Where Protected Lands Stand After National Monument Review
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — President Donald Trump earlier this year ordered U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to conduct…
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Russia Barred from 2018 Winter Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Russian athletes will be allowed to stand on the medal podium at the Winter Olympics — just not with their anthem playing or their nation’s flag rising above them. The International Olympic Committee barred Russia and…
Supreme Court Allows Full Enforcement of Trump Travel Ban
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to fully enforce a ban on travel to the United States by residents of six mostly Muslim countries. This is not a final ruling on the travel ban:…
NASA Nails Test on Voyager Spacecraft, 13 Billion Miles Away
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA has nailed an engine test on a…
Trump Offers Full Support for Embattled Republican Roy Moore
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump endorsed embattled Republican Roy Moore in the Alabama Senate race on Monday, looking past sexual misconduct allegations against the GOP candidate to argue that his vote is…
GOP Nears Senate OK of Tax Bill After Flurry of Final Deals
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans used a burst of eleventh-hour horse-trading Friday to edge to the brink of Senate passage of a $1.4 trillion tax bill, as a party starved all year for a major legislative triumph took a giant step…
Russell Simmons Steps Down from Companies Amid Allegation
NEW YORK (AP) - Russell Simmons has stepped away from his companies following a second allegation of sexual misconduct, though the Def Jam founder again denied ever being violent.…
Trump Weighs Plan to Replace Tillerson with CIA's Pompeo
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is discussing a plan to oust Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and replace him with CIA Director Mike Pompeo in a major shake-up of…
Wisconsin Senate Leaders Say Sex Complaints Should Remain Secret
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Republican and Democratic leaders in the state Senate say sexual harassment complaints in their chamber should remain secret. The Assembly and Senate chief clerks refused to release complaints their offices have received over the last decade,…
'Today' Show Host Matt Lauer Fired Over Inappropriate Sexual Behavior
NEW YORK-Matt Lauer's former "Today" show colleagues were emotional on-air while dealing with the aftermath of his firing by NBC for what it termed "inappropriate sexual behavior." Co-host Savannah Guthrie fought back tears while calling Lauer "my friend and my…
Woman Charged in Pregnant Fargo Woman's Death to Change Plea
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - A woman charged in the death of a pregnant North Dakota woman intends to change her not-guilty plea. Thirty-eight-year-old Brook Crews filed a change-of-plea notice Monday…
North Korea Fires Intercontinental Ballistic Missile into Japanese Waters
(FOX NEWS) - North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) around 1:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, the first such launch from the…
House Panel to Weigh Bill Expanding Gun Rights
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans moved forward on legislation to expand gun owners’ rights, the first gun-related measure since mass shootings in Las Vegas and Texas killed more than 80 people. The Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote Wednesday on…
Cyber Monday on Track to Set Record for Online Sales
(FOX NEWS) - Cyber Monday was poised to set a new record for online sales in the U.S., as more holiday shoppers used their smartphones to search for bargains. Shoppers spent a whopping $840 million by 10 a.m. ET, an…
Trump, Senate Republicans Scramble to Change Tax Plan
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans scramble Monday to make changes to a Republican tax bill in an effort to win over holdout GOP senators and pass a tax package…
