House Democrats Need to Lay Down Agenda for Change
With majority control in the House of Representatives, Democrats have an enormous opportunity -- and face a distinct peril.
Couple, homeless man accused of setting up GoFundMe campaign 'predicated on a lie'
A New Jersey couple and a homeless man have been accused of making up a feel-good story that raised more than $400,000 through GoFundMe.
Pence drops key US demand for Trump-Kim summit
Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday that the US will not require North Korea to provide a full list of its nuclear and missile sites before President Donald Trump meets with dictator Kim Jong Un for a second summit slated …
O'Rourke, Cruz pose for photo during chance post-election encounter
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Beto O'Rourke met during a chance encounter at a Texas airport this week, where the two reportedly exchanged kind words and discussed how they could "move forward" together just days after a highly contentious …
2,550 US citizens applied for asylum in Canada in 2017. That's more than 6 times as many as in 2016
The number of US citizens seeking refuge in Canada skyrocketed last year.
Texas Among States Most Likely to Overspend On Black Friday
Black Friday deals are supposed to make Christmas shopping less expensive, but numbers indicate many Texans' eyes are bigger than their wallets.
Turbulent mix of rain, snow and ice hits the eastern half of the US
A strong storm that hit the eastern half of the country Thursday morning is expected to make its way into the Northeast, spreading heavy rain and flooding along the East Coast and snow and ice inland. Flooding may and icy …
Democrats and Republicans agree: The bull market will likely end within two years
Republicans and Democrats might not agree on much these days, but there's a consensus forming among partisan investors: the bull market is running low on time.
Navy SEALs and Marines charged over death of Green Beret in Mali
Two US Navy SEALs and two US Marines have been charged for their role in the June 2017 death of Army Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar in Bamako, Mali, a death that investigators determined to be murder.
Trump-appointed judge upholds Mueller's indictment against Russian troll farm
A federal judge on Thursday upheld a federal indictment against the Russian troll farm accused of meddling in the 2016 election, handing a victory to special counsel Robert Mueller.
US issues sanctions on 17 Saudis over Khashoggi murder
The Trump administration on Thursday imposed penalties on 17 individuals over their alleged roles in the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Pound falls sharply as risk of chaotic Brexit rises
The British pound dropped sharply on Thursday after two key UK government ministers resigned, plunging the Brexit process into deep uncertainty and hiking the risk of a chaotic rupture with the European Union.
For Trump, there's no easy way out of his funk
By multiple accounts, Donald Trump is in one of the deepest funks of his presidency. The bad news is that the challenges and threats that are making his mood so dark are likely to get worse before they get better.
Suburban Chicago Security Guard Was Killed by Police While 'Doing His Job,' Lawyer Says
A suburban Chicago police officer responding to a shooting Sunday at a bar killed a security guard who was just "doing his job," an attorney for the slain man's family said. An officer from Midlothian, Illinois, fatally shot Jemel Roberson, …
Family caregivers save Texas billions of dollars
November is National Caregivers Month, a good time to remember that caregiving affects us all in deeply personal ways. In the words of former First Lady Rosalynn Carter: “There are only four kinds of people in the world: those who …
