Trump offers platitudes, no money to HBCUs
BY STAFF REPORT AND ERRIN HAINES WHACK Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday aimed at signaling his commitment to …
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Obama museum and African American museum, same designer
Associated Press CHICAGO – The Obama Foundation says it has hired the firm that helped shape the National Museum of African American History and Culture …
Congress allows guns for mentally impaired
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON – The Republican-led Senate voted last Wednesday to block an Obama-era regulation that would prevent an estimated 75,000 people …
Number of anti-Muslim hate groups on the rise in America
By JESSE J. HOLLAND Associated Press WASHINGTON – The number of anti-Muslim hate groups in the United States has nearly tripled since 2015, due in …
Trump speech denounces anti-Semitism and Racism
BY CRAIG MELVIN AND ERIK ORTIZ Associated Press President Donald Trump on Tuesday denounced the recent rise in bomb threats against Jewish community centers across …
Florida looks to expand gun rights in wake of Pulse shooting
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Republicans are more determined than ever to pass bills expanding gun rights in the wake of …
New York attorney general bids to become Trump’s No. 1 enemy
By STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press NEW YORK – More than most, Eric Schneiderman understands the risks of taking on Donald Trump. New York’s attorney general …
No sanctuary for immigrants living illegally in Miami-Dade
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI – County commissioners in immigrant-rich Miami-Dade voted Friday to uphold their Cuban-born mayor’s order to cooperate with federal …
US Defense Secretary Mattis: US will stay in Iraq
BY LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Monday he believes U.S. forces will be in Iraq and …
Trump taps military strategist as National Security Adviser
BY CATHERINE LUCEY Associated Press PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump has tapped Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster as his new national security …