David Koch David Koch, a billionaire who plowed cash into conservative politics with his brother, has diedChicago Tribune - By Steve PeoplesBillionaire industrialist David H. Koch, who with his older brother, Charles, transformed American politics by pouring their riches into conservative causes, has died at age 79. Charles Koch announced
France The G-7 is meeting this weekend in France. What is it, what do they discuss and why does Trump want Russia back in?Chicago Tribune - By DAVID McHUGHFor the 45th year in a row, seven of the most powerful people in the world will get together for an informal summit that has weathered everything from the Cold War through the global financial crisis U.S.
DeforestationThe Amazon rainforest is on fire. The president of Brazil is defiant, suggesting the fires were set by groups who dislikeChicago Tribune - By MARCELO SILVA de SOUSAAmid global concern about raging fires in the Amazon, Brazil’s government complained Thursday that it is being targeted in smear campaign by critics who contend President Jair Bolsonaro is not doing enough
Hong Kong As China pushes in, Hong Kong’s first ethnic minority social worker wants a future for everyoneChicago Tribune - By Alice SuJeffrey Andrews' head bobbed up and down as he briskly weaved through the crowds, his bright red cap like a lighthouse in the mist. The 33-year-old waved at the 30 students trailing him, calling in Cantonese:
U.S. ArmyFBI charges 80 people, operating mainly out of LA and Nigeria, with stealing at least $46 million through various fraudChicago Tribune - By STEFANIE DAZIOThe relationship between a Japanese woman and a U.S. Army captain stationed in Syria started online, through an international social network for digital pen pals. It grew into an internet romance over
Bernie Sanders $16 trillion Bernie Sanders climate plan builds on the Green New DealChicago Tribune - By KATHLEEN RONAYNE and JUANA SUMMERSDemocratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders released a $16.3 trillion climate plan Thursday that builds on the Green New Deal and calls for the United States to move to renewable energy across the
Medal of Freedom President Trump awarding Medal of Freedom to NBA legend Bob CousyChicago Tribune - By KALI ROBINSONPresident Donald Trump is to present basketball legend Bob Cousy with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, in an Oval Office ceremony on Thursday. Cousy, 91, played the
Politics AP poll: 62% disapprove of Trump’s job performanceChicago Tribune - By TEVE PEOPLES and HANNAH FINGERHUTAbout 6 in 10 Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump’s overall job performance, according to a new poll released Thursday by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, which
Republican Jewish Coalition Most American Jews vote Democratic, and the president is calling them ‘very disloyal’ to Israel. Uh, why?Chicago Tribune - By JILL COLVIN and ELANA SCHORPresident Donald Trump’s branding of American Jews who vote for Democrats as “disloyal” to their religion and Israel prompted alarms of anti-Semitism. But his ultimate aim appears to be dividing Democrats,
Jay Inslee Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says he’s ending his 2020 Democratic presidential bidChicago Tribune - By Rachel La CorteWashington Gov. Jay Inslee, who made fighting climate change the central theme of his presidential campaign, announced Wednesday night that he is ending his bid for the 2020 Democratic nomination. Inslee
Greenland What makes Greenland so appealing that Trump would want it?Chicago TribuneU.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel a visit to Denmark next month after his offer to buy Greenland was rejected has thrust this ice-covered semi-autonomous Danish territory into the spotlight
Greenland Trump scolds Denmark, calls prime minister ‘nasty’ over rejection of his unsolicited idea to buy their semi-autonomous territoryChicago Tribune - By JAN M. OLSEN and LAURIE KELLMANEscalating an international spat, President Donald Trump said Wednesday he scrapped his trip to Denmark because the prime minister made a “nasty” statement when she rejected his idea to buy Greenland an
U.S. Dept. of Defense Pentagon cancels Boeing’s billion-dollar missile defense projectChicago Tribune - By Robert BurnsThe Pentagon is pulling the plug on a billion-dollar, technically troubled project to build a better weapon to destroy incoming missiles. The move is aimed in part at considering new approaches to missile
Trump Administration Trump administration moves to end legal limits on child detentionChicago Tribune - By COLLEEN LONGThe Trump administration is moving to end a long-standing federal court agreement that limits how long immigrant children can be kept in detention, a decision that will almost certainly lead to a new fight
U.S. Air Force Houthi rebels in Yemen say they have shot down a U.S. droneChicago Tribune - By SAMY MAGDYYemen's Houthi rebels claimed they shot down a U.S. drone over the country's north, as a leading rights group said Wednesday the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis killed at least 47 Yemeni fishermen
PoliticsTrump backs off support for universal background checks after NRA lobbying, saying the U.S. already has ‘very, very strongChicago Tribune - By JILL COLVINPresident Donald Trump insisted Tuesday that the U.S. already has “very, very strong background checks” for gun purchases in the latest sign that he is backing away from throwing his political support
trump news update Trump says any Jews who vote for Democrats show ‘great disloyalty’Chicago Tribune - By ONATHAN LEMIRE and DARLENE SUPERVILLEShowing a fresh willingness to play politics along religious lines, President Donald Trump said that American Jewish people who vote for Democrats show "either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty."
MichiganMichigan beer company pays off school lunch debts after bartender and teacher speaks up on social media: ‘It’s a problemChicago TribuneA beer company is ensuring that a northern Michigan school district starts the new year with no student lunch debt. A foundation affiliated with The Mitten Brewing Co. paid $2,700 to erase unpaid meals
Ohio Former football coach who chased away school shooter will run for state House in OhioChicago TribuneAn educator who chased away the teenager who fatally shot three students at an Ohio high school says he'll campaign for a state House seat. Frank Hall tells Cleveland.com he wants to join the Legislature
Paul Ryan Paul Ryan moving family from Wisconsin to D.C.-areaChicago TribuneFormer House Speaker Paul Ryan is moving his family from his hometown of Janesville to a house in a Washington, D.C., suburb less than a year after he retired from Congress saying he wanted to spend more
Democrats Democrats got thumped ahead of redistricting in 2010. Now they’re trying to take back statehouses with Trump on the ticket.Chicago Tribune - By BRIAN SLODYSKO and PAUL J. WEBERDemocrats still shaken by the 2010 tea party wave that netted Republicans six governors' offices, flipped 21 statehouse chambers and drove nearly 700 Democratic state legislators from office are mounting
Jeffrey Epstein Jeffrey Epstein signed will 2 days before killing himself in jail, court records showChicago Tribune - By JIM MUSTIAN and CURT ANDERSONJeffrey Epstein signed a will just two days before he killed himself in jail, new court records show, opening a new legal front in what could be a long battle over the financier's fortune. Court papers
Recession White House insists ‘fundamentals’ of economy are strong amid concerns that a recession could imperil Trump’s reelectionChicago Tribune - By ZEKE MILLER and JOSH BOAKThe "fundamentals" of the U.S. economy are solid, the White House asserted on Monday, invoking an ill-fated political declaration of a decade ago amid mounting concern that a recession could imperil President
Seattle, WA 5 hurt when dump truck crashes into Seattle sandwich shopChicago TribuneA dump truck crashed into a pedestrian, vehicles and a Subway restaurant in Seattle’s historic Pioneer Square district, injuring five people. Four of the people had serious injuries and were taken to Medical
Indiana Jury selection begins for Indiana man accused of murder, cannibalismChicago TribuneJury selection began Monday in the trial of a southern Indiana man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and eating parts of her body nearly five years ago. Because of the attention the case garnered in
Nicolás Maduro U.S. talks secretly to Venezuela socialist party bossChicago Tribune - By JOSHUA GOODMANThe U.S. has made secret contact with Venezuela’s socialist party boss as close allies of President Nicolás Maduro’s inner circle seek guarantees they won’t face prosecution for alleged abuses and crimes
U.S. Dept. of Defense Pentagon conducts 1st test of previously banned missileChicago Tribune - By ROBERT BURNS and LOLITA C. BALDORThe U.S. military has conducted a flight test of a type of missile banned for more than 30 years by a treaty that both the United States and Russia abandoned this month, the Pentagon said. The test off
Planned Parenthood Planned Parenthood leaves federal family planning programChicago Tribune - By DAVID CRARY and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARPlanned Parenthood says it’s pulling out of the federal family planning program rather than abide by a new Trump administration rule prohibiting participants from referring patients for abortions. Planned
Jeffrey Epstein U.S. prisons chief removed after Jeffrey Epstein’s deathChicago Tribune - By MICHAEL BALSAMOAttorney General William Barr has removed the acting director of the Bureau of Prisons from his position more than a week after millionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein took his own life while in federal
