2017年1月19日星期四

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Details on Trump plan to slash taxes emerge

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 03:04 PM PST

More details emerge on Trump's plan to slash taxesDonald Trump's presidential campaign apparently needed better tax analysts, treasury pick Steven Mnuchin admits at his hearing.


Is Trump about to be tested by North Korea?

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 12:37 PM PST

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects a sub-unit under KPA Unit 233There are indications Pyongyang may be preparing for a missile test in the coming days or weeks, U.S. officials report.


How tiny Montana ski town became model of resistance

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 02:55 PM PST

Whitefish, Mont. (Yahoo News)Whitefish, Mont., has tried to distance itself from a white nationalist who has been a big presence in its community for seven years.


Flint: Still no clean water after 1,000 days

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 02:21 PM PST

After 1,000 days, Flint is still without clean drinking waterThough the city's crisis has long since faded from national headlines, residents continue to feel the ramifications of a shortsighted cost-saving attempt.


Mexican drug lord El Chapo extradited to U.S.

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 03:09 PM PST

El Chapo Guzman (Reuters)The convicted Sinaloa cartel boss has been held most recently in a prison near the northern border city of Ciudad Juarez.


Wyoming school debunks nominee's gun claim

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 12:51 PM PST

Wyoming district: No guns in schools despite testimony from Trump education pickContrary to what education pick Betsy DeVos said at a Senate hearing, no guns are allowed at Wapiti Elementary School.


Trump team: Cabinet is 'amazingly diverse'

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 08:34 AM PST

Donald Trump's incoming press secretary Sean Spicer. (Evan Vucci/AP)Donald Trump's proposed Cabinet is composed mostly of white men, and it's the first since Ronald Reagan's not to include a Latino.


1 in 4 men have cancer-linked HPV infections

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 12:30 PM PST

A doctor holds a vial of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardasil. (Charles Rex Arbogast/AP)High-risk HPV can cause cancer in the mouth and upper throat, cervical cancer in women, and other cancers.


Trump backers in a blue section of the country

Posted: 15 Jan 2017 02:51 PM PST

Looking forward to income-tax cuts — and to having incomeConnie and Kris Mayhew, who are hopeful for the future, broke with most of their New Mexico neighbors during the election.


Obama commutes 330 drug sentences

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 12:07 PM PST

Obama commutes 330 drug sentences. (AP)President Obama brought his total number of commutations granted to 1,715, more than any other president in U.S. history.


GOP governors seek new funding for insurance

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 03:14 PM PST

GOP governors who turned down Medicaid money have hands out. (AP)Republican governors who turned down billions from Medicaid expansion now hope Congress will come up with a new health care plan.


Trump sweeps into D.C. with wave and a salute

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 04:33 PM PST

President-elect Donald Trump, left, and his wife Melania Trump arrive to the "Make America Great Again Welcome Concert" at the Lincoln Memorial, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)The president-elect arrives a day ahead of his inauguration as the capital braces for an onslaught of crowds and demonstrators.


George Bush stable, Barbara much improved

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 10:30 AM PST

Former President George H.W. Bush and wife Barbara Bush in 2011. (David J. Phillip/AP)Former President George H.W. Bush remains in intensive care with pneumonia; his wife is being treated for bronchitis.


Trump to take charge of 'nuclear football'

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 08:07 AM PST

A White House military aide and member of the US Navy carries a briefcase known as the "football," containing emergency nuclear weapon codesIt's a plain, bulging leather satchel, but inside it has the ominous power to unleash a nuclear armageddon.


Treasury pick grilled over foreclosure actions

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 10:15 AM PST

Treasury pick Steve Mnuchin grilled over foreclosuresSteven Mnuchin, a former Goldman Sachs exec., tells senators that he worked hard to assist homeowners.


Trump retains 50 key Obama aides (for now)

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 07:58 AM PST

President Barack Obama meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)The incoming administration will keep staff for assistance on issues like fighting ISIS, international sanctions, and counterterrorism.


Trump has ripped justice who'll swear him in

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 07:59 AM PST

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts arrives to administer the oath of office to President Barack Obama in 2013. (Win McNamee/AP)John Roberts will be the first chief justice in history to swear in a president who has so frequently and personally insulted him.


Trump pick Perry regrets infamous comment

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 07:43 AM PST

Energy secretary nominee Rick Perry is sworn in on Capitol Hill. (Carolyn Kaster/AP)Rick Perry, the president-elect's energy secretary nominee, tells a Senate committee he no longer wants to abolish the Energy Department.


In a Klan enclave, no questions about Trump

Posted: 15 Jan 2017 03:06 PM PST

In a Klan enclave, questions about Donald Trump aren't welcome. (Eric Thayer for Yahoo News)Before dismissing a reporter, the owner of an Arkansas gun and barber shop says he wants Trump to "restore and uphold the Constitution."


Energy pick softens climate change stance

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 10:59 AM PST

Rick Rick Perry softens stance on climate change (Reuters)Trump's pick to run the Energy Department fields inquiries from senators about creating jobs and bolstering U.S. security.


Treasury pick grilled over foreclosure actions

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 12:23 PM PST

Steven Mnuchin (AP)Steven Mnuchin, a former Goldman Sachs exec., tells senators that he worked hard to assist homeowners.


Dozens killed in Iran high-rise collapse

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 11:00 AM PST

Iranian firefighters work to extinguish a fire at the Plasco building in central Tehran. (AP)An iconic high-rise building in downtown Tehran collapsed following a fire, killing at least 30 firefighters.


At least 30 missing in Italy hotel avalanche

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 03:06 PM PST

A helicopter flies during rescue operations near a hotel that was hit by an avalanche in Farindola, Italy. (Matteo Guidelli/ANSA via AP)An avalanche buries a four-star hotel in central Italy after a series of strong earthquakes in the area.


Trump's election means end of the American Century

Posted: 19 Jan 2017 02:00 AM PST

President-elect Donald Trump (Evan Vucci/AP)Donald Trump's election repudiates the political establishment's long-cherished ideal of an essential, expansive America.


Obama reflects on his biggest mistake

Posted: 28 Oct 2016 02:00 AM PDT

The Last 100 Days: Obama's Biggest Mistake editionThe president has had a shifting response over the years when asked to assess his failures.


Trump to name Perdue as agriculture secretary

Posted: 18 Jan 2017 07:45 PM PST

Former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue is Donald Trump's choice for secretary of agriculture. (AP)Former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue served on Donald Trump's agricultural advisory committee during his campaign.


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