Associated Press<\/p>\n
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:<\/p>\n
1. WHAT’S BEEN INEVITABLE IN NEW ADMINISTRATIONS<\/p>\n
Every recent president has had a doomed Cabinet nomination or two, and after labor candidate Andrew Puzder’s withdrawal, Trump is no exception.<\/p>\n
2. THIRD PERSON ARRESTED IN SUSPECTED KIM ASSASSINATION<\/p>\n
Malaysian police arrest a third person in the death of Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korea’s leader who was reportedly poisoned at an airport in Kuala Lumpur.<\/p>\n
3. TRUMP’S PICK FOR ISRAELI ENVOY FACES ROCKY CONFIRMATION<\/p>\n
The son of an Orthodox rabbi, David Friedman is a fervent supporter of Israeli settlements, an opponent of Palestinian statehood and staunch defender of Israel’s government.<\/p>\n
4. DEADLY RAID IN YEMEN RAISES MORE QUESTIONS<\/p>\n
The main figure killed in last month’s U.S. raid targeting al-Qaida was a tribal leader allied to the country’s U.S.- and Saudi-backed president and enlisted to fight Yemen’s Shiite rebels, AP learns.<\/p>\n
5. REPUBLICANS DRIVE TO CRAFT NEW HEALTH CARE PLAN<\/p>\n
House GOP leaders are offering options to rank-and-file lawmakers for replacing “Obamacare” with a conservative approach dominated by tax breaks and a transition away from Medicaid.<\/p>\n
6. CHINA CARFENTANIL BAN A ‘GAME-CHANGER’ FOR OPIOID EPIDEMIC<\/p>\n
The move closes a major loophole in the global regulation of a substance so lethal it has been used as a chemical weapon and described as a terrorist threat.<\/p>\n
7. COLORADO WARMS TO POT CLUBS, DESPITE FEDERAL UNCERTAINTY<\/p>\n
Denver officials are working on regulations to open bring-your-own-marijuana clubs, while state lawmakers are considering other cannabis-friendly measures.<\/p>\n
8. PHENOMENON OF ‘DENTAL THERAPISTS’ GROWING<\/p>\n
An increasing number of states are permitting professionals with a lower level of training to do dentists’ jobs, public health advocates say.<\/p>\n
9. SPARKS FLY OVER MAHER’S BOOKING OF YIANNOPOULOS<\/p>\n
The “Real Time” host’s decision to book the conservative provocateur on his HBO show draws quick condemnation from another guest.<\/p>\n
10. WHO JOINED THE GREAT ONE<\/p>\n
Jaromir Jagr registers his 1,900 career point, joining Wayne Gretzky as the only NHL players to reach the milestone as the Panthers beat the Sharks 6-5 in overtime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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