FCC leader Brendan Carr to face Senate questioning for first time since Kimmel controversy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr will face Senate questioning Wednesday for the first time since he pressured broadcasters to take ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel off the air, a stance that drew bipartisan
Trump to witness dignified transfer for 2 National Guard members killed in Syria
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will undertake one of the most solemn duties facing the commander in chief on Wednesday when he will witness the dignified transfer for two Iowa National Guard members killed in an
Investigators release additional video of possible Brown gunman as search continues
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Authorities have asked the public for any footage they might have of the gunman who fatally shot two students and wounded nine others at Brown University, even as they released a new video
Absenteeism rates at a Texas school system soared when a measles outbreak hit
When a measles outbreak hit West Texas earlier this year, school absences surged to levels far beyond the number of children who likely became sick, according to a study, as students were excluded or kept home by
Norman Podhoretz, contentious and influential neo-conservative, has died
NEW YORK (AP) — Norman Podhoretz, the boastful, hard-line editor and author whose books, essays and stewardship of Commentary magazine marked a political and deeply personal break from the left and made him a leader of the
Jared Kushner pulls out of Paramount’s hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
A private equity firm owned by President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is no longer backing Paramount’s hostile acquisition bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, the firm confirmed Tuesday. Days after Warner agreed to be bought by Netflix
US orders unit at TransAlta coal plant in Washington state to stay open
WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) – The U.S. energy secretary signed an order on Tuesday to keep a unit open at TransAlta coal power plant in Washington state through much of the winter, in the latest move by
Federal judge says he’s inclined to deny preservationists’ request to halt Trump’s ballroom project
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge said Tuesday he’s leaning toward denying a preservationist group’s request to temporarily halt President Donald Trump ‘s White House ballroom project, saying the organization failed to show that “irreparable harm” would
FAA chief fails to sell Republic shares in violation of ethics agreement, senator says
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) – The head of the Federal Aviation Administration said he had not divested his shares in Republic Airways but he would continue to recuse himself from issues that could impact
Authorities still trying to identify Brown University gunman three days into manhunt
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Helen Coster Dec 16 (Reuters) – Authorities on Tuesday once again asked members of the public for help identifying the suspected gunman who killed two Brown University students in a classroom over the