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A look at what didn’t happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular, but completely untrue, headlines of the week. None of these stories are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Pres...

Sharks and lost hope

2 women rescued after 5 months at sea

Social media giant announces new transparency

WASHINGTON – Under pressure in advance of hearings on Russian election interference, Facebook is moving to increase transparency for everyone who sees and buys political advertising on its s...

JFK files: British newspaper got mystery call before assassination

Call came minutes before shooting, documents show

Trump signs $36.5 billion emergency aid bill for disasters

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed a $36.5 billion emergency aid measure on Thursday to refill disaster accounts, provide a cash infusion to Puerto Rico and bail out the feder...

Misplaced monarchs: Clusters of butterflies stuck up north

WASHINGTON – Monarch butterflies, those delicate symbols of spring and summer, should mostly be in Texas by now, winging their way to Mexico for the winter. But Darlene Burgess ke...

Hammers, axes will help test Trump border wall prototypes

SAN DIEGO – The U.S. government announced Thursday that prototypes for President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall with Mexico have been completed and will be subjected to punishment to te...

Ryan: People don’t care about senator’s concerns about Trump

WASHINGTON – Remember the extraordinary public clash this week between two Republican senators and President Donald Trump? House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday that people aren’t interested...

Pope encourages young U.S. immigrants to dream

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis on Thursday encouraged young immigrants who may be affected by the Trump administration’s decision to end a program protecting them from deportation to keep dream...

House backs $4T budget, faces challenges on Trump tax plan

WASHINGTON – Republicans powered a $4 trillion budget through the House on Thursday by a razor-thin margin, a close vote underscoring the difficulties that lie ahead in delivering President ...

Democrats condemn proposed fee hikes at national parks

WASHINGTON – Democratic senators on Thursday criticized a National Park Service plan to impose steep increases in entrance fees at 17 of its most popular parks, including the Grand Canyon, Y...

NBC News takes Mark Halperin off air after harassment claims

NEW YORK – MSNBC says journalist Mark Halperin has been suspended from his role as network contributor following charges from five women who claimed he sexually harassed them while he was an...
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