Memo to the many places vying for Amazon’s second headquarters: It ain’t all food trucks and free bananas. For years, much of downtown Seattle has been a maze of broken streets and caution-taped sidewalks. Dozens of enormous cranes tower overhead as double-length dump trucks hauling excavated dirt rumble past pedestrians… Read More
Second lady declares new charitable cause she will promote
When Karen Pence found out that an art therapist in hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico couldn’t afford the clay her clients needed, she sprang into action. A trained watercolor artist and advocate of the little-known mental health profession, Vice President Mike Pence’s wife went to the Virginia art supply store she frequented… Read More
Trump SLASHES Senate’s healthcare agreement
A bipartisan Senate deal to curb the growth of health insurance premiums is reeling after President Donald Trump reversed course and opposed the agreement, and top congressional Republicans and conservatives gave it a frosty reception. Sens. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Patty Murray, D-Wash., announced their accord Tuesday after weeks of… Read More
Toy company celebrates the women of NASA
Lego has unveiled a set of figures celebrating the women of NASA. The 231-piece set features Sally Ride, the first American female astronaut, and Mae Jemison, the first black woman to travel in space. Also included in the set are figures of astronomer and educator Nancy Grace Roman and computer… Read More
Trump exposes Obama’s bias against troops
President Donald Trump took a stand Tuesday, casting a shadow on Obama and his failure to honor the families of fallen soldiers. Trump made it clear that he has put forth every effort to actively acknowledge the death of every single American soldier. “To the best of my knowledge, I… Read More
Trump welcomes Greek Prime Minister to White House
President Donald Trump hailed Greece’s economic recovery on Tuesday as he welcomed the country’s prime minister to the White House, a meeting that provided the two leaders with an opportunity to set aside tough rhetoric from the past. Trump, joining with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in the Oval Office, said… Read More
[Shocking] Investigation begins in death of 14 seniors
At first there was no hint of distress in the 911 calls, no sense of a crisis unfolding. But newly released emergency calls from a sweltering Florida nursing home that lost its air conditioning to Hurricane Irma showed staffers becoming increasingly agitated by a disaster that would eventually claim 14… Read More
Opioid deaths? Blame Obama.
Rep. Tom Marino, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the nation’s drug czar, has withdrawn from consideration following reports that he played a key role in weakening the federal government’s authority to stop companies from distributing opioids. “He didn’t want to have even the perception of a conflict of interest… Read More
Fear returns to California as new fires approach
As fire crews gain on wildfires burning for more than a week in Northern California’s wine country, new fires broke out in other parts of the state, including northeast of Los Angeles. Fire fighters are battling a blaze that sprang up overnight in the southern Bay Area Santa Cruz mountains,… Read More
Hillary Clinton: I’m keeping the dirty money
Hillary Clinton claims she was absolutely shocked and horrified to learn that longtime friend and backer Harvey Weinstein allegedly harassed and assaulted women. But she’s not horrified enough to return the money he gave to the family charity! The Clinton Foundation said this week that it just can’t return the… Read More