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White House press secretary Sarah Sanders is leaving her post at the end of June, President Donald Trump said on Thursday.. ...Read Full Story

An American-guided missile destroyer was sent to assist two burning tankers in the Gulf of Oman, following what the Trump administration on Thursday described as a “blatant assault” by Iran. The USS Bainbridge was dispatched to help the damaged Japanese and Norwegian vessels, according to 5th Fleet spokesman Cmdr. Josh Frey.. ...Read Full Story

The number of Mexican immigrants in the U.S. without legal status has declined sharply over the past decade.  For the first time, Mexican immigrants no longer make up the majority of that category, according to an estimate by the Pew Research Center Wednesday. However, the number of undocumented Central Americans is increasing — from 1.5 million in 2007 to 1.9 million in 2017, the study found.. ...Read Full Story

A House committee voted Wednesday to hold two administration officials in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with subpoenas for documents related to a decision adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census.. ...Read Full Story

DNA belonging to the estranged husband of a missing Connecticut woman was found mingled with her blood in her home, a prosecutor revealed Tuesday during a court hearing.. ...Read Full Story

Jon Stewart blasted a House Judiciary subcommittee on Tuesday for its seeming indifference towards the plight of 9/11 first responders as he testified on their behalf for the extension of the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund.. ...Read Full Story

A helicopter crashed on top of a high-rise building in Manhattan on Monday, leaving the pilot dead.  Law enforcement officials identified the deceased pilot as Tim McCormack. He flew for American Continental Properties, the company that owned the helicopter, for five years.. ...Read Full Story

JUUL Labs is sponsoring independent research on the impact of electronic cigarettes and vaping devices through a $7.5 million grant to a Nashville medical college. Meharry Medical College announced last week it will launch a new Center for the Study of Social Determinants of Health.  The center will examine the social factors that influence public health and well being related to the emerging prevalence of e-cigarettes.. ...Read Full Story

A crane collapsed on an apartment building and parking garage in Dallas on Sunday, killing one person and injuring six, authorities said. A spokesman with Dallas Fire-Rescue Department said five of the wounded were in serious and critical condition. A sixth person was hospitalized and released, he said.. ...Read Full Story

The grocery store chain Kroger has recalled three varieties of frozen berries after the Food and Drug Administration discovered some of them tested positive for hepatitis A.. ...Read Full Story

A U.S. Navy guided-missile cruiser was forced to execute emergency maneuvers on Friday after a Russian destroyer came within several yards of the American ship, the U.S. Navy said.. ...Read Full Story

A woman was recording an argument with her husband on her cell phone when she fell to her death in a St. Louis parking garage. Earlier this month, Allissa Martin was found dead on the ramp of a parking garage near Busch Stadium on June 2, according to a probable cause statement. Martin’s husband, Bradley Jenkins, was arrested and charged with one count of third-degree domestic assault following the incident and was held on $100,000 cash bond.. ...Read Full Story

President Donald Trump traveled to Normandy on Thursday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day and pay tribute to American and allied forces who led the invasion of Nazi-occupied France that was the turning point in World War II.. ...Read Full Story

At least one person was killed and several people injured when a military personnel vehicle overturned near a training site at West Point military academy in New York Thursday morning, reports said.. ...Read Full Story

On Wednesday, an Ohio critical-care doctor was arrested and charged with murder in the deaths of 25 hospital patients who authorities say were deliberately given overdoses of painkillers.. ...Read Full Story

Just days before a Maryland couple was found dead in their hotel room in the Dominican Republic, a Pennsylvania woman collapsed and died at the same resort. Family spokesperson Jay McDonald said that Miranda Schaup-Werner, 41, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, had just checked in on May 25 at the Bahia Principe Hotel in La Romana; she was with her husband, Dan Werner, celebrating their ninth wedding anniversary. Schaup-Werner had a drink from the room’s minibar when she suddenly collapsed. Schaup-Werner died that day.. ...Read Full Story

The House approved a $19.1 billion disaster aid bill, despite multiple efforts by Republicans to block it. The bill will provide approximately $1.4 billion in disaster relief funds for Puerto Rico, including $600 million in assistance for nutrition, farmers and rural communities as well as repairs for health care systems and federal facilities, passed by a 354-58 vote. The bill had previously passed through the Senate and will now be sent to President Donald Trump for approval.. ...Read Full Story

President Trump turned to business during his U.K. trip on Tuesday, discussing the possibility of a trade deal once Britain finally leaves the European Union. Alongside British Prime Minister Theresa May, Trump co-hosted a morning roundtable of American and British corporate executives. Trump has talked up a trade pact with a post-Brexit Britain from the start of his presidency, however Britain cannot fully negotiate a deal while still a part of omnibus European Union trade arrangements.. ...Read Full Story

On Monday, the man who pleaded guilty to throwing a 5-year-old boy off a third-story balcony at the Mall of America was sentenced to 19 years in prison. Emmanuel Aranda stood in court listening to victim’s impact statements being read by a prosecutors, tears welling in his eyes. Minnesota law mandates that he serve 12 years of the 19-year sentence, with 53 days off for time served. When given the opportunity to make a statement or apologize to the family of his victim, Aranda said nothing.. ...Read Full Story

Johana Medina Leon, a 25-year-old trans woman originally from El Salvador, died this weekend after being detained by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement at a privately run detention facility in New Mexico. Leon was taken to a hospital in El Paso, Texas last Tuesday after she reported having chest pain. She died just a few days later. Leon, who entered the United States in mid-April at the port of entry in El Paso, had passed her credible fear asylum interview on May 18, but she was only “paroled from custody” on the day she went to the hospital.. ...Read Full Story

Authorities said Sunday that the estranged husband of a missing Connecticut woman, along with his girlfriend, have been arrested on charges of evidence tampering and hindering prosecution. Fotis Dulos, 51, and Michelle Troconis, 44, were taken into custody in Avon, Connecticut, about 11 p.m. on Saturday in relation to the disappearance of Jennifer Dulos. They were charged with tampering with or fabricating physical evidence and hindering prosecution.. ...Read Full Story

Released on Sunday, China has taken an official stance against the United States on trade issues, by issuing a document blaming America for the collapse of trade talks.. ...Read Full Story

Rescue workers are searching the Danube River in downtown Budapest for 21 people missing after a sightseeing boat with 33 South Koreans sank after colliding with a larger cruise ship during an evening downpour. Seven people were confirmed dead, officials said Thursday, and none of the tourists were wearing life jackets. Seven other people have been rescued. They were hospitalized in stable condition following the accident Wednesday night. Two Hungarian crew members are also missing.. ...Read Full Story

Louisiana is set to become the latest state to have a controversial abortion ban signed into law. The Louisiana House of Representatives passed the bill on Wednesday, sending it to the governor’s desk for signature in order for it to become law. . ...Read Full Story

On Wednesday, Special Counsel Robert Mueller spoke publicly for the first time in over two years about his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, and whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice. Mueller said he does not intend to testify to Congress and explaining why he did not have the “option” of charging the president with a crime. Mueller spoke amid demands by congressional Democrats that he testify in public. He said he would make “a few remarks” but that it was “important that the office’s written work speak for itself.”  He added: “The report is my testimony.”. ...Read Full Story

Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell said at a chamber luncheon in Paducah, Kentucky this week that if a Supreme Court vacancy emerges next year, he will fill it. The comment diverges from his decision in 2016 to not consider President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nomination of Merrick Garland after the sudden death of Justice Antonin Scalia earlier that year. McConnell was asked by a member of the audience, “Should a Supreme Court justice die next year, what will your position be on filling that spot?” “I would fill it,” he responded, smirking, which drew loud laughter.. ...Read Full Story

On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Indiana’s requirement that fetal remains be buried or cremated, dealing a setback to abortion provider Planned Parenthood, which had challenged the provision.. ...Read Full Story

At least one person is dead and 12 injured after a severe storm system including tornadoes hit the Dayton, Ohio, area. About 68,000 households and businesses in the state were without power as of Tuesday. . ...Read Full Story

On Sunday, the New York Times reported that for almost a year United States Navy pilots reported UFO sightings to their superiors. Beginning in the summer of 2014 and stretching until March of 2015, pilots claim strange objects appeared almost daily. Although accounts vary, it is alleged that the objects had no visible engines or exhaust pipes yet they were 30,000 feet in the air and moving at “hypersonic speeds.”. ...Read Full Story