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Obama commutes 330 drug sentences on last day as president

Thu, 19 Jan 2017 20:38:27 GMTBY JOSH LEDERMAN
ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON — In a last major act as president, Barack Obama cut short the sentences of 330 federal inmates convicted of drug crimes on Thursday, bringing his bid to correct what he’s called a systematic injustice to a climactic close.
With his final...

 

Senegal: Troops enter Gambia in effort to oust longtime ruler

Thu, 19 Jan 2017 20:46:03 GMTTHE ASSOCIATED PRESSDAKAR, Senegal — Senegalese troops charged into neighboring Gambia late Thursday to support the country’s newly inaugurated president, while longtime ruler Yahya Jammeh showed no sign of stepping down.
The troops moved in shortly after Adama Barrow w...

 

What’s on the Trump menu? Lobster, steak and chocolate

Thu, 19 Jan 2017 20:50:07 GMTBY MARK KENNEDY
AP ENTERTAINMENT WRITERNEW YORK — Donald Trump’s first meal as president of the United States isn’t too far from the typical power lunch for a billionaire businessman — lobster, beef and a rich chocolate dessert.
The inaugural committee Thursday released the lunch menu fo...

 

Trump lays wreath at Arlington Cemetery

Thu, 19 Jan 2017 20:54:04 GMTTHE ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump is laying a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery as he continues his countdown to inauguration.
Trump was joined in the ceremony by Vice President-elect Mike Pence.
The pair silently placed a wreath in fro...

 

George W. Bush says ill parents ‘much better’

Thu, 19 Jan 2017 20:56:03 GMTTHE ASSOCIATED PRESSHOUSTON — Former President George W. Bush says his father, the 41st president George H.W. Bush, and mother, Barbara Bush, are doing “much better” as they’re being treated for illnesses at Houston Methodist Hospital.
The nation’s 43rd president, in h...

 

Iran shocked by deadly fire, collapse of Tehran high-rise

Thu, 19 Jan 2017 21:10:03 GMTBY AMIR VAHDAT AND JON GAMBRELL
ASSOCIATED PRESSTEHRAN, Iran — A historic high-rise building in the heart of Iran’s capital caught fire and later collapsed Thursday, killing at least 30 firefighters and leaving their stunned colleagues and bystanders weeping in the streets.
The disaster at the 17...

 

PHOTO: Swing and a Smile

Thu, 19 Jan 2017 21:16:24 GMT...

 

Dow industrials post 5th straight decline

Thu, 19 Jan 2017 21:24:09 GMTTHE ASSOCIATED PRESSNEW YORK — Stocks ended slightly lower on Wall Street, pushing the Dow Jones industrial average to its fifth loss in a row.
Utilities and real estate companies fell the most on Thursday. Those high-dividend sectors have the most to lose from rising ...

 

President-elect leaves Trump Tower for DC

Thu, 19 Jan 2017 16:40:02 GMTTHE ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump is heading to Washington for his inauguration.
Trump and his family drove away from Trump Tower in New York City Thursday morning. Some onlookers and hecklers gathered on Manhattan’s streets to watch the mot...

 

2-year-old boy recovering after being hit by vehicle in Pueblo

Thu, 19 Jan 2017 17:32:03 GMTBY RYAN SEVERANCE
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINA 2-year-old male was struck Thursday by a slow-moving vehicle morning on Pueblo’s North Side.
A man was pulling out of his parking spot on Spaulding Avenue and began accelerating forward when the child ran out into the road and was hit by the car, a...

 

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