At an April 2017 committee hearing in a meeting room tucked away in the Capitol’s underground extension, state Senator Paul Bettencourt, a bespectacled Houston Republican, touted a proposal of his then called Senate Bill 1882. The bill was meant to … Continued
By THOMAS ADAMSON, JOHN LEICESTER and NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY, Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Kim Kardashian testified Tuesday that she feared she would be raped and killed during a 2016 armed robbery in Paris, describing the ordeal in stark, emotional terms. … Continued
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN, Associated Press Business Writer UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty is stepping down for personal reasons and the nation’s largest health insurer suspended its full-year financial outlook due to higher-than-expected medical costs. Chairman Stephen Hemsley will become CEO, effective … Continued
By SYLVIE CORBET, Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French movie star Gérard Depardieu ’s fall from grace is now complete. Depardieu further moved down from the pinnacle of French cinema Tuesday as he was found guilty of sexually assaulting two … Continued
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, Associated Press Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation may have picked up slightly last month as President Donald Trump’s widespread tariffs kicked in, a trend economists expect will become more visible in the coming months. Consumer prices … Continued
President Donald Trump is no longer the most important American in the world. He is certainly the most powerful, at least for three more years, but power is only one measure of importance. On Thursday, a Chicago native and Villanova … Continued