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US automakers to Trump: Don't slap tariffs on imported cars

Posted yesterday in National

America's auto industry is bracing for a potential escalation in President Donald Trump's tariff war with the world, one that could weaken the global auto industry and economy, inflate car prices and trigger a backlash in Congress.

Trump says he has 'absolute right' to declare emergency

Posted yesterday in National

President Donald Trump declared Tuesday that he would prevail over a multistate lawsuit challenging his emergency declaration to pay for a U.S.-Mexico border wall.

Aurora gunman's family: 'We deeply apologize' for shootings

Posted yesterday in National

The family of the man who fatally shot five people at a suburban Chicago manufacturing warehouse is offering condolences to the victims' families, with one relative saying "we deeply apologize" for the killings.

Poll: Rural/urban political divisions also split the suburbs

Posted yesterday in National

America's suburbs are today's great political battleground, long seen as an independent pivot between the country's liberal cities and conservative small towns and rural expanse.

Payless files for bankruptcy, closing North American stores

Posted yesterday in National

Payless ShoeSource has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and is shuttering its remaining stores in North America.

Judge orders Roger Stone to court over Instagram post

Posted yesterday in National

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Roger Stone to appear in court to consider whether to revoke his bail after the longtime Donald Trump confidant posted a photo on Instagram of the judge with what appeared to be crosshairs of a gun.

Alabama woman who joined Islamic State seeks return to US

Posted yesterday in National

An Alabama woman who left home to join the Islamic State group after becoming radicalized online realized she was wrong and now wants to return to the United States, a lawyer for her family said Tuesday.

Arkansas governor signs 'triggered' abortion ban into law

Posted yesterday in National

Arkansas' governor has signed into law a measure that would ban abortion in the state if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns its landmark 1973 ruling legalizing the procedure nationwide.

Health tips from Dr. Oz and Dr. Roizen for 2-19-19

Posted 2/19/2019 in National

Aurora shooter's permit was revoked but gun wasn't seized

Posted 2/19/2019 in National

An initial background check failed to detect a felony conviction that should have barred the man who killed five co-workers and wounded six other people at a suburban Chicago manufacturing plant from buying the gun.

Sen. Bernie Sanders says he's running for president in 2020

Posted 2/19/2019 in National

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, whose insurgent 2016 presidential campaign reshaped Democratic politics, announced Tuesday that he is running for president in 2020.

16 states sue Trump over emergency wall declaration

Posted 2/19/2019 in National

California and 15 other states filed a lawsuit Monday against President Donald Trump's emergency declaration to fund a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.

White House indicates Trump to veto disapproval of emergency

Posted 2/19/2019 in National

President Donald Trump is prepared to issue the first veto of his term if Congress votes to disapprove his declaration of a national emergency along the U.S.-Mexico border, a top White House adviser said on Sunday.

I owe how much? Americans shocked by impact of new tax law

Posted 2/19/2019 in National

Wait, I owe the IRS? The first tax filing season under the new federal tax law is proving to be surprising, confusing -- and occasionally frightening -- for some Americans, especially those accustomed to getting money back from the government.

Sailor in iconic V-J Day Times Square kiss photo dies at 95

Posted 2/19/2019 in National

The ecstatic sailor shown kissing a woman in Times Square celebrating the end of World War II died Sunday. George Mendonsa was 95.

Southern Baptist president says database of abusers possible

Posted 2/19/2019 in National

More than a decade after the Southern Baptist Convention rejected the idea of creating a database of ministers credibly accused of sexual abuse, leaders said on Monday night the possibility is on the table.

Aurora shooting victims included plant manager, intern

Posted 2/18/2019 in National

The victims of an employee who started shooting after hearing he was being fired at a suburban Chicago industrial warehouse were co-workers that included a plant manager whose wife says he texted her "I love you, I've been shot at work," and an intern in his first day on the job.