Trump taps ex Justice official to lead FBI
President Trump announced Christopher Wray a former head of the Justice Department Criminal Division to serve as FBI director awaiting Senate confirmation. Wray a partner at King & Spalding led fraud enforcement and the Enron Task Force while in government.
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Iran suffers worst extremist attack at parliament and shrine
Islamic State claimed the near simultaneous strikes in Tehran on the parliament building and the shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini. At least 12 people were killed and 42 injured as militants used hazardous materials and Kalashnikovs. Iran blamed Saudi Arabia and the United States amid regional tensions.
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Kansas GOP overrides veto to raise taxes and undo cuts
Moderate Republicans join Democrats to override Gov. Sam Brownback and raise taxes by 1.2 billion over two years. The plan restores tax rates including the top bracket from 4.6 to 5.2 percent this year and 5.7 percent next year. The action rebukes Brownback and national allies, reversing years of conservative tax shifts amid budget shortfalls.
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Trump touts ACA demise on Cincinnati tarmac
President Donald Trump used an airport tarmac event in Cincinnati to label Obamacare a disaster and claim insurers are leaving marketplaces in Ohio and elsewhere. He argued the health law is in a death spiral while advisers debate steps to calm or agitate insurers, with public polling showing most prefer making the law work.
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Oldest Homo sapiens fossils found in Morocco reshape origins
Fossils unearthed in Morocco indicate Homo sapiens ages around 300,000 years, suggesting the species emerged earlier and across Africa. Paleoanthropologist Jean-Jacques Hublin notes the find signals a pan African evolution rather than a single East African origin.
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