GOP Texas lawmakers champion ‘bathroom bill’ Posted: 05 Jan 2017 02:24 PM PST Conservative Texas lawmakers are championing a new "bathroom bill" that makes it illegal for transgender people from using bathrooms they feel match their gender identities. |
Obama calls Facebook Live attack 'despicable’ Posted: 05 Jan 2017 03:10 PM PST The president denounces the gruesome attack on a mentally challenged teen, but doesn't believe racial tensions are getting worse. |
Obama pens review on criminal justice challenges Posted: 05 Jan 2017 05:14 AM PST The president returns to his roots at the Harvard Law Review, writing an article about progress his administration made in reforming the system. |
U.S. spymaster: Evidence on Russian hacking has only gotten stronger Posted: 05 Jan 2017 12:53 PM PST James Clapper's strong comments could set up an extraordinary confrontation with President-elect Donald Trump. |
Israeli police question Netanyahu again Posted: 05 Jan 2017 01:49 PM PST The prime minister is interrogated by investigators a second time in a probe over allegations he improperly accepted gifts from supporters. |
GOP to 'defund' Planned Parenthood, Ryan says Posted: 05 Jan 2017 02:27 PM PST The House speaker discloses that Republicans would slash federal funds for the group as part of an effort to repeal Obamacare. |
Dems demand probe of Trump health nominee Posted: 05 Jan 2017 01:15 PM PST Senate Democrats have requested an investigation of Tom Price's investments in health care companies while pushing legislation. |
GOP congresswoman's Obamacare poll backfires Posted: 04 Jan 2017 12:56 PM PST Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., takes to Twitter to ask followers if they think the health care law should be replaced. |
Teens charged with hate crimes in attack Posted: 05 Jan 2017 10:08 AM PST Three teens and one 24-year-old, all black, are charged over the assault of a white man with special needs in Chicago. |
Obama on 'toughest day' as president Posted: 05 Jan 2017 08:47 AM PST "The only time [he] ever saw secret service cry at an event" was when the president met with Sandy Hook victims' families. |
Paul Ryan says Russia didn't help Trump win Posted: 05 Jan 2017 10:24 AM PST The House speaker says Donald Trump "won fair and square" a day after calling WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange a "sycophant for Russia." |
150 Sears, Kmart stores closing across U.S. Posted: 04 Jan 2017 01:31 PM PST Sears will shut down 108 Kmart and 42 Sears locations by April, which represents about 10 percent of the company's store base. |
'Multifaceted' Russian bid to disrupt election Posted: 05 Jan 2017 09:32 AM PST U.S. intelligence chiefs testified before a Senate hearing on the vast scope of Moscow's hacking. |
Top gadgets from Day 1 of CES Posted: 04 Jan 2017 06:03 PM PST Samsung rolled out its Family Hub 2.0 refrigerator, which has a touchscreen interface and voice-recognition technology. |
Diana's letters shed light on young Harry Posted: 05 Jan 2017 08:42 AM PST A letter sent by the late Princess Diana describes Prince Harry as being "constantly in trouble" while at boarding school. |
Top U.S. spy: Russia meddled in 2016 election Posted: 05 Jan 2017 03:14 PM PST U.S. intelligence chiefs testified before a Senate hearing Thursday on the Russian hacks. |
Mysterious radio waves traced to distant galaxy Posted: 04 Jan 2017 10:44 AM PST Fast radio bursts picked up in 2016 by a telescope in New Mexico likely came from a dwarf galaxy 3 billion light-years from Earth. |
Coca-Cola sued over healthfulness of drinks Posted: 04 Jan 2017 01:13 PM PST The lawsuit alleges that Big Soda used industry-funded reports to shift blame for health troubles off its products. |
Eating peanuts early prevents allergies Posted: 05 Jan 2017 11:40 AM PST New guidelines say that most babies should start having peanut-containing foods well before their first birthday. |
Memorable hiccups from U.S. inaugurations Posted: 05 Jan 2017 07:16 AM PST During Abraham Lincoln's second inauguration, his VP-elect "disgraced himself and the Senate by making a drunken foolish speech." |
Trump calls Sen. Schumer 'head clown' Posted: 05 Jan 2017 06:30 AM PST The request for unification to dismantle the Affordable Care Act came after he called Sen. Schumer the "head clown." |
Obama's flurry of last-minute moves questioned Posted: 05 Jan 2017 02:00 AM PST Of course he's still the president, but should he really be doing all these things on his way out the door? |
Top U.S. spy: Russia meddled in 2016 election Posted: 05 Jan 2017 02:21 PM PST U.S. intelligence chiefs testified before a Senate hearing Thursday on the Russian hacks. |