is surveying an array of "Made in America" products at the White House as he prepares for trade talks with European officials this week. Trump says the U.S. for too long has allowed itself to succumb to bad trade deals.
Trump tariffs put GOP on defense in Tennessee’s Senate race
Yet the Republican Senate candidate is struggling to explain President Donald Trump's nascent trade war to her state's local business community. Jack Daniel's whiskey and Jimmy Tosh's hog farm are among those warning that Trump's trade policies - and the Republican candidates who support them - are hurting the very people who backed the Republican president in the first place.
Ex-pastor sentenced to 18 years in child sex abuse case
A former New Jersey pastor who co-founded a Christian music festival has been sentenced to 18 years in prison in a child sex abuse case. A former New Jersey pastor who co-founded a Christian music festival has been sentenced to 18 years in prison in a child sex abuse case.
‘I cannot condone the misogyny, the racism’: Oregon Republican…
A devout Republican commissioner in northwest Oregon says she can no longer stand by the party because of Trump's "racist tactics" and changed her political affiliation to become a Democrat. Lori Stegmann left a long explanation on her Facebook page on Wednesday for her sudden choice after spending her entire adult life as a conservative.
Cohen says Trump knew about 2016 meeting with Russian lawyer – report
Cohen says Trump knew about 2016 meeting with Russian lawyer - r - KXXV-TV News Channel 25 - Central Texas News and Weather for Waco, Temple, Killeen Michael Cohen is claiming President Donald Trump knew about and approved a meeting with a Russian lawyer connected to the Kremlin at Trump Tower in 2016, CNN is reporting . A source told the network Cohen, Trump's former lawyer, alleges that he witnessed Donald Trump Jr. telling his father about the meeting before it happened.
Sen. Claire McCaskill says she was target of Russian hacking attempt
Sen. Claire McCaskill says she was target of Russian hacking att - KXXV-TV News Channel 25 - Central Texas News and Weather for Waco, Temple, Killeen Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri believes there's been an attempt by Russian hackers to infiltrate her 2018 campaign, she said following a media report on . McCaskill, a two-term Democrat running for re-election, acknowledged the hacking attempt to The Daily Beast after the outlet discovered it through a "forensic analysis."
Trump emphatically denies collusion with Russia in first…
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, says Trump knew in advance that senior campaign officials planned to meet with a Kremlin-linked lawyer offering dirt on Hillary Clinton at the height of the election, CNN reported. The report says Cohen claims he and several others were present when Donald Trump Jr., who attended the meeting, informed Trump of the Russians' offer, and that Trump greenlit the meeting.
Funerals set for last 5 of 9 relatives killed in sinking
Nine members of the Coleman f... . Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry is comforted after speaking during the funeral of Glenn Coleman, Reece Coleman, Evan Coleman and Arya Coleman, Friday, July 27, 2018, in Indianapolis.
The hypocrisy of the Democratic Russia hawks
With his interference in the 2016 election, Russian President Vladimir Putin achieved something that none of his murderous Soviet predecessors were able to accomplish: He has turned Democrats into Russia hawks. A few months after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ronald Reagan addressed the 1992 Republican National Convention and said: "I heard those speakers at that other convention saying 'we won the Cold War' - and I couldn't help wondering, just who exactly do they mean by 'we'?" He had a point.