North Carolina’s Democratic governor vetoed a controversial bill on Wednesday that would have required sheriffs in the state to closely cooperate with federal immigration enforcement. Among other things, HB 370, passed by the state House of Representatives on Tuesday and by the state Senate in June, would have required authorities to determine whether prisoners are…… MORE
Police are searching for a gunman who opened fire and injured four students during a college block party in Atlanta. Atlanta Police responded to a report of multiple people shot just after 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, authorities told CNN. On arrival, officers found Clark Atlanta University and Spelman College police giving aid to three wounded women.…… MORE
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging the Trump administration to spare olive oil from being targeted by potential tariffs on European goods. In a letter on Wednesday, 19 House members, led by New Jersey Democratic Rep. Bill Pascrell and Texas Republican Rep. Jodey Arrington, pleaded with US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to reconsider imposing…… MORE
President Donald Trump spent most of last week at his Bedminster golf club, where he sometimes retreats from the public eye. When he left Washington for New Jersey, we thought there was a chance it would be a quiet week in presidential dishonesty. Naturally, he made 84 false claims. That was his highest total in…… MORE
Carlos Ramos will not serve as chair umpire for any Serena Williams or Venus Williams matches at the 2019 US Open, a United States Tennis Association spokesman told CNN on Wednesday. Ramos was the chair umpire for last year’s volatile US Open women’s singles final between Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka. A then-20-year-old Osaka prevailed…… MORE
South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday knocked President Donald Trump for abandoning his previous calls for tougher background checks and said the National Rifle Association holds power over the President. “A 30-minute call with the president of NRA reminded him who’s in charge,” the South Bend, Indiana mayor said at an event in…… MORE
At this moment in the era of Peak TV, any old notions about major movie stars like Kirsten Dunst making a transition to television are kaput, with some of Hollywood’s biggest names starring in groundbreaking series that are proving more challenging than much of what the big screen currently has to offer. “I think doing…… MORE
Almost 50 large wildfires are burning in a dozen US states from Texas to Alaska. The McKinley Fire, which has now spread to more than 4,300 acres in Alaska, has destroyed at least 80 structures so far, the Alaska Division of Forestry reported Wednesday morning. Meanwhile, at least 48 large fires are actively burning in…… MORE
Minutes of the Fed’s July interest-rate setting policy meeting released Wednesday showed that central bankers are eager “to maintain optionality” when it comes to charting the course of future interest rate changes for the remainder of this year — and into 2020. The minutes will reinforce the message that Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell sent…… MORE
A Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee is aiming to uncover more examples of potential financial impropriety at the National Rifle Association and convince the powerful House committee to launch a formal investigation into the tax-exempt nonprofit. In a new letter obtained by CNN, Rep. Brad Schneider of Illinois has asked the NRA’s…… MORE
