National News

NY Times: Trump Paid $750 in US Income Taxes in 2016, 2017

Washington D.C. (AP) President Donald Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes the year he ran for president and in his first year in the White House. That is according to a report in The New York Times. Trump has fiercely guarded his tax filings, becoming the only president in modern times not to…
Read More

GOP expecting Trump to tap Barrett for Supreme Court

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are expecting President Donald Trump to announce Saturday that he is nominating Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, as he aims to put a historic stamp on the high court just weeks before the election. Even before Trump unveils the pick, conservative groups and congressional allies are laying the…
Read More

Seoul: North Korea’s Kim Apologizes Over Shooting Death

Seoul, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has apologized over the killing of a South Korea official who may have crossed the disputed sea border while trying to defect. It’s extremely unusual for a North Korean leader to apologize to rival South Korea on any issue. South Korea’s…
Read More

Officials plead for calm amid anger over Breonna Taylor case

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Authorities are pleading for calm while activists are vowing to fight on in Kentucky’s largest city after a gunman wounded two police officers during anguished protests over the decision not to charge officers for killing Breonna Taylor. A new round of demonstrations in U.S. cities was set off by outrage over…
Read More

Dismay Over Breonna Taylor Spills Into America’s Streets

Louisville, KY (AP) — Anger, frustration and sadness over the decision not to charge Kentucky police officers for Breonna Taylor’s death has poured into America’s streets. Protesters lashed out at a criminal justice system they say is stacked against Black people. Violence seized the demonstrations in Taylor's hometown of Louisville as gunfire rang out Wednesday…
Read More