FBI disbanding Washington-based public corruption squads

WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI is disbanding a Washington-based squad that investigates allegations of fraud and public corruption against members of Congress and other federal officials, people familiar with the matter said Thursday.

US wholesale prices dropped 0.5% despite tariffs

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. wholesale prices dropped unexpectedly in April for the first time in more than a year despite President Donald Trump's sweeping taxes on imports.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyers plan to press Cassie about infidelity

NEW YORK (AP) - Lawyers for Sean "Diddy" Combs say they’ll question R&B singer Cassie on Thursday about how infidelity fueled the combustible, nearly 11-year relationship between the two, as cross-examination of the prosecution’s star witness begins in Combs’ sex trafficking trial.

California Gov. Newsom tries to rebrand himself ahead of potential presidential run

NEW YORK (AP) - Gavin Newsom hosts President Donald Trump’s allies on his podcast. He’s pushing city officials to crack down on homeless encampments. And this week, he proposed limiting health care coverage for immigrants in the country illegally.

Florida bans fluoride from its water system

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a measure Thursday prohibiting local governments from adding fluoride to their water systems, making it the second state in the country after Utah to implement a statewide ban on the mineral.

New US ambassador David Perdue arrives in China

BEIJING (AP) - The new U.S. ambassador to China, former senator and business executive David Perdue, arrived in Beijing on Thursday as China and the U.S. reached a temporary break in the damaging tariff war. "It is an honor to represent President Trump as the U.S. Ambassador to China”.

US semiconductor boom complicated by Trump's economic policies

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Before "America First" became the Trump administration's mandate for foreign policy and trade, one sector was already working to bring business back to the United States: the semiconductor industry.

Secret Service is investigating Comey's '86 47′ social media post

WASHINGTON (AP) - Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Thursday that federal law enforcement is investigating a social media post made by former FBI Director James Comey that she and other Republicans claim is a call for violence against President Donald Trump.