Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Your daily look at late breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today, from the Associated Press:
The Democratic-led U.S. House votes to denounce Trump’s “racist comments” against four congresswomen of color, despite protestations by the president’s GOP congressional allies.
Democrats mainly found the president’s willingness to lodge racial attacks appalling and unforgiveable. For many others, particularly Trump supporters, the tweets were a mere sideshow.
The bow-tied, independent-thinking, Republican-nominated justice who unexpectedly emerged as the high court’s leading liberal was 99.
The Trump administration says that migrants seeking asylum can no longer pass through a third country, all but eliminating refuge claims by Central Americans.
The cost-cutting move by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is backed by the nuclear power industry but denounced by opponents as a threat to public safety, AP learns.
Benjamin Netanyahu solidifies his place as the country’s greatest political survivor and the most dominant force in Israeli politics in his generation.
How drugmakers and distributors increased shipments of the painkillers across the U.S. as the nation’s addiction crisis accelerated from 2006 to 2012.
Tehran says comments by a top official about the Islamic Republic’s missile program possibly being up for negotiations with the U.S. meant to challenge Washington’s arms sales policy to the region.
In Asia with its entertainment industries grappling with many of the sexual misconduct issues that have upended careers in America and beyond.
The Seattle Mariners great overcame an eye condition to become arguably the best right-handed hitter of his generation.