Washington – The Trump administration’s latest round of tariffs on Chinese imports took effect early Sunday, potentially raising prices Americans pay for some clothes, shoes, sporting goods and other consumer goods in advance of the holiday shopping season. The 15% taxes apply to about $112 billion of Chinese imports. All told, more than two-thirds of […]

Kabul – The Taliban launched an attack on a second Afghan city in as many days on Sunday, an official said, even as a United States envoy says the U.S. and the Taliban are “at the threshold of an agreement” to end America’s longest war. The spokesman for the Baghlan province police chief, Jawed Basharat, […]

McLean’s Town Cay, Bahamas – Hurricane Dorian bore down on the northern Bahamas on Saturday with howling winds, surging seas and a threat of torrential rains, forcing some evacuations and hotel closures ahead of the fierce Category 4 storm. Forecasters expected Dorian, packing 150 mph (240 kph) winds, to hit some Bahamian islands Sunday before […]

Odessa, TX – At least five people were dead after a gunman who hijacked a postal service vehicle in West Texas shot more than 20 people, authorities said Saturday. The gunman was killed and three law enforcement officers were among the injured. Odessa Police Chief Michael Gerke said that in addition to the injured officers, […]

Washington – The United States sanctioned the Lebanon-based Jammal trust bank and its subsidiaries for allegedly working for Hezbollah. The Treasury Department said Thursday that “the bank funnels money to the families of suicide bombers,” Reuters reported. The United States is determined to cut off support in Lebanon for the group, Secretary of State Mike […]

Washington – Move over, Nancy Pelosi. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the “squad” of freshmen women of color are emerging as new stars of Republican attacks against Democrats running for Congress. The tone is being set from the top as President Donald Trump bashes the four squad members with a strategy Republicans are quick to mimic, […]

Wall Street – Major stock indexes were mixed on Wall Street in afternoon trading Friday, though the market remained on track to notch solid gains for the week after four straight weeks of losses. Despite marching higher most of this week, the market is on track to finish August with a loss. That would be […]

Palm Beach, FL – President Donald Trump’s prized Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida is potentially sitting directly in the path of Hurricane Dorian, which is forecast to become an extremely destructive storm. The resort, which is currently closed for the summer, is on the wealthy barrier island of Palm Beach. During the cooler months, Trump visits […]

Bountiful, UT – Officials say a wildfire has burned three homes, heavily damaged five more and prompted the evacuation of hundreds of people in the Salt Lake City suburb of Bountiful. The KUTV television station reports that Bountiful police say the blaze started at about 1 a.m. Friday during a thunderstorm. The fire of about […]

Washington – E-cigarette giant Juul Labs is facing mounting scrutiny from state law enforcement officials, with the attorneys general in Illinois and the District of Columbia investigating how the company’s blockbuster vaping device became so popular with underage teens, The Associated Press has learned. The company’s rapid rise to the top of the multi-billion dollar […]