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2 fight for control of consumer watchdog; judge yet to rule

WASHINGTON – With emails, tweets and doughnuts, the two dueling acting directors battled for control of the nation’s top financial watchdog agency, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, ...

DATE: Nov 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

At Capitol, Franken apologizes and sees long fight for trust

WASHINGTON – Sen. Al Franken apologized Monday to “everyone who has counted on me to be a champion for women” as the Minnesota Democrat fought to bolster his support with his first Capitol p...

DATE: Nov 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

House panel to weigh bill expanding gun rights

WASHINGTON – House Republicans moved forward on legislation to expand gun owners’ rights, the first gun-related measure since mass shootings in Las Vegas and Texas killed more than 80 people...

DATE: Nov 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

California farmworker union wins battle to ensure contracts

SAN FRANCISCO – The California Supreme Court handed a victory Monday to organized farm labor in the state in a lawsuit that pitted the union launched by iconic labor leader Cesar Chavez agai...

DATE: Nov 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Dancing ballerinas help kick off Christmas at White House

WASHINGTON – Ballerinas leaping to the strains of Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” helped launch Christmas at the White House, featuring a traditional decor that Melania Trump chose for her fa...

DATE: Nov 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Supreme Court axes suit over Mississippi Confederate emblem

JACKSON, Miss. – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from an African-American attorney who called the Confederate battle emblem on the Mississippi flag “an official endorseme...

DATE: Nov 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Many victims still silent on sexual misconduct despite furor

A spate of recent public revelations, including the spontaneous #metoo discussions on social media, is emboldening many victims of sexual harassment to speak up, but many still remain silent...

DATE: Nov 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Shoppers take to their phones for Cyber Monday deals

NEW YORK – Weeks of deals didn’t stop people from heading online to shop on the Monday after Thanksgiving. Cyber Monday was on track to become the biggest U.S. online shopping day...

DATE: Nov 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump, honoring Navajos, revives ‘Pocahontas’ jab at Warren

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump returned to his own kind of code talking Monday by deriding Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren as “Pocahontas” at a White House event honoring Native Americ...

DATE: Nov 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

FBI leaves US targets of Russian hackers in the dark

WASHINGTON – The hackers’ targets: The former head of cybersecurity for the U.S. Air Force. An ex-director at the National Security Council. A former head of the Defense Intelligence Agency....

DATE: Nov 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump straddle: Won’t stump for Moore, yet blasts Dem foe

WASHINGTON – Playing all sides in the Alabama Senate race, President Donald Trump made it known Monday he won’t set foot in the state on behalf of embattled Republican Roy Moore, even as he ...

DATE: Nov 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Justices ponder need for warrant for cellphone tower data

WASHINGTON – Like almost everyone else in America, thieves tend to carry their cellphones with them to work. When they use their phones on the job, police find it easier to do the...

DATE: Nov 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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