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White House tensions catch fire with Scaramucci interviews
Julie Bykowicz and Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press | Posted Jul 28th - 2:58am
President Donald Trump's new communications director exploded the smoldering tensions at the White House into a full-fledged conflagration Thursday, angrily daring Trump's chief of staff to deny he's a "leaker" and exposing West Wing backstabbing in language more suitable to a mobster movie than a seat of presidential stability.
Priebus takes his turn on the Trump administration hot seat
Jill Colvin and Catherine Lucey, Associated Press | Posted Jul 28th - 2:51am
White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus may have little left of his job but his title.
Man charged with fatal Oakland warehouse fire seeks bail
Paul Elias, Associated Press | Posted Jul 28th - 2:07am
One of two men charged with involuntary manslaughter for last year's Oakland warehouse fire that killed 36 people is seeking his release from jail on bail.
Psychologists fight blame for CIA's interrogation tactics
Martha Bellisle, Associated Press | Posted Jul 28th - 1:41am
The two psychologists who helped design the CIA's harsh interrogation methods used in the war on terror are battling with a civil liberties group over their responsibility for detainees being subjected to waterboarding and beatings following the Sept. 11 attacks.
Trump heads to New York towns hit hard by gang violence
Colleen Long, Associated Press | Posted Jul 28th - 12:30am
A wave of gang killings in New York's Long Island suburbs, many involving teenage victims, has caught the attention of President Donald Trump, who is scheduled to travel Friday to one of the towns hit hardest by the violence.
Republican Senators McCain, Murkowski and Collins vote against key health care amendment
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 11:39pm
Republican Senators McCain, Murkowski and Collins vote against key health care amendment.
Teens bond over shared history of suffering from terrorism
Patrick Whittle, Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 11:13pm
Diana Macharia never knew Sri Lanka was an island shaped like a teardrop when she was growing up in Kenya. Now, after meeting fellow victims of terror from the tiny Asian country, its shape makes so much sense to her.
White House aide's tirade tests editors and producers
David Bauder, Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 11:13pm
A presidential aide's explosion of profanity while talking to a reporter about his new White House colleagues tested newsroom leaders Thursday, forcing decisions about whether to use the graphic language or leave much of what he said to the imagination of readers and viewers.
New Jersey agrees to new quarantine rules to end Ebola suit
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 10:57pm
New Jersey agreed to put in place new rules regarding quarantines after a nurse who was quarantined in 2014 after working in Sierra Leone during the deadly Ebola outbreak filed a lawsuit against the state, according to the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey.
The Latest: Scaramucci steps back from 'colorful language'
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 10:21pm
The Latest on White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci and his complaints about White House leaks to the news media (all times local):
US orders diplomats' families to leave Venezuelan capital
Josh Lederman, Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 10:21pm
The United States is ordering relatives of American diplomats to leave the Venezuelan capital ahead of a polarizing vote planned for Sunday to start rewriting the country's constitution.
Christie: Public outcry over Beachgate 'hurt' family
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 9:51pm
Gov. Chris Christie says public outcry over his decision to lounge with his family on a public beach that was closed during New Jersey's government shutdown "upset his children more than anything else" since he's been in office.
School board votes to drop high school's Confederate name
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 9:40pm
School board members voted Thursday night to rename a northern Virginia high school named for a Confederate general, ending two years of debate on the subject.
Texas executes man for killing woman in 2004 after break-in
Michael Graczyk, Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 9:37pm
A Texas prisoner was executed Thursday evening for killing a San Antonio woman after breaking into her apartment more than 13 years ago.
Officer dies after shot multiple times in Indianapolis
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 9:21pm
A police officer died after being shot multiple times while responding to a traffic crash on the south side of Indianapolis, authorities said Thursday.
Officials: Escaped inmate killed after standoff in Louisiana
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 9:11pm
Officials say a fugitive Louisiana inmate thought to have killed a person during his escape from prison has been killed in a standoff with officers.
The Latest: Mayor: Officer's death "shocking and tragic"
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 9:11pm
The Latest on the shooting of a police officer in Indianapolis (all times local):
Texas puts prisoner to death for killing woman in 2004 after breaking into her apartment
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 8:41pm
Texas puts prisoner to death for killing woman in 2004 after breaking into her apartment.
