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Trump disputes finding that he directed McGahn to seek Mueller’s ouster
President Donald Trump disputed Wednesday that he had told former White House counsel Donald McGahn to seek the firing of special counsel Robert Mueller in the midst of his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. The episode, detailed in the report by Mueller that was publicly released last...
Story on a teen porn worker could cost high school journalism teacher her job
The whispers wound their way through the hallways of Bear Creek High School in Stockton, California. They said a senior at the school was working in adult entertainment. Her name came up in March at a pitch meeting of the Bruin Voice, the award-winning high school newspaper, whose motto is,...
A parrot tipped off drug dealers to a raid, authorities say. Now it’s in custody.
A parrot was taken into custody Monday after nearly spoiling a raid while playing lookout for two crack-dealing suspects by repeatedly yelling, “Mamãe, polícia!” according to Brazilian police in the state of Piauí. The phrase means, “Mama, police!” Police encountered the unnamed parrot at the home of the two alleged...
Tesla lost $700 million in first quarter on Model 3 problemsVideo
Tesla reported a massive loss in the first quarter of 2019 as it struggled to deliver its mass-market Model 3 and faced challenges including a diminished federal tax credit and slowing demand for its vehicles. The $702 million loss was higher than analysts forecast for the company, slightly less than...
Britney Spears squashes rumors that she’s being held against her will
The pervasive Britney Spears rumor — that she’s being held against her will at a mental health institution - and the related campaign to “save” her prompted the pop singer to reassure her fans that “all is well.” As #freebritney mania spread from social media to the streets in West...
Citing Trump, Iowa’s longest-serving GOP lawmaker turns Democrat
Iowa’s longest-serving Republican legislator, State Rep. Andy McKean, ditched the GOP on Tuesday as he offered a searing renunciation of President Donald Trump, saying he could no longer support Trump as the party’s standard-bearer because of his “unacceptable behavior” and “reckless spending.” McKean revealed he would join the Democratic Party,...
Marvel Cinematic Universe by the numbersVideo
Hollywood had never seen anything like it: an interconnected movie franchise that absolutely dominates the box-office landscape. Yet when you drill down and study the numbers, you can further appreciate just what the Marvel Cinematic Universe has accomplished across the past 11 years - having launched with 2008’s “Iron Man”...
Review: ‘Avengers: Endgame’ a fitting send-off for Marvel’s superheroesVideo
If there’s a single phrase that sums up the guiding principle of the Marvel Cinematic Universe — the interdependent series of superhero movies that, with the arrival of this week’s “Avengers: Endgame,” now numbers 22 films — it’s this: Hold that thought. (Truth be told, with “Endgame’s” running time of...
Trump meets with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey at White House
President Trump on Tuesday met privately with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, a huddle at the White House between one of the site’s most prolific users and an executive who’s faced criticism for the way Twitter has handled the president’s tweets. The meeting comes as Trump continues to attack the tech...
Henry Bloch, co-founder of H&R Block, dies at 96
After returning from military service in World War II, 24-year-old Henry Bloch started a two-man bookkeeping shop in his home town of Kansas City, Mo., that offered tax preparation as a sideline. He spent years building the business and placed a help-wanted newspaper advertisement seeking a full-time accountant. The only...
Moulton highlights military service in presidential bid
Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts launched a bid Monday for the Democratic nomination for president, becoming the 19th candidate in the most crowded primary in the party’s modern history. “I’m running because I’m a patriot, because I believe in this country and because I’ve never wanted to sit on the...
Sri Lanka blames local Islamist extremist group for Easter bombingsVideo
COLOMBO — Sri Lanka on Monday accused a local Islamist extremist group, the National Thowheed Jamaath, of being behind a string of Easter bombings at churches and hotels that killed at least 290 people, and the United States pledged support for the investigation, dispatching FBI agents to help. At least...
Pelosi says Democrats can hold Trump accountable without impeachment hearings
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday appeared to tap the brakes on impeachment discussions, arguing in a letter to her colleagues that while Democrats would hold President Donald Trump accountable following the release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report, they could do so without initiating impeachment hearings. The...
U.S. measles cases surge as officials scramble to stop near-record outbreak
The United States is on track to surpass the record number of measles cases in a single year since the disease was declared eliminated in 2000, according to figures reported Monday. For the fourth week in a row, health officials have added dozens of new cases to the year’s list...
High school journalists barred from Betsy DeVos event take her to task in editorial
The students were on deadline, and they were on a mission. They piled into a car last Wednesday and pulled away from Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, their public school in Lexington, Kentucky. With permission, they drove across town to a community college where Gov. Matt Bevin, R, was hosting...
Trump sues in bid to block congressional subpoena of financial records
President Donald Trump and his business on Monday sued House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings, D-Md., in a bid to block a congressional subpoena of his financial records. The lawsuit seeks a court order to prevent Trump’s accounting firm from complying with what his lawyers say is an improper use...
Deaths reported in powerful earthquake in Philippines
MANILA — A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck the Philippines’ northern island on Monday, killing five people after buildings collapsed on them north of the capital Manila. Residents of Manila described it as the strongest quake in years, and Clark International Airport about 50 miles northwest of Manila had to be...
Trump administration’s proposed hiring rule alarms criminal justice advocates
WASHINGTON — President Trump was joined by 300 guests at the White House one evening early this month to celebrate the criminal justice system’s most significant retooling in a decade. The president applauded the First Step Act, which revises sentencing laws and expands reentry and early release programs, as a...
What the Apple-Qualcomm-Intel dance means for the future of 5G
The market for a critical component in next-generation smartphones is undergoing a dramatic shift at the dawn of the 5G era. At its center is Qualcomm, the silicon-chip maker whose miniature modems help put the “phone” in iPhone. Now, analysts say, two key developments last week stand to make Qualcomm...
‘Ramy’ is prime example of how a dramedy can open up your world
The half-hour dramedy format, which began on premium cable and now populates the streaming networks, may well hold the solution to TV’s age-old Beaver Cleaver diversity problem. Don’t see any shows with characters who look like you, talk like you, or share your cultural background? Well, stick around. That’s getting...
8 clever kitchen uses for that roll of parchment paper
I’ve been using it for so long I don’t recall when I first heard about parchment paper, but I do have a vague recollection of thinking the name conveyed some sort of official, fancy, tied-up-with-a-ribbon kind of purpose. Thankfully, it’s much more prosaic than that. Parchment paper is one of...
Tiger attack sends keeper to hospital, zoo pledges ‘nothing will happen to the tiger’
A beautiful spring morning at the Topeka Zoo in Kansas turned tragic Saturday when a male Sumatran tiger attacked a keeper, inflicting wounds that sent her to a hospital. Although keepers are never supposed to be in the same space as the tigers, they found themselves together in the outdoor...
This 10-year-old Maryland girl who was born without hands just won a national handwriting competition
Sara Hinesley, 10, doesn’t understand why it’s so remarkable that she won a national handwriting competition. She paints and draws and sculpts clay. She can write in English and some Mandarin. When she learned to write in cursive this year, Sara said, she thought it was “kind of easy.” Never...
After Mueller report, Democrats divided over end game – investigate Trump or impeach
WASHINGTON - Special counsel Robert Mueller III’s report gave House Democrats a road map for investigating President Donald Trump and the cue they were waiting for - but the party was divided Friday over what, ultimately, should be their end game. In one camp, a faction of Democrats determined to...
Review: New Broadway play about Clintons’ marriage is fascinating — and sad
NEW YORK — Nevertheless, they’ve persisted. And how? And why? These thoughts and questions form the thematic basis of “Hillary and Clinton,” Lucas Hnath’s riveting portrait of a couple of days in one of Hillary Clinton’s failed quests to be president — and more fascinatingly, of an enduring, turbulent marriage...
