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A trivia champ, 2 brothers and a helpful grandfather were among victims of Washington tank collapse

Crews have recovered the remains of one more victim of a massive chemical tank rupture at a paper mill in Washington state, authorities said Friday, leaving two workers still unaccounted for. Among the 11 workers killed in the disaster were two brothers who worked there together, a trivia champ and an electrician who would help his farmer neighbors cut hay. A tank containing more than 500,000 gallons (1. 9 million liters) of a mixture used to break down wood for making paper collapsed Tuesday...

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Trump jumps into 2 GOP governor primaries, backing Evette in South Carolina and Feenstra in Iowa

COLUMBIA, S. C. (AP) — President Donald Trump endorsed two Republican gubernatorial candidates Friday, wading into contests in South Carolina and Iowa that have pitted allies against each other in a fierce competition for their party leader's blessing. In a pair of social media posts, Trump gave his backing to South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette and Iowa Rep. Randy Feenstra, as primary elections in both states approach. Iowa’s primary is Tuesday, and South Carolina’s is on June 9. For...

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White House moves to give political appointees more power over federal grants

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration on Friday moved to give political appointees more power over the billions of dollars in grants awarded by federal agencies, a move scientists say puts critical research funding into the hands of partisans without relevant expertise. In what would be the most sweeping change to the federal grantmaking process in years, the proposed regulations would require senior appointees to review funding to see if it complies with the law and the to...

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