Trump Says New Proposal Will Lower Some US Drug Prices
WASHINGTON (AP) — Less than two weeks before the midterm elections, President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a plan to lower prices for some prescription drugs, saying it would stop unfair practices that force Americans to pay much more than people in other countries for the same medications. "We are taking aim at the global…
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Merkel Threatens Action for Saudi Writer Slaying
ISTANBUL (AP) — The Latest on the killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi (all times local): 9:30 p.m. German Chancellor Angela Merkel says her country is prepared to take "appropriate measures together with international partners" following the killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi. Merkel's office didn't elaborate on the warning in a statement Thursday following…
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Sources: FBI Probing if Bombs Meant to Detonate
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on pipe bombs sent to prominent Democrats and CNN (all times local): 3:10 p.m. Investigators probing crude pipe bombs sent to prominent Democrats are trying to determine whether the devices were intended to detonate or whether they were simply sent to sow fear. That's according to two law enforcement officials…
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Government Ranks 18 US Volcanoes as ‘Very High Threat’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Government scientists are classifying 18 U.S. volcanoes as a "very high threat" because of what's been happening inside them and how close they are to people. The U.S. Geological Survey is updating its volcano threat assessments for the first time since 2005. The danger list is topped by Hawaii's Kilauea, which has…
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Mattis Expected to Send Hundreds of Troops to Border
By ROBERT BURNS , AP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is expected to sign an order as early as Thursday sending 800 or more troops to the southern border to support the Border Patrol, a U.S. official said. Mattis is responding to a request from President Donald Trump, who says he's…
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