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California wildfires surpasses 100 square miles

VENTURA, Calif. – The Latest on Southern California wildfires (all times local): 8:03 a.m. The biggest and most destructive of several wildfires burning in Southern Cal...

DATE: Dec 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Amid positive talk, some in GOP offer blunt take on taxes

WASHINGTON – Sounding a discordant note among the positive talk on the tax bill, a number of Republicans are delivering a blunt assessment, casting the bill as a boost to big corporations an...

DATE: Dec 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

While still rising, health law sign-ups likely to fall short

WASHINGTON – Sign-ups for the Affordable Care Act’s subsidized health insurance are still rising, the government said Wednesday. But with just over a week to go in an enrollment season cut i...

DATE: Dec 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump forges ahead on Jerusalem-as-capital despite warnings

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump will recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital on Wednesday despite intense Arab, Muslim and European opposition to a move that would upend decades of U.S. ...

DATE: Dec 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

US Rep. John Conyers announces he’s retiring today

DETROIT – U.S. Rep. John Conyers – beset with allegations of sexual harassment by former staff members – announced Tuesday that he is retiring. The 88-year-old Conyers made the an...

DATE: Dec 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Supreme Court lets stand Texas ruling on gay spouse benefits

AUSTIN, Texas – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday let stand a Texas ruling that gay spouses may not be entitled to government-subsidized workplace benefits – a potential victory for social co...

DATE: Dec 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump offers full support for embattled Republican Roy Moore

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump formally endorsed embattled Republican Roy Moore in the Alabama Senate race on Monday, looking past sexual misconduct allegations against the GOP candidat...

DATE: Dec 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

McConnell predicts unpopular tax bill will be a winning issue for GOP

WASHINGTON – Although polls show that the tax measure nearing the finish line in Congress is unpopular, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., predicted Sunday that it will ultimatel...

DATE: Dec 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Fate of 8M low-income children is in limbo

MINNEAPOLIS – TC Bell knows what life is like without health insurance after growing up with a mother who cobbled together care from a public health clinic, emergency room visits and off-the...

DATE: Dec 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

McConnell: No government shutdown this week over immigration

WASHINGTON – Testing the resolve of Democrats, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell declared Sunday there won’t be a government shutdown this week over the question of protecting immigrant...

DATE: Dec 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

‘Coco’ tops box office for second straight week with $26.1M

NEW YORK – In a sleepy post-Thanksgiving weekend at the box office, Pixar’s “Coco” remained the top film for the second straight week while a number of Oscar contenders packed theaters in sp...

DATE: Dec 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

ABC News apologizes for ‘serious error’ in Trump report

Network suspends Brian Ross

DATE: Dec 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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