WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump welcomed home an American citizen who had been held captive in Yemen for 18 months and hinted Wednesday that more hostage negotiations are underway. Trump announced last month that Danny Burch had been freed in what the State Department suggested was a rescue operation. He appeared in the Oval Read more about ‘Danny, welcome home’: Trump meets American held in Yemen[…]

Click:BOPP bag making machine WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators are holding a closed-door briefing with Trump administration officials on the status of an investigation into the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The briefing comes amid rising tensions between the White House and Congress over the U.S.-Saudi relationship. Khashoggi was killed in a Saudi Arabian consulate in Read more about Senators gather for briefing on Khashoggi investigation[…]

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The Latest on Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort (all times local): 4:10 p.m. The sentencing hearing for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has begun in Virginia with the 69-year-old entering the courtroom in a wheelchair. A jury in Alexandria convicted Manafort last year on eight counts of tax Read more about The Latest: Sentencing hearing begins for Paul Manafort[…]

NEW YORK (AP) — A young civil rights activist named Bernard Sanders was arrested and dragged off to jail for protesting school segregation on the South Side of Chicago in the summer of 1963. Most voters didn’t learn about that episode until photos surfaced in late February 2016, almost 10 months into the Vermont senator’s Read more about It’s Bernie 2.0: More professional, more personal this time[…]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen (all times local): 8:55 p.m. Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, has turned over documents to lawmakers as he tries to back up his claims that a false statement he delivered to Congress in 2017 was edited by the president’s attorneys. Read more about The Latest: Cohen delivers more documents to lawmakers[…]

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz set an ambitious goal Monday for Minnesota to get 100 percent of its electricity from carbon-free sources by 2050, though his plan was short on specifics of how to meet that target. Walz said his clean energy proposals would put Minnesota at the forefront of addressing climate Read more about Walz sets goal: 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2050[…]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department is reviewing a number of military bases to find a location that can house up to 5,000 unaccompanied migrant children as the U.S. braces for a surge of people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally. The Department of Health and Human Services submitted the request for space last week. Tens Read more about Pentagon seeks base site to house 5,000 migrant children[…]

ATLANTA (AP) — Stacey Abrams is a woman in demand. Months removed from her surprisingly narrow defeat in the Georgia governor’s race, Abrams is being heavily recruited to run for Senate, weighing another campaign for governor and even hearing overtures from prominent activists who want her to run for president. It’s a remarkable turn for Read more about Georgia’s Stacey Abrams looks for a winning strategy in loss[…]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft allowed Solicitor General Josh Sauer, a top supporter of Josh Hawley, to sit in on interviews during an investigation into whether Hawley illegally used government resources during his U.S. Senate campaign, according to documents obtained by The Kansas City Star . The documents obtained through Read more about Hawley ally sat in on interviews investigating his campaign[…]

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s top official says the space agency’s new rocket won’t be ready for a moon shot next year. Administrator Jim Bridenstine told a Senate committee Wednesday he’s considering switching to commercial rockets to preserve the June 2020 launch date. Bridenstine says two commercial rockets would be needed, one to launch Read more about NASA’s new rocket won’t be ready for moon shot next year[…]