RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Standing behind a downtown bar, Evan Duke smiled when he thought about no longer paying federal income tax on the hundreds of dollars in tips he earns on a busy night pouring beers and mixing drinks.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Former FBI Director James Comey on Thursday asked to cancel his upcoming court appearance in North Carolina, saying it was unnecessary because he already surrendered in Virginia and gone before a judge for allegedly threatening President Donald Trump. The Department of Justice is supporting the request.
CINCINNATI (AP) – WKRP isn’t dead – as of Monday, it’s living on the air in Cincinnati.
WASHINGTON (AP) – JD Vance was supposed to be spending the week promoting his new book, the kind of event a potential presidential candidate like the vice president typically uses to speak to a wide audience about his life and values ahead of a campaign.
The Trump administration is spending nearly $2 billion to get energy companies to walk away from U.S. offshore wind projects. Democrats in Congress are investigating. The Republican administration adopted this strategy after federal courts thwarted President Donald Trump’s efforts to stop offshore wind development through executive action.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) – Former FBI Director James Comey made his first court appearance Wednesday in a criminal case against him that legal experts say presents significant hurdles for the prosecution and will likely be a challenge for the Justice Department to win.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Authorities say a former North Carolina law enforcement officer planned to kill Black people in a mass shooting at a major New Orleans festival but was arrested at a Florida hotel with a handgun and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.
PARIS (AP) – French President Emmanuel Macron offered Donald Trump a glitzy dinner in Versailles – and the U.S. president seized the opportunity to sign an initial deal with Iran inside the palace.