Trump Signs Executive Order Aimed at Expanding Offshore Drilling
The executive order announced by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke requires the the department to conduct a five-year review of the existing program for oil and gas development on the Outer Continental Shelf. Pollution from the energy industry or from ... More..
Penn State Fraternity And 18 Members Charged In Student's Death
Eric Barron, president of Penn State, permanently banned Beta Theta Pi from the campus and tightened alcohol regulations for Greek organizations. He died of irreversible spleen and brain stem damage, accordi...More..
Grades for every Cleveland Browns pick
What duller-than-watching-paint-dry event will keep so many people - 8.3 million of them a year ago - glued to a screen? At No. 185 overall, Cleveland added Florida defensive tackle Caleb Brantley before th...More..
Former "Bachelor" arrested in Iowa
According to a preliminary accident report from the Iowa State Patrol, a 2008 Chevrolet pickup was southbound on County Road W-45 and rear ended a John Deere 2640 tractor. Soules must be supervised, can not le...More..
Trump fires back at Clinton in late-night tweet storm
FBI Director James Comey's revelation came during testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee , as he defended his handling of politically explosive investigations surrounding the Y 2016 Presidential rac...More..
Did The Kushners Really Tell Chinese Investors They Could Get A Visa?
Kushner stepped down as chief executive of Kushner Companies in January. Marketing materials for the event last week promoted Nicole Kushner Meyer as Jared's sister, and cited the Kushner family's "celebrit...More..
Lawsuit filed to preserve Confederate statue in New Orleans
Such are the irreconcilable differences in a battle over race and history in New Orleans that demonstrates the Confederacy's power to divide Americans more than 150 years after the end of the Civil War. A man...More..
Trump administration starts push for more offshore drilling
On the eve of his 100th day in the White House, President Trump signed an executive order Friday meant to let energy companies drill for oil in now protected areas of the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans. Trump cam...More..
Capitals force Penguins to Game 7
Don't think that the really bad news home fans were dreading was a defeat. These Penguins won a Game 7 against Tampa Bay at home past year on their way to the Cup, but winning at Washington will be a new expe...More..
Bill Clinton writing thriller with James Patterson
While we wait for the Patterson-Clinton collaboration (and the inevitable movie), feel free to take one of these ideas, writers. As someone who knows firsthand the security surrounding the presidency and what...More..
Why the sick will face coverage problems under the GOP plan
A Republican lawmaker says he moved from supporting his party's health care replacement bill to being undecided due to the recent inclusion of so-called " essential health benefits ", such as emergency servic...More..
Senate GOP discussing health overhaul's Medicaid provisions
Those who have insurance and need health services, as well as older people who do not yet qualify for Medicare, would see higher premiums and out-of-pocket costs. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska): "My concerns reg...More..
Teachers, Faculty fired in Lakewood School District
Buddy Lambrecht, the district's director of business services, said at a school board meeting Monday that the district could benefit from Senate Bill 267 , which would, among other things, direct $30 million o...More..
Frat, 18 of its members charged in Penn St. student's death
According to the report, Piazza , adhering to his responsibilities as a new pledge, got dangerously drunk and wound up falling down a flight of stairs, which did not escape the notice of his brothers-to-be: a...More..
Hannity on Comey Testimony: 'How Stupid Do They Think We Are?'
But in October Comey wrote to Congress informing them the Federal Bureau of Investigation was reviewing new emails found on former Republican Senator Anthony Weiner's laptop, who was married to - and now sepa...More..
Democrat and Republican split on health insurance
John Barrasso, R-Wyo., left, and Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas, walks to meet to with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington , May 9, 2017, following a policy luncheon. "In the healthcare area, th...More..
President Trump Orders Review of Bears Ears, Other National Monuments
Trump ordered federal officials to review two decades of national monument designations earlier in the day Wednesday, calling them "another egregious abuse of federal power". The Arizona monuments on the list...More..
Marchers for climate change unfazed by snowy weather in Denver on Saturday
Dori Mann takes a snapshot of friends and family posing with a snowman draped with an anti-Trump sign as they all participated in a climate change awareness march and rally, in Denver, Saturday, April 29, 20...More..
California groups rally against Trump immigration crackdown
They then headed to Wells Fargo, where they unfurled a banner reading "Your profits, our pain", blocking doors there as well. "It is sad to see that now being an immigrant is equivalent to nearly being a crim...More..
Fire Continues To Spread In Georgia Wildlife Refuge
Smoke is seen during sunset as the West Mims fire burns in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge , Georgia, U.S.in a photo released April 29, 2017. It is unclear how many homes were threatened by the fire. ...More..
Cop Who Shot Texas Teen Turns Himself In
Police had said the auto was backing up toward officers "in an aggressive manner", but later said body camera video showed it driving away from the officers. Attorneys for Oliver and the family of Edwards didn'...More..
Progressive Moon Jae-in elected president in South Korea
SEOUL , South Korea (AP) - Hours after celebrating his election win with thousands of supporters in wet Seoul streets, new South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday was quickly thrown into the job of lead...More..
GOP health bill spurs fears for people with pre-existing conditions
Earlier Tuesday, McConnell fended off criticism of the group's membership, saying all 52 GOP senators were shaping the legislation. That means he will only need Republican votes, which is all he can rely on any...More..
List ranks best, worst states for working mothers
In order to determine the best and worst states for working moms, WalletHub's analysts compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across three key dimensions: 1) Child Care, 2) Professional Opportuni...More..
LI man among 18 Penn State students charged in hazing death
Penn State student Timothy Piazza was injured falling down stairs after taking part in "The Gauntlet", which was part of the initiation process at Beta Theta Pi fraternity. The evidence presented by Parks Mil...More..
Trump's revised travel ban faces legal challenges in courtrooms on both coasts
He said the administration is not discriminating against any religion and has no intent to discriminate. "The president should work with members of both parties to pick judges from within the judicial mainstr...More..
Kushner Kin's China Sales Pitch 'Corruption, Pure and Simple'
Nicole Kushner Meyer, Kushner's sister, mentioned her brother at a conference for wealthy Chinese investors as she tried to convince them to invest in the $821 million, two-tower project. Earlier this year, a b...More..
Hypocrisy to spare on health care
He said it is worse than the first Republican-written bill that failed earlier this spring. The bill that was passed is a transparent act to use subsidies and Medicaid to pay for an enormous tax cut for the wea...More..
One dead, one in custody after stabbing at UT
A person is treated by first responders after a deadly stabbing attack on University of Texas on Monday. Brown was the first person to be stabbed as White struck a path across a plaza in the heart of campus. ...More..
One Montana national monument affected by Trump's executive order
They view numerous monuments as being opportunities for the government to snatch up land, despite the feelings of local residents. Signing the executive order at the Department of the Interior Wednesday, ...More..