Trump Signs Executive Orders to Boost Coal

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed four executive orders aimed at boosting coal, a reliable but polluting energy source that’s long been in decline. Under the orders, Trump will use his emergency authority to allow some older coal-fired power plants set for retirement to keep producing electricity to meet rising U.S. power demand…MORE

Netanyahu-trump Meeting Reveals Unexpected Gaps on Key Issues

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu traveled to Washington for a hastily organized visit bringing a long list of concerns. Iran. Tariffs. Turkey’s surging influence in Syria. And the war in Gaza. Netanyahu appeared to leave the meeting largely empty-handed — a stark contrast with his triumphant visit two months ago.…MORE

Texas Measles Outbreak Tops 500 Cases

LUBBOCK, Tx. (AP) — Public health officials say a day care facility in a Texas county that’s part of the measles outbreak has multiple cases, including children too young to be fully vaccinated. West Texas is in the middle of a still-growing measles outbreak with 505 cases as of Tuesday and the state expanding the…MORE

Supreme Court Blocks Order Requiring Trump Administration to Reinstate Thousands of Federal Workers

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has blocked an order for the Trump administration to return to work thousands of federal employees who were let go in mass firings aimed at dramatically downsizing the federal government. The justices acted Tuesday in the Republican administration’s emergency appeal of a ruling by a federal judge in California…MORE

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