US fires missiles at Syria in retaliation for suspected poison gas attack
By Bob Drogin and David S. Cloud
April 14, 2018
Filed under National, Showcase
U.S. and allied warships and warplanes in the eastern Mediterranean launched a fiery barrage of missiles at multiple military targets in Syria to punish the Russian-backed government in Damascus for its alleged use of poison gas against civilians last weekend, President Donald Trump announced.
Read more »Amazon posts quarterly profit of $1.9 billion, its highest ever
By Abha Bhattarai | Chicago Tribune
February 2, 2018
Filed under National
Amazon on Thursday reported the highest quarterly profits in company history, bolstered by strong holiday sales and growing demand for its cloud business.
Read more »Government begins shutting down as Congress races to agree on short-term spending bill
By Lisa Mascaro | Tribune Washington Bureau
January 20, 2018
Filed under National
The federal government began shutting down early Saturday after a flurry of dramatic, last-minute negotiations failed to end the congressional deadlock over a spending bill before a midnight deadline.
Read more »Women can already receive abortion pills by mail in 4 states, what’s next?
January 19, 2018
Filed under National
Now, 31 percent of American abortion patients choose pill-induced abortion over surgery.
Read more »Trump invites Democratic leader Schumer to White House for last-minute shutdown talks
By Lisa Mascaro | Tribune Washington Bureau
January 19, 2018
Filed under National
With a government shutdown looming, President Donald Trump reached out Friday to Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and invited him to the White House for talks, according to two sources familiar with the negotiations.
Read more »Death toll in California mudslides rises to 20 as crews search for the missing
By Elizabeth Elizalde and Leonard Greene | New York Daily News
January 16, 2018
Filed under National
A somber candlelight vigil Sunday drew thousands of people who paid tribute to victims of devastating mudslides that have already killed at least 20 people in a Southern California town ravaged by water and muck.
Read more »As new deadline looms, Trump is expected to stay in Iran nuclear deal despite reservations
By Tracy Wilkinson and Brian Bennett | Tribune Washington Bureau
January 11, 2018
Filed under National
The White House is expected to announce the president's decision, which still could change, on Friday.
Read more »AT&T drops plans to carry Huawei smartphones after concerns raised over Chinese spying
By Melissa Repko | The Dallas Morning News
January 10, 2018
Filed under National
Huawei is the third largest smartphone brand in the world behind Samsung and Apple, but it remains virtually unknown in the U.S.
Read more »State Department officials still can’t explain who or what sickened U.S. diplomats in Cuba
By Tracy Wilkinson | Los Angeles Times
January 9, 2018
Filed under National
More than a year after American diplomats in Cuba began suffering hearing loss, dizziness and other ailments from what the U.S. has called "deliberate attacks."
Read more »Banning 7 terms at the CDC would have serious consequences, public health experts say
By Melissa Healy | Los Angeles Times
January 8, 2018
Filed under National
"It's a beautiful thing, the destruction of words," George Orwell writes in the fifth chapter of his dystopian novel "1984."
Read more »Accused 9/11 plotter declares secret prison’s groin searches are sexual harassment
By Carol Rosenberg | Miami Herald
January 8, 2018
Filed under National
"We be under sexual harassment today for search in being here," Khalid Sheikh Mohammed announced in broken English in court.
Read more »Repeal of net neutrality rules rankles business community
By Liora Engel-Smith | The Keene Sentinel, New Hampshire
January 6, 2018
Filed under National
Business owners said that the new rules could also create an Internet environment where content from bigger companies drowns that of smaller businesses.
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