More US remains from Korean War nearing final ID

WASHINGTON (AP) — The remains of more American soldiers killed decades ago in the Korean War are likely to be identified shortly from 55 boxes provided last summer by the North Korean army, the lead scientist working on the identifications said Wednesday. John Byrd, director of the Defense Department laboratory responsible for the work, said Read more about More US remains from Korean War nearing final ID[…]

The Latest: Trump tries to distance himself from Cohen

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen (all times local): 4:30 a.m. President Donald Trump is lashing out at his former lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, before Cohen testifies at a public hearing. Trump is distancing himself from Cohen in a tweet from Hanoi, Vietnam, where he has Read more about The Latest: Trump tries to distance himself from Cohen[…]

The Latest: Republicans attack Cohen as ‘pathological liar’

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen (all times local): 12:45 p.m. For much of Michael Cohen’s congressional testimony, Republicans on the House Oversight and Reform Committee have called President Donald Trump’s former lawyer a liar. Rep. Paul Gosar (GOH’-sahr) of Arizona and other Republicans say Cohen can’t Read more about The Latest: Republicans attack Cohen as ‘pathological liar’[…]

‘Excessive fines’ ban applies to states, Supreme Court says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tyson Timbs admitted he’d sold drugs, and he accepted his sentence without a fight. What he wouldn’t quietly accept was the police seizing and keeping the $40,000 Land Rover he’d had when arrested. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court sided with him unanimously in ruling the Constitution’s ban on excessive fines applies to Read more about ‘Excessive fines’ ban applies to states, Supreme Court says[…]

Supreme Court seems open to retaining cross on public land

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court sounds as though it will allow a 40-foot cross-shaped war memorial to remain on public land in Maryland, but shy away from a sweeping ruling. The justices are hearing arguments Wednesday in a closely watched case about the place of religious symbols in public life. The nearly 100-year-old cross Read more about Supreme Court seems open to retaining cross on public land[…]

Science Says: People tend to believe informants like Cohen

WASHINGTON (AP) — We tend to believe informants like Michael Cohen, studies show and psychologists say. It doesn’t matter if the person is behind bars or has confessed to lying, as Cohen has: Juries usually believe an informant, said Jeffrey Neuschatz, a University of Alabama psychologist who has studied jailhouse informants’ testimony for a decade. Read more about Science Says: People tend to believe informants like Cohen[…]

The Latest: Trump, Kim dine on shrimp, sirloin, lava cake

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The Latest on the summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (all times local): 10 p.m. President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un (kim jawng oon) feasted on shrimp cocktail, grilled sirloin and chocolate lava cake at their dinner in Hanoi Wednesday. The two Read more about The Latest: Trump, Kim dine on shrimp, sirloin, lava cake[…]

The Latest: Mark Kelly kicks of Senate campaign

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The Latest on retired astronaut Mark Kelly launching his campaign for U.S. Senate in Arizona (all times local): 3:30 p.m. Retired astronaut Mark Kelly is casting his Democratic campaign for U.S. Senate as a “mission for Arizona” as he kicks off his bid to finish John McCain’s last term in Congress. Read more about The Latest: Mark Kelly kicks of Senate campaign[…]

Judge to consider return for woman who joined Islamic State

Click:路軌燈 WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Washington has agreed to move quickly on a lawsuit filed by a former Alabama woman who joined the Islamic State and wants to return to the United States. The family of 24-year-old Hoda Muthana filed suit last week against the Trump administration after the government said she Read more about Judge to consider return for woman who joined Islamic State[…]

Where the investigations related to President Trump stand

Where investigations related to President Donald Trump stand and what may lie ahead for him: WHAT’S THIS ALL ABOUT? Special counsel Robert Mueller is looking into whether the Trump campaign coordinated with Russia and whether the president obstructed the investigation. Trump also plays a central role in a separate case in New York, where prosecutors Read more about Where the investigations related to President Trump stand[…]