Trump has flip-flopped on abortion policy. His appointees may offer clues to what happens next

CHICAGO (AP) — As Donald Trump’s Cabinet begins to take shape, those on both sides of the abortion debate are watching closely for clues about how his picks might affect reproductive rights policy in the president-elect’s second term. Trump’s cabinet picks offer a preview of...

Trump chooses anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary

NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday he will nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, putting a man whose views public health officials have decried as dangerous in charge of a massive agency that oversees...

What to know about Doug Collins, Trump's pick to oversee veterans affairs

ATLANTA (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday that he would appoint Doug Collins to lead the Veterans Affairs Department in his new administration. Here are five things to know about the former Republican congressman from Georgia who would lead the agency tasked...

Trump says he will nominate former Rep. Doug Collins, Air Force reservist, as veterans affairs secretary

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Trump says he will nominate former Rep. Doug Collins, Air Force reservist, as veterans affairs secretary.

Spike Lee's 1st trip, Michael Jordan's welcome to newcomers and more from basketball Hall of Fame

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Spike Lee got a photo with Larry Bird and a technical foul from a Hall of Fame referee. Not a bad first trip to basketball's birthplace to pick up an honor he didn't know existed. The film maker was added to the Naismith Memorial Basketball...

Jerry West becomes first three-time inductee as Carter and Billups enter basketball's Hall of Fame

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — The stage was filled with Laker greats when Jerry West made history Sunday night by becoming the first three-time inductee to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. When one of them had his turn to speak, he could barely get the words out trying to...