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Pruitt guts EPA science panels, will appoint new members

WASHINGTON – The head of the Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday he intends to replace the outside experts that advise him on science and public health issues with new board members...

Ex-Trump adviser’s guilty plea poised to rattle White House

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump dismissed George Papadopoulos on Tuesday as a “liar” and a mere campaign volunteer, but newly unsealed court papers outline the former adviser’s frequent ...

FEMA chief says agency didn’t approve Whitefish contract

WASHINGTON – Federal Emergency Management Agency officials had nothing to do with approving a pricey no-bid contract to restore the power grid in Puerto Rico, the head of the agency told Con...

Bribery definition in play as Bob Menendez closings approach

NEWARK, N.J. – Attorneys in the bribery trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez gathered on Tuesday to hash out the legal instructions the judge is to give to the jury before deliberations, a crucia...

California wildfire insurance claims top $3.3 billion

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Property damage claims from a series of deadly October wildfires now exceed $3.3 billion, California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones said Tuesday. The figur...

New allegations leveled against actors Spacey, Piven

LOS ANGELES – Hollywood’s widening sexual harassment crisis brought forth a second actor’s allegation against Kevin Spacey on Tuesday, halted production on his Netflix series “House of Cards...

House GOP leaders delay tax plan release amid changes

WASHINGTON – House Republicans, straining to make last-minute changes to their far-reaching tax proposal, on Tuesday delayed the rollout by a day after they failed to finalize the details. ...

‘Cowardly act of terror’: Truck driver kills 8 on bike path

NEW YORK – A man in a rented pickup truck mowed down pedestrians and cyclists along a busy bike path near the World Trade Center memorial on Tuesday, killing at least eight and seriously inj...

Texas Rep. Hensarling latest GOP House retirement

WASHINGTON – Rep. Jeb Hensarling, a Texas conservative who has fought attempts to more strictly regulate Wall Street and the banking sector, said Tuesday that he’ll be the latest Republican ...

Agents: Bergdahl debriefs were intelligence ‘gold mine’

FORT BRAGG, N.C. – Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was a “gold mine” of intelligence, helping the military better understand insurgents and how they imprison hostages, two agents testified Tuesday a...

Senator calls to delay Trump nominee hearing

WASHINGTON – The Latest on President Donald Trump and the Russia investigation (all times local): 6:10 p.m. A leading Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Committee says ...

Maine Medicaid expansion vote seen as ‘Obamacare’ referendum

PORTLAND, Maine – The roiling national debate over the government’s proper role in health care is coming to a head in a state more commonly known for moose, lobster and L.L. Bean. ...
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