Comey defends decision to tell Congress about Clinton emails

Under fire from Democrats, FBI Director James Comey said Wednesday it would have been “catastrophic” to keep Congress in the dark about developments in the Hillary Clinton email investigation that emerged close to Election Day.

Facebook to hire 3,000 to help review flagged content

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, after recent incidents in which people have broadcast violent murders and other graphic content on the social service, said the company will increase the size of its staff that reviews flagged content by 66% in the next year.

Las Vegas officer injured in 2-car crash

A Las Vegas police officer was taken to the hospital Wednesday morning after a crash at Rancho and Vegas drives.

Murder-suicide leaves 2 dead in northwest Las Vegas

A man and woman were found dead from gunshot wounds in a murder-suicide at a northwest Las Vegas apartment complex Wednesday morning after one of them called police to the scene.

22 Cinco de Mayo specials, deals and freebies

To celebrate Cinco de Mayo, restaurants and bars across the country offer Cinco de Mayo deals and specials.

Baby Kimmel’s heart defect is common, fixable with surgery

The hole-in-the-heart problem that plagues comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s newborn son is one of the most common heart-related birth defects, and it usually can be fixed with surgery.

Trump meets with Palestinian leader Abbas at White House

First one-on-one discussion comes a day after Vice President Mike Pence said that the U.S. is seriously considering moving the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.

 
Hillary Clinton blames Russia, FBI chief for losing election

Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday that she’s taking responsibility for her 2016 election loss but believes misogyny, Russian interference and questionable decisions by the FBI influenced the outcome.

3 US soldiers wounded in suicide attack near embassy in Kabul

A suicide car bomber struck a U.S. military convoy in the Afghan capital on Wednesday, killing at least eight Afghan civilians and wounding three U.S. service members, officials said.

51s stymied early in loss to Tacoma

Christian Bergman pitched a quality start as the Tacoma Rainiers defeated the 51s 5-3 on Tuesday night at Cashman Field.