Category: National
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AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EDT
North Korea says it has suspended nuclear, missile testing
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Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens charged over charity donor list
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis prosecutors on Friday charged Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens with a felony for using a charity donor list for his 2016 political campaign, adding to the woes of the first-term Republican governor who responded by calling it another effort to “smear” him.
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In court, Dems allege conspiracy between Trump camp, Russia
NEW YORK (AP) — The Democratic Party sued Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, Russia, WikiLeaks and Trump’s son and son-in-law Friday, accusing them of an intricate conspiracy to undercut Democrats in the 2016 election by stealing tens of thousands of emails and documents.
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The Latest: Attorney General offers help with Greitens case
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Latest on allegations against Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens (all times local):
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For Trump, Giuliani adds toughness, star power to legal team
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) — For weeks, President Donald Trump had grown increasingly frustrated with the cable news chatter that he couldn’t hire a big-name attorney for his legal team.
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Hot potato: Dems shy from Steyer’s talk of impeaching Trump
ATLANTA (AP) — Tom Steyer is on a multimillion-dollar mission to impeach Donald Trump, but Democrats whose campaigns the California billionaire is helping bankroll aren’t keen to follow his lead.
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Haley’s pushback draws fans, rattles White House
NEW YORK (AP) — The public split between the White House and U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley this week over Russia sanctions threw a spotlight on her at-times uneasy relationship with President Donald Trump, even as her deft rebuttal bolstered talk about her own future political fortunes.
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Officials say postal worker hoarded over 17K pieces of mail
NEW YORK (AP) — A postal worker who prosecutors say hoarded away more than 17,000 pieces of undelivered mail in New York City allegedly told investigators he was overwhelmed by the amount of mail he had to deliver.
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Correction: Polygamous Family-Child’s Death story
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — In a story April 19 about a boy from a polygamous family who died, The Associated Press reported erroneously the family’s religious affiliation. The family is fundamentalist Mormon, but do not belong to the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
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Mourners lining up to pay final respects to Barbara Bush
HOUSTON (AP) — His daughter standing behind him, former President George H.W. Bush sat at the front of the cavernous sanctuary of St. Martin’s Episcopal Church. He gazed up at the rose-draped casket holding his wife of 73 years.