US senators visit key Ukrainian port city as they push for fresh sanctions on Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) — A delegation of U.S. senators was returning Wednesday from a trip to Ukraine, hoping to spur action in Congress for a series of sanctions meant to economically cripple Moscow and pressure President Vladimir Putin
California high-speed rail chief takes leave after arrest over domestic violence allegations
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The top official at a California agency running the state’s long-delayed bullet train project is taking a leave of absence after he was arrested earlier this month over allegations of domestic violence. Ian
5 dead in Colorado highway crashes after blowing dirt makes it hard to see
DENVER (AP) — A total of five people have died in crashes on a Colorado interstate involving over 30 vehicles, including seven semitrailers, after blowing dirt made it nearly impossible to see, authorities said Wednesday. Authorities initially
Jury to get tax-evasion case against Supreme Court lawyer who became high-stakes poker player
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — As an attorney, Thomas Goldstein routinely argued cases before the Supreme Court and published a popular blog about the nation’s highest court. Unbeknownst to friends and colleagues, Goldstein also became an ultra-high-stakes poker
Authorities are using deep-sea tech to try find the sunken fishing boat off Massachusetts
GLOUCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A coalition of authorities is deploying technology to try to locate the wreck of a fishing boat that sank last month off Massachusetts, killing all seven aboard. But winter weather and sea conditions
White House says Trump has had no direct talks with Democratic lawmakers recently on shutdown
WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has had no direct talks with the Democratic lawmakers recently concerning a government shutdown, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Wednesday. (Reporting by Steve Holland, writing
Jesse Jackson’s 1988 presidential run inspired generations to carry his message
When the Rev. Jesse Jackson announced his second presidential bid in 1988 in Pittsburgh, he saw the campaign as a chance for the country to realize its highest ideals. “If I can become president,” said Jackson, who
The children of late civil rights leader Jesse Jackson honor his legacy a day after his death
CHICAGO (AP) — From jokes about his well-known stubbornness to tears grieving the loss of a parent, the adult children of the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. gave an emotional tribute Wednesday honoring the legacy of the
A look at the largest clergy abuse settlements reached by Catholic organizations in the US
A New Jersey Catholic diocese outside Philadelphia has agreed to pay $180 million in a clergy sexual abuse settlement, the latest in a church scandal set off more than two decades ago. The settlement, which must still
NIH director to temporarily run CDC, New York Times reports
Feb 18 (Reuters) – Jay Bhattacharya, the director of the National Institutes of Health, will serve as the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing two