Category Archives: Canadian Press
High court likely to say states can't levy excessive fines
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court left little doubt Wednesday that it would rule that the Constitution’s ban on excessive fines applies to the states, an outcome that could help an Indiana man reco...
Nov 28, 2018
Senate defies Trump, showing anger with Saudis for Khashoggi
WASHINGTON - Defying President Donald Trump, senators sent a strong signal Wednesday that they want to punish Saudi Arabia for its role in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. By a bipartisan 63-...
Nov 28, 2018
Market to parse Powell words for clues to Fed's future hikes
WASHINGTON - Is the Federal Reserve considering a pullback in its interest rate hikes? Chairman Jerome Powell’s recent observations have suggested that while the U.S. economy remains on firm foo...
Nov 28, 2018
LA joins other big cities in legalizing street vending
LOS ANGELES - It was his 63rd birthday but instead of staying home to celebrate Wednesday, Andres Garcia got in his truck and drove 25 miles to Los Angeles City Hall to see the little sidewalk vending...
Nov 28, 2018
Venezuela's next generation of opposition plays a long game
CARACAS, Venezuela - Roberto Patino, a rising star in Venezuela’s unravelling opposition movement, pushes through a crowd of children clutching spoons and waiting to eat. The 30-year-old organiz...
Nov 28, 2018
Pelosi, nominated for speaker, must now get the votes
WASHINGTON - Nancy Pelosi isn’t speaker of the House just yet, but her path back to the gavel is now firmly in sight. Pelosi was overwhelmingly nominated to become House speaker in an internal D...
Nov 28, 2018
Trump suggests he's looking into tariffs on car imports
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump hinted Wednesday that he’s looking into slapping tariffs on car imports, a day after he threatened to slash federal subsidies to General Motors for wanting to...
Nov 28, 2018
As shutdown looms, Trump and GOP leaders discuss border wall
WASHINGTON - With a partial government shutdown possible on Dec. 7, President Donald Trump has met with Republican leaders to hash out a spending plan that includes money for Trump’s proposed bo...
Nov 28, 2018
Write then run: Dems pen books while weighing 2020 campaigns
WASHINGTON - Speaking to a packed auditorium of enthusiastic young people Tuesday night, Bernie Sanders already seemed to be campaigning for the White House again. But the Vermont senator was appearin...
Nov 28, 2018
World faces 'impossible' task at post-Paris climate talks
KATOWICE, Poland - Three years after sealing a landmark global climate deal in Paris, world leaders are gathering again to agree on the fine print. The euphoria of 2015 has given way to sober realizat...
Nov 28, 2018