With executive order, Trump tosses a 'bomb' into fragile health insurance markets
President Trump’s executive order instructing federal agencies to grant relief to constituencies affected by the Affordable Care Act has begun to reverberate throughout the nation’s health-care system, injecting further uncertainty into an already unsettled insurance landscape. The political signal of the order, which Trump signed just hours after being sworn into office, was clear: Even before the Republican-led Congress acts to repeal the 2010 law, the new administration will move swiftly to ..>> view originalMadonna says speech at women's rally 'taken wildly out of context'
Madonna defended her fiery speech about President Donald Trump on Sunday, saying her words were “taken wildly out of context.” The singer directed her anger at Trump during a speech at the Women’s March in Washington on Sunday. She told the crowd that she had at times been angry after the election and had thought "an awful lot about blowing up the White House." Madonna took to Instagram to try to clarify what she was trying to say. She said she was attempting to express there are two ways to re..>> view originalHistoric concrete ship SS Palo Alto smashed in half by record Calif. storm waves
Waves crash into the wreckage of the WW1-era ship, S.S. Palo Alto, at Rio Del Mar in Aptos, Calif., on Jan. 21. (Kevin Johnson/The Santa Cruz Sentinel via AP) Mighty storm swells pummeled the California coast over the weekend. In San Diego, waves swept two women, one fatally, away from shoreline rocks and into the surf. Some 400 miles to the north, the storm took another casualty. This one was a ship, a curious artifact of American history. The swells tore the stern off a crumbling but famo..>> view originalTrump team doubles down on media criticism
Trump's top aide and the White House chief of staff took to the Sunday show circuit to defend the president and White House press secretary Sean Spicer, both of whom accused the press of lying about the number of people who attended the inauguration.Trump's team hit the media Sunday for focusing on crowd sizes, and accused members of the press of trying to delegitimize his presidency.“You’re saying it’s a falsehood. And they’re giving — Sean Spicer, our press secretary, gave alternative facts to..>> view originalUnited flights delayed after computer glitch grounds US planes
A computer problem forced United Airlines to ground all domestic flights for about an hour on Sunday evening, causing a cascade of delays and annoying customers throughout the United States. The "ground halt," which the unit of United Continental Holdings disclosed in a tweet at 8:06 pm ET and lifted about an hour later, follows a series of problems at United and other airlines last year. Tweet International flights were not affected, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The number of ..>> view originalDramatic rescues, flooding, evacs amid downpours in Southern California
LOS ANGELES -- The third and most powerful in a series of storms pounded Southern California, dropping nearly 4 inches of rain south of Los Angeles, flooding freeways and raising concerns about damaging mudslides.Commuters could expect a messy drive to work Monday in several areas, with rainfall expected to ease slightly but not taper off until Tuesday.Flash flood watches and warnings were in effect for swaths of greater Los Angeles and across Southern California, where multiple roads were close..>> view originalWeek ahead: Trump's defense team takes over
President Donald TrumpDonald TrumpGOP senators to introduce ObamaCare replacement plan Top Dem comes out against Tillerson ahead of key vote Trump: 'Busy week planned' with focus on jobs, national security MORE's top two defense picks were sworn in on Friday, becoming the first members of his Cabinet to take their posts.Retired Marine Gen. James Mattis is serving as Defense secretary, and Gen. John Kelly is the new Homeland Security Secretary.They were both confirmed by the Senate on Friday and ..>> view originalRubio faces moment of truth on secretary of state vote
FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2017, file photo, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., questions Secretary of State-designate Rex Tillerson during Tillerson’s confirmation hearing before the committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Rubio’s moment of truth is at hand as a Senate committee prepares to vote on Tillerson. Rubio tangled with Tillerson over Russia at his nomination hearing, but faces a tough call over whether to defy his new president and onetime GOP primary foe. (Steve Helber, File/Associated Press..>> view original1 dead, multiple injured San Antonio shopping mall shooting
Two suspects were taken into custody after a robbery inside a shopping mall ended in a shooting that left one man dead and several other people injured, San Antonio police said.Police Chief William McManus said the two suspects robbed a jewelry store at the Rolling Oaks Mall on Sunday afternoon. After the suspects fled the store, a man described by McManus as a "good Samaritan" tried to stop the two men. One of the robbers fatally shot the man, McManus said. A second individual, who was carryi..>> view originalEast Coast, California brace for powerful storms
In south Florida, 7 million people remain under tornado watches after storms ravaged the Southeast, killing 18 people and destroying homes across three states.Heavy rain and strong winds are also expected across the Mid-Atlantic, with gusts near 60 mph possible in New York City.Meantime, flash flood watches are in effect in the Los Angeles area, with small pockets of the region under mandatory evacuation as heavy downpours have triggered minor mud and debris flows. Storms are blamed for two deat..>> view original
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