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Trump order to ease no-politics tax rule for religious groups

Trump vowed during his campaign to grant religious organizations influence in the political arena without having to give up their tax-exempt status. The right...

Senate at bat in dealing with health care law

In his Monday column , Krugman marvels at how the Republican Party brazenly lied about the so-called Trumpcare plan that was recently passed by the U.S. Former...

Prez Trump To James Comey ... You're Fired!

In a letter sent Tuesday, Trump said he was firing Comey based on recommendations from Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosens...

State commission rejects UO's planned tuition hike

Under state law, the UO can raise tuition only up to 5 percent a year without state approval. A decision to increase tuition at Oregon Tech has been upheld ...

Why Health Care Professionals Are So Pessimistic About Reform

The AHCA in its current form would cut back on planned Medicaid expansions and allow states to waive the requirement to protect premium prices for pre-existing ...

Immigrant vows to fight for another in hiding

ICE could theoretically reverse its decision sometime in the future, but Meyer said he's cautiously optimistic that that won't happen. "While I am grateful th...

Trump Says He Planned To Fire 'Grandstander' Comey 'Regardless Of Recommendation'

He's a show boater", Trump said. CBS Evening News, citing a source who has spoken with Comey, said on Twitter that Comey hopes there are "lots of tapes". The pr...

Police chief, 3 others dead in OH nursing home shooting

Disario was shot on a street near the Pine Kirk Care Center , and the two female employees and the gunman were found dead inside, Thorp said. Investigators b...

National Monuments in the Spotlight

A little-noticed provision opens the door to that possibility. "I don't think anything is safe under this president", said Democratic U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen, w...

Indian-American comedian mocks Trump at WHCD show

Meanwhile in Washington D.C., comedian Hasan Minhaj - who was hosting the event - roasted Trump in a scorching 25-minute speech. "That's not Donald Trump's ...

Comey dodges questions on Obama spying on Trump

The evidence is "mixed at best" that FBI Director Jim Comey's October 28 letter re-opening the investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails tipped the election t...

Israel summons Sweden's ambassador over support for UNESCO vote

Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said the vote "amounts to denying Israeli sovereignty over the whole of Jerusalem and presents our country as an occupying st...

Acting FBI chief to face congressional panel amid Comey firing fallout

Sanders cited Comey's July news conference which he held without notifying his superiors at the Justice Department. But Trump on Thursday acknowledged for the f...

Trump Fires FBI Director James Comey

In Trump's own letter to Comey, he said he was "accepting" a recommendation from Rosenstein and Sessions. The acting director of the FBI has denied White Ho...

'The Ones For Texas' Tornado Relief Drive

Mayor Lou Ann Everett said Sunday that at least four people died and nearly 50 others were injured, according to local media. It's not over yet. These stor...

After SKorean leader eyes North trip, Trump offers United States invite

North Korea's UN Mission said the organisers infiltrated "the terrorist" into the country with several pieces of satellite communications equipment so he could ...

Lawyer: Officer threatened Sterling with gun

Sterling, 37, was confronted by Salamoni and Lake last July 5 in front of a convenience store in Baton Rouge while he was selling CDs. When police arrived, th...

Trump says, I was going to fire Comey anyway

In an interview with NBC, Donald Trump said that he chose to fire Comey before his meeting with Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod R...

Storms, tornadoes leave trail of death and damage in US

Gov. Greg Abbott, who toured the devastation on Sunday , expressed his dismay: "It looked like in areas that were filled with trees. that they'd been ripped do...

Arizona police: Woman allegedly switched flour for formula

Magnus said Gerber Good Start soy is involved with the tampering, but he could not rule out other products. A Tucson woman is accused of substituting flour fo...

Police looking for missing Chicago-area woman find car, body

Schaumburg police said a Kankakee County Sheriff's deputy searching along I-57 found a white side view mirror and a front bumper with the license plate from She...

Comey writes farewell letter, says he 'will be fine' after firing

Comey concluded: "Working with you has been one of the great joys of my life". Comey, who was appointed by President Barack Obama, had six years left on his 1...

Hiker found in Montana nearly 1 week after she went missing

The two had been reported missing after Connelly never returned from a hike last week. Family members found her Subaru Outback near a trailhead, but no sign o...

Police Officer Who Shot Dallas Suburban Teen Free On Bond

Linda and Roy Durwood Oliver praised their son's good character to the media, providing him with stellar character references. The deceased was Jordan Edwards...

Jeff Davis monument comes down after 106 years

About 50 police kept watch on dozens of protesters backing and opposing its removal. Supporters and opponents were separated by barricades, similar to how NOPD ...

Tillerson reaffirms US' continued ties with South-East Asia

Security Council sanctions on North Korea, the State Department said. The ministers and Tillerson gathered for a "Special Asean-US Foreign Ministers' Meeting"...

A few strong storms possible today in Alabama

Forecasters are more concerned about the possibility of damaging wind gusts and small hail in the strongest storms. They did NOT increase our risk for storms. W...

Explaining Comey's firing challenges White House advisers

Whether or not Huckabee Sanders heard from enough people to make this anecdote meaningful (putting aside the fact that the public is supposed to take her word f...

Wife of American detained in North Korea pleads for his release

Kim Hak-song, who was taken into custody Saturday (May 6), taught at Pyongyang University of Science and Technology. Kim had spent several weeks in North Korea ...

United Airlines CEO in the hot seat

United CEO Oscar Munoz (1st L) testifies before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on customer service policies on Capitol Hill in Washington...