Blagojevich thinner, white hair via prison video
CHICAGO (AP) - Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has white hair and is wearing prison-issued clothing in a video feed from prison at his resentencing hearing. The glimpse of Blagojevich Tuesday morning is the first official look at the convicted politician since he was incarcerated in 2012. The resentencing hearing was scheduled after an appeals…
Read More
Beyond ‘Obamacare’: State initiatives refocus health debate
WASHINGTON (AP) - Political activists are looking to state ballot questions to move beyond "Obamacare" and refocus the nation's long-running debate over government's role in health care. California voters will decide this fall whether to limit what drug companies can charge many state programs. Coloradans will vote on a state version of a "single-payer" government-run…
Read More
Infant’s death is first Zika-related fatality in Texas
Health officials say there have been no reported cases of Zika virus disease transmitted by mosquitoes in Texas
Read More
Police: Kansas boy suffered fatal neck injury on waterslide
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,…
Read More
In video, Jeb Bush’s son backs Trump
An early favorite in the Republican presidential race, Jeb Bush said in May that he wouldn't vote for Trump
Read More