February 4, 2025, 8:25am Health
Samoa’s top health official on Monday denounced as “a complete lie” remarks that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made during his bid to become U.S. health secretary, rejecting his claim that some who died in the country’s 2019 measles epidemic didn’t have the disease. Read story
February 4, 2025, 8:24am Nation & World
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio left El Salvador on Tuesday with an agreement from that country’s president to accept deportees from the U.S. of any nationality, including violent American criminals now imprisoned in the United States. Read story
February 3, 2025, 8:11pm Clark County News Updated 1 day ago
President Donald Trump has nominated Yacolt Republican Joe Kent, who lost two bids to represent Washington’s 3rd Congressional District, to become director of the National Counterterrorism Center. Read story
February 3, 2025, 4:18pm Business
The Senate on Monday confirmed fossil fuel executive Chris Wright to serve as energy secretary, a key post to promote President Donald Trump’s efforts to achieve U.S. “energy dominance” in the global market. Read story
February 3, 2025, 1:51pm Business
The Department of Government Efficiency, run by President Donald Trump’s billionaire adviser and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, has gained access to sensitive Treasury data including Social Security and Medicare customer payment systems, according to two people familiar with the situation. Read story
February 3, 2025, 1:45pm Latest News
President Donald Trump on Monday agreed to a 30-day pause on his tariff threats against Mexico and Canada as America's two largest trading partners took steps to appease his concerns about border security and drug trafficking. Read story
February 3, 2025, 1:22pm Latest News
Federal disaster aid is nearly everywhere. About 94% of Americans live in a county that has gotten Federal Emergency Management Agency help for disasters since 2011. Read story
February 3, 2025, 12:34pm Latest News
Mitch McConnell said on Sunday that President Donald Trump’s tariffs on foreign allies were a bad idea, but said he supports most of what this administration wants to accomplish. Read story