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4 years in, Trump fondly recalls Trump Tower campaign launch

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2019 22:41:16 +0000

4 years in, Trump fondly recalls Trump Tower campaign launch

NEW YORK – It was the escalator ride that would change history.Four years ago on Sunday, Donald Trump descended through the pink marble and brass atrium of Trump Tower to announce his candidacy for president , the first step on a journey few believed would take him all the way to the White House.

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Swimmer missing from race down New York’s Hudson River

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2019 04:47:28 +0000

Swimmer missing from race down New York's Hudson River

NEW YORK – Police were searching Saturday for a retired medical school professor and AIDS researcher from North Carolina who went missing during a marathon swimming race down New York’s Hudson River.

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Democrats favor more access to capital for black businesses

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2019 00:54:23 +0000

Democrats favor more access to capital for black businesses

CHARLESTON, S.C.  — Four Democrats vying for their party’s presidential nomination honed in on the economic concerns of the black community during a forum Saturday in South Carolina, a state where nonwhite voters will play a major role in next year’s primary election.

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Protesters strip, get painted in Times Square

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2019 00:27:50 +0000

Protesters strip, get painted in Times Square

NEW YORK  – Several dozen people stripped naked and got their bodies painted in New York’s Times Square as part of what was billed as a protest against “divisiveness.”

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Plane landing at Newark airport blows tires, skids on runway

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2019 00:11:21 +0000

Plane landing at Newark airport blows tires, skids on runway

NEWARK, N.J.  – Authorities say a plane blew tires while landing at Newark Liberty International Airport, sending it skidding on the runway before coming to a halt.

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Obama plays starring role in Biden’s presidential campaign

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 23:12:26 +0000

Obama plays starring role in Biden's presidential campaign

DAVENPORT, Iowa – During a campaign swing through Iowa this week, Joe Biden mentioned that his family recently dined with former President Barack Obama’s family.

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Former Trump aide Hope Hicks agrees to Judiciary interview

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 23:03:55 +0000

Former Trump aide Hope Hicks agrees to Judiciary interview

WASHINGTON – Former White House communications director Hope Hicks has agreed to a closed-door interview with the House Judiciary Committee, the panel announced Wednesday, a breakthrough for Democrats who have been frustrated by President Donald Trump’s broad stonewalling of their investigations.

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Trump orders simpler path for genetically engineered food

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2019 23:43:25 +0000

Trump orders simpler path for genetically engineered food

NEW YORK – President Trump wants to make it easier for genetically engineered plants and animals to enter the food supply, and he signed an executive order Tuesday directing federal agencies to simplify the “regulatory maze” for producers.

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California lawmakers agree to health benefits for immigrants

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 00:32:38 +0000

California lawmakers agree to health benefits for immigrants

SACRAMENTO, Calif.  – California will become the first state in the country to pay for some adults living in the country illegally to have full health benefits as the solidly liberal state continues to distance itself from President Donald Trump’s administration.

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California utility proactively cuts power because of weather

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2019 03:40:47 +0000

California utility proactively cuts power because of weather

SAN FRANCISCO – Pacific Gas & Electric implemented a controversial practice of cutting power to selected portions of Northern California on Saturday to guard against wildfires as the weather turned very windy, dry and hot.

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