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White House Reverses Effort To Delay Obama Ozone Regulations

4:40pm August 03, 2017

by Brian Naylor

The Trump administration has reversed its effort to delay implementation of an Environmental Protection Agency regulation lowering acceptable ozone emissions, a major component of smog. The reversal comes after 16 states filed a lawsuit saying the delay was unlawful.

2 Midwest Towns Locked In Trademark Battle Over Pierogi Festival Name

4:40pm August 03, 2017

A Pierogi war has broken out between two communities. A suburban Chicago chamber of commerce wants the Edwardsville Pierogi Festival in Pennsylvania to drop its name like a hot potato, threatening a trademark infringement lawsuit. Lawyers for the Whiting Pierogi Fest in Whiting, Ind., recently sent a letter to the Edwardsville Hometown Committee demanding it stop using the trademarked name or pay royalties for its use.

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After Closing Liquor Stores, Nebraska Town Pushes For Renewal

4:39pm August 03, 2017

by Jim Kent

It's been three months since state officials closed four liquor stores in Whiteclay, Neb. As the small town's primary source of income, that has affects both good and bad. The state-backed Whiteclay Task Force is plotting the town's future as dilapidated buildings are being razed and replaced with green space. Even the regulars who drank openly day and night and passed out on the sidewalks and in the alleys are gone.

Joaquin "Jocko" Fajardo makes a spicy Mexican version of chop suey, a classic American Chinese dish. He tells us how his great-aunt learned to make the dish from the Asian employees at her Mexican restaurant in Los Angeles.

Chop Suey: A Classic Chinese-American Dish Takes On A Mexican Flair

4:12pm August 03, 2017

by Rhitu Chatterjee

Jocko Fajardo grew up in Arizona eating Mexican food. But his go-to comfort dish is a Chinese-American classic with a little Mexican thrown in. He tells us how the dish came to his family.

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NAACP Warns Black Travelers To Use 'Extreme Caution' When Visiting Missouri

3:58pm August 03, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

For the first time, the national civil rights organization has issued a travel warning for a state. The NAACP cites "racist incidents" and legislation it says "legalizes individual discrimination."

Trump's 'Drug-Infested Den' Remark In Transcript Angers New Hampshire

3:43pm August 03, 2017

by Scott Neuman

The state's governor and U.S. senators were among those who took umbrage at President Trump's comment in a transcript of a phone conversation Trump had with Mexico's president in January.

President Trump speaks on the phone with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull from the Oval Office in January. Details have emerged about the heated conversation.

Transcripts: Trump Told Mexican President Border Wall Is 'Least Important Thing'

3:16pm August 03, 2017

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Previous leaks had revealed the newly sworn-in president's argumentative calls with foreign leaders. Now, transcripts provide more details about how those phone calls went.

In this 1945 image, test subjects enter a gas chamber for a U.S. military experiment that will expose them to mustard gas.

For Veterans Mustard-Gassed In Secret Tests, Help Now Sits On President's Desk

2:43pm August 03, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

More than two years after NPR revealed the U.S. government broke promises to World War II veterans whom it exposed to mustard gas, Congress has passed a bill to help them finally get compensation.

Amy McGrath's ad electrified liberals and even impressed some conservatives.

Female Retired Marine With Viral Campaign Ad Hopes To Bridge Gap In Democratic Party

2:36pm August 03, 2017

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Amy McGrath, a retired Marine fighter pilot, says she likes the idea of single-payer health care, but that she's also a fiscal conservative.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev attends a Cabinet meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow last month.

Russian Prime Minister Slams Trump Administration 'Weakness' Over U.S. Sanctions

2:19pm August 03, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said the U.S. sanctions package "ends hopes for improving our relations with the new administration." President Trump signed the bill but called it "seriously flawed."