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President Donald Trump said Monday that Herman Cain has withdrawn from consideration for a seat on the Federal Reserve’s board amid a focus on past scandals and doubts about his qualifications for the role. Cain is a former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza who dropped out of the 2012 presidential race […]

The U.S. will no longer grant any waivers to countries to purchase Iranian oil, fully implementing the sanctions that President Donald Trump reimposed nearly a year ago when he withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal. The end of waivers means that those countries that continue to buy Iranian oil will […]

The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it will hear three high-profile cases involving employment discrimination against LGBT Americans. Together, the court will determine whether federal civil rights protections extend to include sexual orientation and gender identity. The cases center on Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, […]

Democrat Elizabeth Warren is proposing the elimination of existing student loan debt for millions of Americans, part of a sweeping set of education funding proposals announced as she and other presidential candidates seek to differentiate themselves in a sprawling field. The Massachusetts senator says the proposal would eliminate almost all […]

Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts announced he’s mounting a bid for president in 2020, expanding the Democratic field to 19 candidates. “I’m here to tell you, and to tell America, that I’m running for president of the United States,” Moulton told ABC News Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos on “Good Morning […]

Officials say a Kansas zookeeper who was attacked by a Sumatran tiger is out of intensive care. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that city officials announced Monday that the Topeka Zoo employee’s condition has improved. Her name hasn’t been released. The 7-year-old male tiger, named Sanjiv, attacked the woman Saturday morning […]

The suspect in the 1975 death of a teenager in Georgia has died before she could be put on trial. Georgia news outlets report that 16-year-old Cheryl White and then 18-year-old Mary Jane Stewart were roommates living in an apartment complex in the city of Warner Robins when White was […]

Indiana State Police are to make an announcement about the investigation into the 2017 killings of two teenage girls found dead on a hiking trail. State police say Superintendent Doug Carter will discuss how the investigation has gone in a “new direction” during a midday Monday news conference in Delphi. […]

A complex storm system is moving from the Rockies into the central U.S., stretching from the Midwest into the southern Plains, threatening Texas and the Great Lakes with severe weather and flooding. (ABC News) A strong system is making its way across the U.S. again. Over the next three days, […]

It’s Monday, April 22, 2019. Let’s start here. 1. ‘Jesus Christ spattered in blood’ A series of bombings in Sri Lanka targeting Christians and tourists killed at least 290 and wounded more than 500 on Easter Sunday. Eight bombs, including six at churches and hotels, detonated around 8:45 a.m. local […]