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Weather forecasts improve, under the radar

WASHINGTON – Make fun of the weatherman if you want but modern forecasts have quietly, by degrees, become much better. Meteorologists are now as good with their five-day forecasts...

Feeling insulted, Mexican to market ‘Trump’ toilet paper

MEXICO CITY – A Mexican businessman offended by President Donald Trump’s insults to his countrymen is seizing on a possible oversight in the magnate’s branding plans. Corporate la...

Trump nearing a decision on whether to exit the Paris climate deal

President Donald Trump is nearing a final decision on whether to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, with one White House official saying Wednesday that the president is leaning towar...

Man who threw baby off bridge gets 70 years in prison

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. – A Connecticut man who killed his 7-month-old son when he threw the boy off a 90-foot-high bridge, then survived the plunge himself, has been sentenced to 70 years in pris...

Poll: GOP health bill a far cry from Trump promises

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has called the House-passed health care bill a “great plan,” but a new poll finds that 3 out of 4 people in the United States do not believe it fulfills m...

Trump personal attorney receives, rejects House request for info

Michael Cohen criticizes leak to press

Dakota Access pipeline, law officers had close relationship

Native American groups say report proves police bias against them

Hit or miss, missile defense test is a key milestone

WASHINGTON – Hit or miss, the Pentagon’s attempt on Tuesday to shoot down a mock warhead over the Pacific Ocean marks an important milestone for an oft-criticized defense program that could ...

Senators criticize Trump’s proposed cuts to rural programs ‘These cuts would have a damaging impact on rural communities’

WASHINGTON – Democratic senators from rural states are criticizing President Donald Trump’s proposed budget, saying it would have “significant negative impacts” on rural America. ...

White House communications director resigns amid tensions

WASHINGTON – A top White House communications staffer has resigned as President Donald Trump considers a major staff overhaul amid intensifying inquiries into his campaign’s dealings with Ru...

Opponents of Texas immigration disrupt legislative session

AUSTIN, Texas – Hundreds of protesters opposing Texas’ tough new anti-”sanctuary cities” law launched a raucous demonstration from the public gallery in the Texas House on Monday, briefly ha...

Trump hails the fallen and their families at Arlington

ARLINGTON, Va. – President Donald Trump expressed his nation’s “boundless and undying” gratitude Monday to Americans who have fallen in battle and to the families they left behind, hailing a...