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Wyoming Gives 22 Winners The Chance To Hunt Grizzlies — Or Not

A whopping 7,000 people vied for the chance to hunt Wyoming grizzly bears for the first time in 44 years. Many entrants in the permit lottery said if they won, they would sit out the hunt.

Michael Cohen, longtime personal lawyer for President Trump, leaves federal court after his hearing at the United States District Court in the Southern District of New York on April 16.

Trump Attorney Cohen May Have Received Russian Payments, New Document Alleges

A lawyer suing President Trump and his attorney, Michael Cohen, released a document alleging hundreds of thousands of dollars of previously unknown payments.

Augusta Victoria Hospital in Jerusalem, seen in 2017, is one of the facilities expected to be affected by a cut in U.S. aid to Palestinians.

New Cuts In Medical Aid To Palestinians By Trump Administration

President Trump said he's trying to pressure the Palestinians into negotiating a peace deal with Israel. The aid had covered critical care for Palestinians at Jerusalem hospitals.

A house is covered in pink fire retardant as the Cranston Fire burns out of control near the town of Idyllwild in the San Bernardino National Forest on Wednesday.

Arson Arrest Made In Fast-Moving Southern California Fire

The Cranston Fire has destroyed five homes and forced some 3,200 people to evacuate from Riverside County. The fire spread very rapidly, expanding to 4,700 acres in just a few hours.

Jay Jordan, 33, is the director of the #TimeDone/Second Chances project for the nonprofit Californians for Safety and Justice. The clinic involves public defenders who volunteer to help people get their criminal charges or records reduced or expunged.

Scrubbing The Past To Give Those With A Criminal Record A Second Chance

A criminal conviction can present obstacles to everything from jobs to housing. Since 2017, more than 20 states have expanded or added laws that help people seal or expunge their criminal record.

White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney (second from right) holds a copy of the president's 2018 budget at the Government Publishing Office's plant in Washington, D.C. Mulvaney describes the plan as "taxpayer first."

White House To Release 'Taxpayer First' Budget Plan, With Cuts To Safety Nets

The White House is unveiling a proposal that aims to eliminate the federal deficit within a decade. It calls for significant cuts to Medicaid and food stamps, and it assumes robust economic growth.

Immigrant families seeking asylum wait in line at the central bus station after they were processed and released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Friday, June 29, 2018.

Where Are The Parents Who Were Separated From Their Children And Removed From US?

Thursday is the deadline for reunifying immigrant parents and children that the Trump administration separated. Meanwhile, nonprofits are working to locate more than 400 parents who were sent back home without their children.

Walter M. Shaub Jr., director of the Office of Government Ethics, notified the White House and federal agencies in April that his office wanted to see all ethics waivers issued by President Trump's administration, setting a June 1 deadline.

Ethics Agency Rejects White House Move To Block Ethics Waiver Disclosures

The Office of Government Ethics "declines your request to suspend its ethics authority," its director tells the White House. The administration said compiling the waivers exceeded OGE's authority.

President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that would strip federal funds from so-called sanctuary cities.

Trump Threatens 'Sanctuary' Cities With Loss Of Federal Funds

It's unclear which jurisdictions would be covered by an executive order the president signed Thursday, or which funds would be withheld. Trump wants cities to cooperate with immigration enforcement.

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 15: U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill November 15, 2017 in Washington, DC. Adams testified about community-level health promotion programs and businesses that offer incentives to employees that practice healthy lifestyles.

Surgeon General Urges More Americans To Carry Opioid Antidote

The drug naloxone can reverse opioid overdoses and save lives. U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams says more Americans should have naloxone on hand in case loved ones, friends or neighbors need help.

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