U.S. energy secretary denies report about plan to resign
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry said on Monday he had no plans to resign now or next month, denying a report that he was expected to announce his resignation in November.
Restoring felon voting rights a ‘mess’ in battleground Florida
Clifford Tyson wants to help choose America’s next president. But the Florida resident fears his vote might return him to jail.
Trump slams Romney as ‘pompous ass’ for critique of Ukraine call
President Donald Trump on Saturday called U.S. Senator Mitt Romney a “pompous ass” after his sharp critique of the president’s push for other nations to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, a Democratic political rival.
Democrat Buttigieg floats plan to slash rising drug costs
Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg unveiled his plan on Monday to slash prescription drug costs for senior citizens and target pharmaceutical companies for rising prices, the latest 2020 candidate to detail policies to tackle the issue.
One suspect in custody, second on the loose in Kansas City mass shooting
Police arrested one suspect in a Kansas City, Kan., area bar mass shooting and were hunting for a second gunman early on Monday, in an attack that killed four people and wounded five, police said.
U.S. diplomats to testify about Trump-Ukraine efforts as Democrats build impeachment case
A parade of U.S. diplomats will head to Capitol Hill for closed-door testimony this week as Democrats build their impeachment case against President Donald Trump, while the White House considers ways to slow down the process.
U.S. economists wrestle with how to help ‘left behind’ areas
Boston Federal Reserve officials have a pretty good idea what helped the ailing industrial town of Lawrence, Massachusetts, start to make a turnaround, including a state takeover of the public school system and a focused effort to lift job options for …
Trump amps up complaints, says Pelosi may be guilty of treason
U.S. President Donald Trump, under pressure as Democrats pursue an impeachment inquiry against him, lashed out at the top Democrat in Congress on Sunday, saying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi could be guilty of treason.
Former U.S. President Carter falls, requires stitches
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, 95, fell at his home in Plains, Georgia, but “feels fine” and will attend a Habitat for Humanity event in Nashville, Tennessee, on Sunday night, his staff said.
New York man charged with killing four homeless men using metal pipe
New York police have charged a man with murder for using a metal pipe to beat four fellow homeless men to death as they slept in the city’s Chinatown district, authorities said on Sunday.
