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Muslim leaders worried by some Trump choices

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 12:54 PM PST

Muslim leaders call on Trump to reject anti-Muslim administration appointmentsThe president-elect is asked to reject anti-Muslim policies he touted and reconsider appointments that will bring Islamophobic attitudes.


Trump gets only one intel briefing per week

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 02:06 PM PST

Donald Trump and Mike Pence. (Getty Images)The president-elect typically receives far fewer intelligence briefings than his predecessors, sources say.


John Glenn 'lifted the hopes of a nation'

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 02:19 PM PST

FILE - In this Tuesday, May 29, 2012, file photo, President Barack Obama awards the Medal of Freedom to former astronaut John Glenn during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth who later spent 24 years representing Ohio in the Senate, died Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, at the age of 95. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)In 1962 the late astronaut became the first American to orbit the Earth,  helping jump-start the nation's space program.


Trump's EPA pick called 'a 4-alarm fire'

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 10:03 AM PST

'This is a 4-alarm fire': Environmentalists to campaign against Trump's EPA pickReaction is swift to the selection of Scott Pruitt, a denier of mainstream climate science, to head the Environmental Protection Agency.


Dylann Roof's mother suffers a heart attack

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 12:30 PM PST

FILE - In this June18, 2016 file photo, Dylann Storm Roof is escorted from the Sheby Police Department in Shelby, N.C. The trial for Roof, a white man accused of killing nine black people at the church, started Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, at the federal courthouse in Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)The mother of the Charleston, S.C., church shooting defendant collapsed during statements Wednesday, his attorney said in court documents.


House hurriedly passes stopgap funding bill

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 03:04 PM PST

House Speaker Paul Ryan speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill. (Cliff Owen/AP)With the prospect that the federal government could close at midnight Friday, the measure was approved 326-96.


Former senator, astronaut John Glenn dies at 95

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 12:59 PM PST

Legendary astronaut John Glenn dies at 95The former space explorer and U.S. senator made history in 1962 as the first American to orbit the Earth.


Study of trans Americans paints grim picture

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 07:17 AM PST

A flag representing the transgender community. (Steven Senne/AP)The largest-ever survey of transgender people in the U.S. finds pervasive discrimination and harassment.


Broadwell breaks silence after Petraeus affair

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 08:44 AM PST

Gen. David Petraeus and Paula Broadwell in 2011. (ISAF/Getty Images)Five years after her involvement with the former CIA director, Paula Broadwell is speaking out.


Life expectancy declines in the U.S.

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 03:41 PM PST

This Monday, Jan. 25, 2016 photo shows a room inside a funeral home in Saginaw, Mich. According to a study by the government released on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, life expectancy in the United States has fallen for the first time in more than 20 years. (Katy Kildee/The Saginaw News - MLive.com via AP)In most years since World War II, rates have inched up, thanks to medical advances, among improvements.


Fast-food exec to be named to Labor Dept. post

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 07:39 AM PST

Andy Puzder, CEO of CKE Restaurants, departs after meeting with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. (Reuters)Sources say Trump will nominate Andy Puzder, CEO of CKE Restaurants, which operates the Carl's Jr. and Hardee's chains.


Trump: I'll negotiate Air Force One deal

Posted: 07 Dec 2016 05:14 PM PST

Air Force One departs Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (Jose Luis Magana/AP)The president-elect follows up criticism of the planes' cost by saying he'll engage with Boeing directly for any replacement fleet.


Youth vaping a public health threat

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 11:50 AM PST

Surgeon general says youth vaping is a public health threat. (Getty Images)The U.S. surgeon general said in a new report that e-cigarettes are not harmless and too many teenagers are using them.


Union leader won't back down on Trump

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 06:47 AM PST

Donald Trump (Gerry Broome/AP)Chuck Jones says he started getting threats after Donald Trump slammed him on Twitter.


Traded insults before, now pleasantries

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 08:45 AM PST

Donald Trump and Barack Obama (Getty Images)The president-elect and the president are striking a tone many did not expect just a few months ago.


D.C. pizzeria gunman speaks out

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 05:27 AM PST

Comet Ping Pong pizza restaurant. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)Edgar Maddison Welch, who has admitted to opening fire inside Comet Ping Pong, says he "just wanted to do some good."


Trump just got friendlier toward China

Posted: 07 Dec 2016 08:43 AM PST

Trump ChinaTrump's pick, Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, is steeped in the importance of trade and the ways it benefits Americans.


What’s Trump’s agenda? Newt has some ideas

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 02:00 AM PST

Donald Trump and Newt Gingrich (Getty Images)"The first challenge in governing is to not blow up," says former House speaker Newt Gingrich, one of Donald Trump's closest allies.


Starbucks CEO: America is 'over-retailed’

Posted: 07 Dec 2016 07:45 AM PST

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz (Getty Images)At Starbucks Investor Day, Schultz said brick-and-mortar is dying—and announced plans to open 12,000 more stores.


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