President Trump’s sons’ visit to Dubai this week has costed taxpayers a minimum of $73,000 in security costs, according to government purchase orders viewed by CBS News. The purchase orders describe the costs for United States Secret Service agents to stay at hotels close to the Trump property and car […]
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Congressman pulls out loaded gun at constituent meeting
ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina congressman pulled out his own loaded handgun during a meeting with constituents Friday to make a point that guns are dangerous only in the hands of criminals. Republican U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman placed the .38-caliber gun on a table during the “coffee […]
Taxes: Is there a better way?
Is there A BETTER WAY to file our tax returns than wrestling with all those confusing forms we have to deal with now? Well, there just might be. Our Cover Story is reported by Chip Reid: Stanford Law professor Joseph Bankman wants to make doing your taxes a lot easier. […]
Wye Oak performs “Lifer”
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Report: EPA spent millions on security for embattled chief Scott Pruitt
WASHINGTON (AP) — Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt’s concern with his safety came at a steep cost to taxpayers as his swollen security detail blew through overtime budgets and at times diverted officers away from investigating environmental crimes. Altogether, the agency spent millions of dollars for a 20-member full-time […]
White House sends mixed signals on trade fight
WASHINGTON — The trade clash between President Donald Trump and China’s government is escalating, with Beijing pledging to “counterattack with great strength” if Mr. Trump follows through on threats to impose tariffs on an additional $100 billion in Chinese goods. Mr. Trump made his out-of-the-blue move when China threatened to retaliate […]
Authorities warn flash floods, mudflows, rockslides possible in heavy Calif. rain
SAN FRANCISCO — Tourists streamed out of Yosemite National Park, San Francisco baseball fans had a game cancelled by rain for the first time in a dozen years, and authorities kept a close eye on swelling rivers and rising water at a damaged dam as a “Pineapple Express” storm drenched […]
Eye Opener: Stocks slide on new trade threats
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Steve Spurrier to coach Orlando team in new pro football spring league
Steve Spurrier is returning to football. The Alliance of American Football, a new professional spring league set to debut next February, revealed the AAF’s first host city will be Orlando with college football Hall of Famer Spurrier serving as coach. The Alliance’s co-founder Charlie Ebersol, former NFL star Hines Ward, […]
14 dead after Canadian junior hockey team bus crash
NIPAWIN, Saskatchewan — Canadian police said early Saturday 14 people were killed and 14 people were injured after a truck collided with a bus carrying a junior hockey team to a playoff game in Western Canada. Police say there were 28 people, including the driver, on board the bus of the […]