WASHINGTON — Facing a divided Congress for the first time, President Donald Trump on Tuesday called on Washington to reject “the politics of revenge, resistance and retribution.” […]
Author: The Associated Press
Trump announces short-term deal to reopen government for three weeks
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he’ll sign legislation shortly to reopen shuttered government departments for three weeks — until Feb. 15. Trump’s action would end […]
WVU reviews agreement with T-shirt supplier that cut ties with company over interment camp workers
A U.S. supplier of T-shirts and other team apparel to college bookstores cut its ties this week with a Chinese company that drew workers from an internment […]
Tom Hanks, Rob Reiner and more stars mourn Penny Marshall
LOS ANGELES — Celebrities offer their thanks, remembrances and condolences on the death of actress-director Penny Marshall, who died Monday at 75. “I loved Penny. I grew […]
‘SpongeBob’ creator Stephen Hillenburg dies at 57
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “SpongeBob SquarePants” creator Stephen Hillenburg has died at age 57. Nickelodeon says Hillenburg died Monday of Lou Gehrig’s disease, also known as ALS. […]
West Virginia University settles suit in student’s death at fraternity house
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia University Board of Governors has settled a lawsuit over a student’s 2014 death at a fraternity house for $250,000. The Charleston Gazette-Mail […]
Comic book genius Stan Lee, Spider-Man creator, dies at 95
LOS ANGELES — Stan Lee, the creative dynamo who revolutionized the comic book and helped make billions for Hollywood by introducing human frailties in superheroes such as […]
DeSantis wins Florida governor race, Scott leads Senate
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Republicans appeared set to sweep Florida’s top offices Tuesday as Ron DeSantis won the governor race, Gov. Rick Scott led incumbent U.S. Sen. […]
Georgia’s Kemp big in small towns; Abrams awaits metro votes
ATLANTA — Voters in one of the nation’s most closely watched governor’s races cast ballots Tuesday amid an ongoing dispute about one of the candidates’ management of […]
Cruz fends off O’Rourke in Texas Senate race
EL PASO, Texas — Sen. Ted Cruz fended off a spirited underdog challenge from Democrat Beto O’Rourke to win re-election on Tuesday in a Texas race that […]
