Grandson of 10th U.S. President John Tyler dies at 96
Harrison Ruffin Tyler, the last living grandson of U.S. President John Tyler, born 83 years after his grandfather left the White House in 1845, has died at 96.
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Elon Musk leaving Trump administration after leading effort to cut government spending
Elon Musk is leaving his government role as a top adviser to President Trump after spearheading efforts to reduce and overhaul the federal bureaucracy.
Federal court blocks President Trump from imposing tariffs
A federal court has blocked President Trump from imposing tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law.
NPR sues Trump administration over executive order to cut funding
National Public Radio and three stations have filed a lawsuit against President Trump, arguing that an executive order aimed at cutting federal funding for the organization is illegal.
President Trump honors fallen soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery
President Trump has honored fallen service members during a Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, calling them “great, great warriors” who were “America’s best and bravest.”
“Duck Dynasty” TV star and family patriarch Phil Robertson dies
Phil Robertson, who turned his small duck calling interest in the sportsman’s paradise of northern Louisiana into a big business and conservative cultural phenomenon, died Sunday at 79.
President Trump threatens to put 25% tariffs on Apple iPhones
President Trump has threatened to put a 25% tariff on iPhones unless Apple moves production to the U.S.
SPLC: Hate groups in the U.S. decline but their influence grows
The Montgomery-based Southern Poverty Law Center says the number of white nationalist, hate and anti-government groups around the U.S. has dropped slightly.
U.S. House approves President Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and program cuts after all-night session
House Republicans stayed up all night to pass their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package, with Speaker Mike Johnson unifying his ranks to get the bill approved.
George Wendt, who played a beloved barfly on ‘Cheers’ and found another home onstage, dies at 76
George Wendt, an actor with an Everyman charm who played the affable, beer-loving barfly Norm on the hit 1980s TV comedy “Cheers,” has died.
