By COLLEEN LONG and JENNIFER PELTZ , Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Less than three months ago, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman went before the news cameras to announce a lawsuit accusing movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and his former studio of abusing and intimidating a multitude of women. “We have never seen anything…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s decision on the Iran nuclear deal (all times local): 5:10 p.m. Congressional leaders are split, but not neatly along party lines, over President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal. Some are welcoming the pullout, believing the 2015 accord was unsound. But others…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is playing the supportive spouse as Melania Trump unveils her initiatives as first lady. Trump sat in the front row in the Rose Garden Monday as his wife outlined her plan, dubbed “Be Best,” to support children, with a focus on well-being, cyber-bullying and opioid addiction. At the conclusion…
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say George Zimmerman threatened a private investigator working for a documentary filmmaker. Court records show Zimmerman was issued a summons for a May 30 arraignment on a charge of misdemeanor stalking. A sheriff’s report says the investigator contacted Zimmerman in September on behalf of Michael Gasparro, who is making a…
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA , Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish rescue workers on Sunday found the body of 38-year-old coal miner, the first fatality after an earthquake hit a coal mine in southern Poland. Three other miners have been missing some 900 meters (2,950 feet) below ground since Saturday morning at the mine in…
PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) _ Officials say lava spurting into a residential neighborhood on Hawaii’s Big Island has destroyed five homes. Hawaii County spokeswoman Janet Snyder said Saturday that’s the total number of homes burned in the two days since Kilauea volcano began shooting lava out through vents in Leilani Estates. The vents began opening in…
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA , Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Four coal miners were rescued but seven others are missing after a tremor struck a mine in southern Poland, a spokeswoman for a coal mining company said Saturday. A rescue operation was launched at 11:25 a.m. Saturday after a tremor occurred at the Zofiowka coal…
By JONATHAN DREW , Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Before the 2016 elections, Billy Graham’s son went to the evangelist’s mountain home, seeking advice before a 50-state tour to pray with Christian voters. In his new book, “Through My Father’s Eyes,” Franklin Graham recounts that his father had concerns. Billy Graham had become known…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump celebrated the National Day of Prayer by announcing a White House initiative that he said would underpin policies recognizing the “vital role” of religion in the country. “America is a nation of believers,” he said. The President focused on the power of prayer as a centerpiece of American…
By CHAD DAY and ERIC TUCKER , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday hired a veteran attorney who represented Bill Clinton during his impeachment process as the White House shifted to a more aggressive approach to the Russia investigation, which has reached a critical stage. The White House announced the hiring…