NEW YORK (AP) - Barbra Streisand apologized Saturday for her remarks about Michael Jackson and two men who have accused him of sexual abuse, saying that she should have chosen her words more carefully and that she admires the accusers for "speaking their truth." Streisand had received bitter criticism online after she was quoted in The Times of London as saying that Jackson's accusers were "thrilled to be there" during the alleged abuse, which "didn't kill them."
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Latest on special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation (all times local): 5 p.m. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has told House Democrats she would reject any classified briefing on special counsel Robert Mueller's report, saying the information must be provided to Congress in a way that allows lawmakers to discuss it publicly. That's according to a person on the call Saturday who asked for anonymity to discuss the private session with Democratic lawmakers.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Special counsel Robert Mueller closed his long and contentious Russia investigation with no new charges Friday, ending the probe that has cast a dark shadow over Donald Trump's presidency but launching a fresh wave of political battles over the still-confidential findings.
A private college in Rutland, Vermont will lose its accreditation after the spring semester because of financial troubles. The College of St. Joseph is the latest in a string of small private Vermont college to close its doors.
Rachel Fredericks joined the Marines at the age of 17. She was injured during a training accident and was medically discharged. When she got back to Troy, she had no idea how to go about getting help dealing with the Department of Veterans Affairs, until she came to the Veterans of Lansingburgh.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Islamic State militants no longer control any territory in Syria, President Donald Trump proudly announced Friday, though the U.S. was still launching airstrikes and sporadic fighting continued on the ground against the group's holdouts. "It's about time," Trump exclaimed on an airport tarmac in Florida. He held up maps indicating the territory once held by the IS group in Iraq and Syria had shrunk to nothing.
