KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Kansas City, Kansas, police say a 10-year-old boy who was killed while riding the world’s tallest water slide died of a neck injury. Police say Caleb Schwab was one of three passengers riding in a boat Sunday on the Verruckt water slide at Schlitterbahn Waterpark. According to a police statement,…
An early favorite in the Republican presidential race, Jeb Bush said in May that he wouldn’t vote for Trump
The sponsor of a bill targeting distracted driving says his measure doesn’t specifically cite coffee, despite recent news reports focusing on the beverage
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – Thank goodness it’s the slow season in Florida. At least that’s what officials and representatives of the state’s multibillion-dollar tourism industry are thinking in the wake of the news that 15 people have been infected with Zika in a small, trendy neighborhood in Miami. The outbreak has sent another chill through…
Congress is not expected to interrupt its lengthy summer break to pass the anti-Zika legislation
Analysts say consumer spending might boost the economy in the coming months
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) – House Speaker Paul Ryan is reaffirming his support for Donald Trump in his first comments since the Republican nominee declined to endorse the speaker in his upcoming GOP primary. Ryan brushed off Trump’s stance, telling a radio interviewer in Green Bay, Wis., that the only endorsement he cares about is…
CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger says he cannot support Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. During an appearance Wednesday on CNN, Kinzinger said he is unlikely to vote for Trump because the nominee was “beginning to cross a lot of red lines of the unforgivable in politics.” CBS-Chicago reports that in an email, Kinzinger’s spokeswoman…
The report shows that many businesses are still hiring even as growth has been sluggish this year
WASHINGTON (AP) – Donald Trump’s campaign says it raised $80 million in July to support his bid as well as the Republican Party. The numbers mark a significant upswing since May, when Trump was badly outraised by Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. He now has $37 million cash-on-hand. Clinton raised $63 million in July for her…