Paul Elias, Associated Press Updated 3:09 pm CDT, Thursday, August 16, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: AP Image 1of/5 CaptionClose Image 1 of 5 FILE - This Dec. 3, 2016 file image from video provided by KGO-TV shows the Ghost Ship Warehouse after a fire swept through the Oakland, Calif., building. A Northern California district attorney has told a judge she will no longer consider plea deals for two men charged in a 2016 warehouse fire that killed 36 people attending an unlicensed concert. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the letter Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, a day before the two men are scheduled to return to court. (KGO-TV via AP, File) less FILE - This Dec. 3, 2016 … [Read more...] about AP NewsBreak: No plea deals in Oakland warehouse fire case
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AP FACT CHECK: No Pritzker plan to increase taxes 26 percent
Amanda Seitz, Associated Press Updated 9:27 am PDT, Thursday, August 16, 2018 Photo: Rich Saal, AP Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 Gov. Bruce Rauner greets supporters before he takes the stage at Governor's Day Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018 at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield, Ill. (Rich Saal/The State Journal-Register via AP) Gov. Bruce Rauner greets supporters before he takes the stage at Governor's Day Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018 at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield, Ill. (Rich Saal/The State Journal-Register via AP) Photo: Rich Saal, AP AP FACT CHECK: No Pritzker plan to increase taxes 26 percent 1 / 1 Back to Gallery CHICAGO (AP) — Republican Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner is telling voters that his Democratic opponent J.B. Pritzker plans to raises taxes by 26 percent if he's elected to … [Read more...] about AP FACT CHECK: No Pritzker plan to increase taxes 26 percent
AP FACT CHECK: Trump overstates his role in black job gains
Josh Boak, Associated Press Updated 9:26 pm PDT, Wednesday, August 15, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-3', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 3', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Carolyn Kaster, AP Image 1of/3 CaptionClose Image 1 of 3 President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One, Monday, Aug. 13, 2018, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One, Monday, Aug. 13, 2018, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Photo: Carolyn Kaster, AP Image 2 of 3 White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders calls on a member of the media during the daily press briefing at the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018, in Washington. Sanders announced that President … [Read more...] about AP FACT CHECK: Trump overstates his role in black job gains
AP FACT CHECK: Trump on black unemployment
Josh Boak, Associated Press Updated 12:53 pm PDT, Wednesday, August 15, 2018 Now Playing: During a rally in Florida, President Donald Trump wrongly claimed Americans need photo ID to purchase groceries and compared himself to Abraham Lincoln. (July 31) Media: Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump, who has a reputation for inflaming racial tensions, is defending himself against claims that he's racist by taking credit for recent job gains by black Americans. The administration's argument Tuesday rested on a misleading boast that Trump has done more to help the economic well-being of minorities than Barack Obama, the country's first and only black president. It was similar to the unemployment and jobs figures the president has repeated at political rallies and on Twitter. The implication seemed to be that Obama struggled to create jobs for his fellow minorities, while Trump has a sterling jobs record. window._taboola = … [Read more...] about AP FACT CHECK: Trump on black unemployment
AP Photos: Anxiety evident as Marjory Stoneman year begins
The Associated Press Updated 11:43 am CDT, Wednesday, August 15, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-8', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 8', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Wilfredo Lee, AP Image 1of/8 CaptionClose Image 1 of 8 Charlie Shebes, 16, a junior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School rubs his eyes, as he prepares to go to school, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018, in Parkland, Fla. Shebes was at the school last year when several of his classmates were shot. Students at the school returned Wednesday, to a … [Read more...] about AP Photos: Anxiety evident as Marjory Stoneman year begins