SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Sunday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un committed in the rivals’ surprise meeting…
Backchannel with ‘Dracula’ helped free Utah man in Venezuela
WASHINGTON (AP) – A secret backchannel led by a veteran Republican Senate staffer and a flamboyant Venezuelan official nicknamed “Dracula” broke through hostile relations between…
Resisting Trump in a bright red state
EDMOND, Oklahoma (AP) – Vicki Toombs was watching the returns on election night 2016 when her phone buzzed – a text from her 22-year-old son…
ACLU sues Metro for rejecting ads for D.C. conference
The American Civil Liberties Union sued the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority in D.C. Superior Court on Friday after Metro rejected an advertisement touting the…
Amid anti-immigrant sentiment, some Spanish speakers wary
PHOENIX (AP) – Until recently, Lilly Mucarsel has spoken Spanish just about everywhere since arriving in the United States from Ecuador three decades ago: at…
Trump steering clear of messy House immigration fight
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump has spent recent weeks publicly hammering Congress to crack down on “legal loopholes” he says allow criminals to enter…
Sheriff: Parents, don’t bring guns to school lockdowns
POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) – Law enforcement officials in eastern Idaho have issued a public safety warning after several parents responded to a recent school lockdown…
Guatemalan family demands justice in Border Patrol shooting
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) – The family of a Guatemalan immigrant fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Texas this week is demanding justice…
Supermarket suspends political giving amid anti-NRA protest
PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) – Survivors of the Parkland school shooting lay down in “die ins” at two Publix supermarkets Friday to protest the chain’s support…
Civils rights activists rally outside of NFL headquarters
NEW YORK (AP) – Civil rights activists protested outside NFL headquarters Friday, calling on team owners to overturn their new national anthem policy and urging…