WASHINGTON -- As recently as Wednesday afternoon, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo insisted that "all across the administration" preparations were steaming along for a historic summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Less than 24 hours later, Trump abruptly canceled the meeting, citing the "tremendous anger and ...Read more

Covered California, the state's health insurance marketplace under the Affordable Care Act, has devised what could be a powerful new way to hold hospitals accountable for the quality of their care. Starting in less than two years, if the hospitals haven't met targets for safety and quality, they'll risk being excluded from the "in-network" ...Read more

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Thursday canceled his June 12 meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but he signaled that the two could still meet.

"If and when Kim Jong Un chooses to engage in constructive dialogue and actions," Trump said, "I am waiting."

Here are five key takeaways from Thursday's decision:

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WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Thursday passed a bill by voice vote that would crack down on sexual harassment on Capitol Hill and update the onerous process for employees to report harassment and discrimination.

The overhaul measure was quickly brought to the floor, after being released Wednesday with the backing of the Senate's Republican and ...Read more

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Thursday canceled his June 12 meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but he signaled that the two could still meet.

"If and when Kim Jong Un chooses to engage in constructive dialogue and actions," Trump said, "I am waiting."

Here are five key takeaways from Thursday's decision:

-- DECIDE IN ...Read more

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The chairman of a Missouri House committee investigating Gov. Eric Greitens said Thursday that he had spoken with the FBI regarding Greitens' campaign activities.

Rep. Jay Barnes, R-Jefferson City, said that when Michael Hafner, a former Greitens campaign staffer, testified to the committee earlier this year that the ...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- We can expect five to nine hurricanes this season, with up to four reaching major hurricane strength, according to a season outlook released Thursday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The forecast for hurricane season, which officially begins June 1, calls for a near-normal to above-normal season. ...Read more

DETROIT -- A former Wayne County Airport manager has been indicted in a $5-million bribery and kickback scheme that prosecutors say involved some unusual trickery: He ate some of the evidence to hide his crime.

Indicted is James Warner, 51, of Commerce Township, who is accused of pocketing more than $5 million in bribes and kickbacks for ...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- A trove of public records has exposed what civil rights advocates say is evidence of widespread abuse and mistreatment of unauthorized immigrant children detained by federal authorities along the Southwest border.

Examples of allegations of abuse include excessive physical force during apprehension, threats of sexual assault, ...Read more

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The chairman of the Missouri House committee investigating Gov. Eric Greitens said Thursday that he's spoken with the FBI about accusations that the governor's campaign sought contributions from foreign donors.

Republican Rep. Jay Barnes of Jefferson City said he spoke with the FBI earlier this year after the committee ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Schlitterbahn on Wednesday called for the Kansas Department of Labor to publicly retract claims that the water park operator violated state regulations while at the same time saying it won't open rides in question until concerns are fully addressed.

The Texas-based company, which has battled a flood of negative publicity in ...Read more

Jim "Mad Dog" Sellars, by his own account, lived quite a life in Springfield, Mo., as an ice cream dipper, butcher, reserve policeman who once protected Elvis Presley, as a telephone lineman, a twice-divorced dad with "exes" he felt lucky to have loved and as a 6-foot-7 power-hitting softball player.

But perhaps most notably, for 30 years, ...Read more

WASHINGTON -- Moderate Republicans are giving their colleagues until June 7 to find a legislative fix for the legal status of people brought to the country illegally as children, or they will try to use a special process to force a vote over the GOP leaders' objections, Rep. Jeff Denham, R-Calif., said Thursday.

Denham, frustrated by the ...Read more