January 20, 2018
House passes stopgap spending bill, Senate fate uncertain
The House a cleared a must-pass bill Thursday night to fund the government through February 16, sending the measure to the Senate as lawmakers scramble to avoid a government shutdown amid a fight over the fate of young undocumented immigrants known…
January 20, 2018
13 siblings ages 2 to 29 “held captive” by parents, some shackled, officials say
An investigation is underway in California after 13 siblings ages 2 to 29 were allegedly held captive in a home, some "shackled to their beds with chains and padlocks," the Riverside County Sheriff's Department said in a press release. Two parents,…
January 11, 2018
Steve Bannon apologizes for delay in responding to Fire and Fury
Steve Bannon emerged Sunday after five days of silence and apologized for his delay in responding to a controversial book in which he criticized, among others, Donald Trump Jr. The mea culpa comes after President Trump's former chief strategist was…
January 10, 2018
Trump administration officials defend president’s mental fitness
Trump administration officials came to the defense of President Donald Trump against claims in a salacious new book that people around the president question his mental fitness and intelligence. Senior administration officials and White House aides…
December 30, 2017
Fatal NYC fire started by 3-year-old playing with stove, official says
New York (CNN)A 3-year-old boy's screams alerted his mother that a fire had erupted in their first-floor apartment in the Bronx on Thursday night. The boy had been playing with the burners on the kitchen stove, New York fire officials said Friday.…
December 15, 2017
EU leaders agree to move talks to next stage
EU leaders have agreed to move Brexit talks on to the second phase but called for "further clarity" from the UK about the future relationship it wants. The first issue to be discussed, early next year, will be the details of an expected two-year…
December 15, 2017
Earthquake Hits Indonesia’s Java island, Deaths Reported
A strong earthquake shook the Indonesian capital Thursday and other cities on the country's most populous island of Java, killing an unknown number of people amid reports of collapsed buildings. Authorities issued a tsunami warning for parts of…
December 11, 2017
Would-be Terrorist Sets Off Pipe Bomb in New York
A would-be terrorist set off a pipe bomb strapped to his chest in a pedestrian tunnel between two of New York City's busiest transportation hubs Monday. Twenty-seven year-old Ayayed Ullah, who came to the U.S. from Bangladesh, wounded himself and…
November 27, 2017
Non-evacuees may be forced to leave area Bali as volcano erupts
People who have not left their homes around a rumbling volcano in Bali may be forcibly evicted, Indonesian authorities have said. Tens of thousands of people stayed put near Mount Agung after an alert was raised to its highest level.Some still felt…
November 24, 2017
Mnangagwa sworn in as Zimbabwe president
Emmerson Mnangagwa was sworn in as Zimbabwe's president on Friday, marking the final chapter of a political drama that toppled his predecessor Robert Mugabe after a military takeover. Mnangagwa, until recently one of Mugabe's closest allies, took…