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President Donald Trump answers questions with first lady

Trump's court threat over impeachment defies '93 ruling

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he'll go directly to the U.S. Supreme Court "if the partisan Dems" ever try to impeach him.

Family WHO: No screen time for babies
The World Health Organization has issued its first-ever guidance for how much screen time children under 5 should get: not very much, and none at all for those under 1.
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World Sri Lanka official: Most bombers highly educated
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Many of the suicide bombers who killed more than 350 people ...
9:01 AM
TV Man or cyborg? 'Jeopardy!' champ passes $1 million mark
There's no truth to the rumor that James Holzhauer is a cyborg created to be ...
8:57 AM
Nation 6 key excerpts from the Mueller report
Here are a half-dozen noteworthy excerpts from special counsel Robert Mueller's report.
4/18/19
Nation Boy Scouts could be hit with more sex abuse claims
The lawyers' ads on the internet aggressively seeking clients to file sexual abuse lawsuits give ...
8:44 AM
Nation For white candidates, straight talk on race becoming a must
After touring the National Lynching Memorial recently, former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper spoke of the ...
8:28 AM
Nation 10 things to know for today
Your daily look at late breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be ...
7:37 AM
Nation The 20 Democrats, Republicans running for president in 2020
Read quick snapshots of the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates who have announced so far.
4/10/19
Politics 1600: Muzzle on McGahn? The stonewall gets higher
Executive privilege may be harder to assert in preventing the ex-White House counsel and others from testifying in Congress because they were allowed to talk to Mueller's team.
6:29 AM
Nassau A fallen Marine from Long Island remembered
It started on weekday mornings in Locust Valley some 15 years ago when Robert Hendriks ...
5:18 AM
Suffolk LI Buddhist center honors Sri Lanka victims
A group of about 40 meditate and take part in ceremonies to remember the hundreds killed and injured in the Easter Sunday attacks on churches, hotels, and other sites.
4/23/19
New York In letters, bomb sender Sayoc hopes to help others
In notes to federal judge, supporter of President Trump who mailed explosive devices to prominent Democrats, decries "liberal left" while expressing remorse.
4/23/19