CHICAGO (AP) – The World Series champion Chicago Cubs have been honored on the floor of the U.S. Senate. U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Mark Kirk of Illinois introduced a resolution on Wednesday congratulating the team, the city of Chicago and dozens of people who made the title possible. The Cubs defeated Cleveland in seven…
WASHINGTON (AP) – House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has formally announced she is seeking re-election to the job. In a letter to House Democrats Wednesday she tells them she already has support from two-thirds of the caucus. Democrats disgruntled about last week’s election results had pressured Pelosi to delay leadership elections that had been scheduled…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Czech President Milos Zeman has called U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s former wife, Ivana, to thank her for her “courage” and interest to become the new U.S. ambassador to Prague. In a Wednesday statement, Zeman said he’s pleased with that because “the U.S. cannot send a better ambassador to Prague” than her. Zeman…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Over 300 U.S. businesses have signed a statement calling on President-elect Donald Trump to support the Paris Agreement on climate change – including General Mills, eBay, Intel, Unilever, and dozens of other Fortune 500 companies. Their statement reads “implementing the Paris Agreement will enable and encourage businesses and investors to turn the…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The mayor of a West Virginia town has issued an apology for her response to a racist post on Facebook about first lady Michelle Obama. Clay Mayor Beverly Whaling says her comment wasn’t intended to be racist. Clay County Development Corp. director Pamela Ramsey Taylor made the post following Republican Donald…
OREM, Utah (AP) – Utah police say a 16-year-old boy is in custody after five male students were stabbed at a high school. Orem police Lt. Craig Martinez told reporters on Tuesday each victim was stabbed at least once at Mountain View High school and their conditions range from critical to fair. Martinez says it…
NEW YORK (AP) – PBS says Gwen Ifill, the veteran journalist and co-anchor of the network’s “NewsHour” with Judy Woodruff, died today of cancer. She was 61. A former newspaper reporter, Ifill switched to television and worked for NBC News and PBS. She moderated two vice presidential debates. She took a leave from her nightly…
