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10 things to know, Wednesday, July 17

Published on July 17, 2019 | Updated 1:02 p. m.

Your daily look at late breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. House vote condemns Trump’s tweets The Democratic-led U.S. House votes to denounce Trump's “racist comments” against four →

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Confusion, fear reigns on Mexico border with new US policy

Published on July 17, 2019 | Updated 11:53 a. m.

NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico — Asylum-seekers gathered in Nuevo Laredo, across the border from Texas, grappled to understand what a new U.S. policy that all but eliminates refuge claims by Central Americans and many others meant for their bids to find →

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Asian entertainment industries grappling with #MeToo issues

Published on July 17, 2019 | Updated 11:04 a. m.

When Wu Ke-xi was looking for a frightening plotline for her latest film, she didn't need to look further than her own industry. The Taiwanese actress and screenwriter's latest movie, “Nina Wu,” is the story of an actress who, in →

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Trump voters cringe and shrug at tweets while Democrats rage

Published on July 17, 2019 | Updated 10:26 a. m.

HELENVILLE, Wis. — Bill Brasch greeted President Donald Trump's latest tweet controversy with a shrug. He doesn't believe Trump was being racist for telling four congresswomen, all women of color, to “go back” to the countries →

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House vote condemns Trump's tweets, draws some GOP support

Published on July 17, 2019 | Updated 9:38 a. m.

WASHINGTON — In a remarkable political repudiation, the Democratic-led U.S. House voted to condemn President Donald Trump's “racist comments” against four congresswomen of color, despite protestations by Trump's Republican →

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Benjamin Netanyahu makes history as Israel's longest-serving leader

Published on July 17, 2019 | Updated 9:15 a. m.

JERUSALEM — As Benjamin Netanyahu becomes Israel's longest-serving prime minister, he is solidifying his place as the country's greatest political survivor and the most dominant force in Israeli politics in his generation. He has persevered →

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Iran, foreign minister walk back more from missile remarks (UPDATED)

Published on July 17, 2019 | Updated 9:07 a. m.

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's foreign minister said Wednesday that his country has no choice but to manufacture missiles for defense purposes — comments that reflect more backtracking after a remark by the top diplomat suggesting the missiles →

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APNewsBreak: Nuclear commission considers fewer inspections

Published on July 17, 2019 | Updated 8:33 a. m.

WASHINGTON — Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff is recommending that the agency cut back on inspections at the country's nuclear reactors, a cost-cutting move promoted by the nuclear power industry but denounced by opponents as a threat to →

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John Paul Stevens evolved into Supreme Court's liberal lion

Published on July 17, 2019 | Updated 8:21 a. m.

WASHINGTON — John Paul Stevens moved left as the Supreme Court shifted to the right during his nearly 35 years as a justice. That's how the bow-tie wearing Republican from the Midwest emerged as the leader of the high court's liberal wing and →

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Just like career, Edgar Martinez prepares for Cooperstown moment

Published on July 17, 2019 | Updated 8:03 a. m.

Edgar Martinez will go into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, the first player to spend his entire career with the Seattle Mariners and find his way into Cooperstown. His numbers are staggering after 18 years. But they are often overlooked as most of his career was spent tucked away in the Pacific Northwest on a team that until the magical 1995 season got little notice on the national stage. Martinez hit .312 with 309 home runs in 2,055 career games with the Mariners. →

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Federal data shows opioid shipments ballooned as crisis grew

Published on July 17, 2019 | Updated 8:00 a. m.

CLEVELAND — Newly released federal data shows how drugmakers and distributors increased shipments of opioid painkillers across the U.S. as the nation's addiction crisis accelerated from 2006 to 2012. The data, released this week by a federal →

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10 things to know, Tuesday, July 16

Published on July 16, 2019 | Updated 9:13 a. m.

Your daily look at late breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today. →

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4 Democratic women slam Trump's 'xenophobic bigoted remarks' (UPDATED)

Published on July 16, 2019 | Updated 8:49 a. m.

WASHINGTON — Defiant in the face of widespread censure, President Donald Trump escalated his demand for four Democratic congresswomen of color to leave the U.S. "right now," stoking the discord that helped send him to the White House and →

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Polls show sour views of race relations in Trump's America

Published on July 16, 2019 | Updated 8:44 a. m.

Even before President Donald Trump's racist tweets toward four Democratic congresswomen of color, Americans considered race relations in the United States to be generally bad — and said that Trump has been making them worse. On Sunday, Trump →

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10 things to know, Wednesday, July 17

Confusion, fear reigns on Mexico border with new US policy

Asian entertainment industries grappling with #MeToo issues

Trump voters cringe and shrug at tweets while Democrats rage

House vote condemns Trump's tweets, draws some GOP support

Benjamin Netanyahu makes history as Israel's longest-serving leader

Iran, foreign minister walk back more from missile remarks (UPDATED)

APNewsBreak: Nuclear commission considers fewer inspections

John Paul Stevens evolved into Supreme Court's liberal lion

Just like career, Edgar Martinez prepares for Cooperstown moment

Federal data shows opioid shipments ballooned as crisis grew

10 things to know, Tuesday, July 16

4 Democratic women slam Trump's 'xenophobic bigoted remarks' (UPDATED)

Polls show sour views of race relations in Trump's America

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