Colombia rebel leader readies troops ahead of cease-fire
AP - BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) ? The head of Colombia's last remaining rebel group has ordered guerrillas to stand down ahead of a bilateral cease-fire slated to go into effect this weekend. The order by...
View ArticlePharmacist in San Juan working to get medication to people in shelters
CBS News - For Hurricane Maria's victims in Puerto Rico, medicine is in short supply, in addition to food and water. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook reports on the work to aid the...
View ArticleRetired Lt. Gen. Russel Honore slams government's Puerto Rico relief effort
CBS News - President Trump said Friday that his administration's response in Puerto Rico is "going really well." However, retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honore, who was in charge of the recovery effort after...
View ArticleHHS Secretary Tom Price Resigns Over Travel Flap
USA Today - President Donald Trump's health secretary has resigned after his travel on costly charter flights triggered investigations and angered his boss. Tom Price's partial repayment and public...
View ArticleMen in stolen U-Haul truck ram an ATM at Nats Park
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View ArticleMan charged with killing ex-girlfriend had been ordered to stay way from her
Washington Post - Police said suspect stabbed woman as she held their 11-month-old in her arms.
View ArticleDespite financial woes, United Medical Center will not need taxpayer subsidy
Washington Post - New budget raises question of whether public hospital's obstetrics ward will reopen.
View ArticleA Return to the Conservation Ethic
Wall Street Journal - The interior secretary wants to restore the vision of Gifford Pinchot and use public lands 'for the benefit and enjoyment of the people.'
View ArticleDan Gilbert said he got 'vile, disgusting, racist' voicemails targeting...
USA Today - "There's an element of racism in this country that I didn't realize existed," Dan Gilbert said of messages he received after LeBron James' tweet about President Trump.
View ArticleHHS Secretary Tom Price resigns in wake of travel spending scandal
USA Today - HHS Secretary Tom Price's high-priced flights on charter and military aircraft have led him to resign, leaving President Trump with another job opening.
View ArticleCanada's wake-up call to the US on NAFTA
CNN - President Donald Trump, a loud and persistent critic of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), recently began renegotiating this trade deal with Canada and Mexico. The President...
View ArticleHealth care defeat leaves GOP in crouch
AP - WASHINGTON ? Republicans face a big problem following the collapse of their latest push to repeal the Obama health care law: Their own voters are angry and don't trust them. Right now, they don't...
View Article'I Am Mad as Hell': San Juan Mayor Criticizes Maria Response
NBC News - In an impassioned speech, Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz referred to Washington's aid relief effort as inefficient and woefully inadequate.
View ArticleWhat Will It Take To Get The Power Back On in Puerto Rico
NBC News - A week after Hurricane Maria trampled Puerto Rico, leaving the island without power, food or water, and with dwindling options, a return to normalcy is nowhere in sight. Some estimates...
View ArticleAppeals court panel overturns verdict against guardrail firm
AP - DALLAS ? Three appeals court judges have overturned a $663 million fraud verdict against a company that makes guardrails found along many U.S. roads and highways. A panel of judges on the 5th U.S....
View ArticleEx-Minnesota fitness firm VP, friends indicted in Chicago
AP - Former executive at Minnesota-based fitness firm, eight other people accused of using insider information to make nearly $900,000 in new federal indictment.
View ArticleReview: Most proposed state budget cuts allowed
AP - HELENA, Mont. ? State budget analysts say most of the proposed cuts aimed at balancing Montana's budget fall within the governor's authority to trim general fund spending by up to 10 percent....
View ArticleSan Juan's Mayor to Trump: 'You are killing us with the inefficiency'
NBC News - San Juan Mayor Carmen YulÃn Cruz pleaded that the government end the "inefficiency" and "bureaucracy" that has prevented aid from reaching those in need.
View ArticleNew Photo Shows the Moon May Be Farther Away Than You Think
NBC News - A new photo from NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft dramatically depicts the distance between the Earth and moon.
View ArticleDesign Q&A: A designer's tips on mellow yellows and a new outlook on curtains
Washington Post - Designer Michele Evans joined staff writer Jura Koncius on The Washington Post's Home Front online chat to talk about picking the right shade of yellow, installing Ikea kitchens and...
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