War-hammered Gaza needs basics like homes, roads and power. FIFA is offering a $50M soccer stadium
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Gaza Strip is in ruins with entire city neighborhoods reduced to rubble and serious questions about rebuilding basic water and sewage facilities, roads, electrical grids and the critical infrastructure needed to consistently produce
Prosecutors stand by former militant’s conviction but blast judge’s prior conduct as prosecutor
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia prosecutors defending the 2000 murder conviction of a onetime Black Panther leader known as H. Rap Brown say new DNA evidence still points strongly to his guilt in the shooting of two sheriff’s
Wisconsin GOP leader Robin Vos, who clashed with Trump, leaving office after reshaping the state
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Robin Vos, who has led the Republican charge in Wisconsin during his record-long stint as state Assembly speaker and blocked much of the Democratic governor’s agenda, announced Thursday that he will retire at
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger to give Democratic response to Trump’s State of the Union address
WASHINGTON (AP) — Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger will deliver the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address next week, just months after resoundingly winning an office previously held by a Republican. The Democratic
Large banner featuring Trump’s face is displayed on Justice Department headquarters
WASHINGTON (AP) — A large banner featuring Donald Trump’s face was hung on the exterior of Justice Department headquarters on Thursday in a physical display of the Republican president’s efforts to exert power over the law enforcement
Nancy Guthrie abduction case in Arizona
By Herbert Villarraga and Steve Gorman TUCSON, Arizona, Feb 19 (Reuters) – The following is a chronology of key developments in what authorities describe as the abduction of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of NBC’s “Today” show
HUD proposes rule that would force noncitizens from public housing
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on Thursday proposed a rule that would limit public housing mostly to citizens, which advocates fear could lead to tens of thousands of people being evicted. The rule, published
US pays about $160 million of the nearly $4 billion it owes the United Nations
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States has paid about $160 million of the nearly $4 billion it owes the United Nations, the U.N. said Thursday. The Trump administration’s payment is earmarked for the U.N.’s regular operating
Commission of Fine Arts approved $400 million ballroom project, Trump says
Feb 19 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts approved his $400 million White House ballroom project, bringing the massive undertaking a step closer to full approval. The Fine
Amazon can be sued over suicides linked to sodium nitrite, court rules
Feb 19 (Reuters) – The Washington Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Thursday that Amazon.com must face lawsuits brought by families with relatives who took their own lives by consuming sodium nitrite they bought on the online retailer’s