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Trump downplays bombshell interview with UK tabloid, praises Prime Minister May
ELLESBOUROUGH, England – President Donald Trump on Friday downplayed searing remarks he made to a London newspaper that were critical of U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May and indicated he would support her government’s approach to leaving the European Union.
Standing alongside May at the prime minister's country retreat,Trump appeared to walk back the comments in which he had railed against her... |
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President Donald Trump arrives to Britain in 'turmoil'
LONDON – President Donald Trump arrived Thursday in Britain on a working visit, days after he said the nation was “in somewhat turmoil" following the resignations of two senior government figures over Brexit. .
Trump and first lady Melania Trump landed Thursday afternoon local time at Stansted Airport, 40 miles northeast of the British capital. The couple took a 16-minute helicopter ride on M... |
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Barack Obama is greatest president of our lifetime, 44% of Americans say in Pew survey
The Pew Research Center asked Americans who they thought did the best job as president in their lifetime. The top pick: former President Barack Obama.
Obama was the choice of 44 percent of the respondents in the poll, which was published Wednesday. Bill Clinton came in second with 33 percent and Ronald Reagan was third with 32 percent. Although not yet even halfway through his first term, Pres... |
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Indiana attorney general, accused of groping, says he's been unfairly judged
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill, who has been accused of inappropriately touching at least four women, said in prepared comments Monday that his reputation has been "dragged through the gutter."
Standing alone at a podium inside his office at the Indiana Statehouse, Hill said bipartisan calls for his resignation have been unfair. And he said a legislative investigation has ... |
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Postal Service misidentifies Statue of Liberty in stamp in a $3.5 million mistake
It's a mistake that's costing the U.S. Postal Service $3.5 million – the Statue of Liberty Forever stamps released in 2010 didn't actually show New York's Lady Liberty.
The photograph featured in the stamp design actually shows a Statue of Liberty replica outside the New York-New York casino hotel in Las Vegas. Stamps with the Las Vegas image were in circulation for at least three months before... |
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Statue of Liberty protester is immigrant active in resisting Trump policy
A woman arrested after scaling lower parts of the Statue of Liberty in a dramatic July 4th protest is a native of the Democratic Republic of the Congo who has been active in the resistance movement against Trump administration immigration policies, according to media reports.
A federal official identified her as Therese Okoumou. The official was not authorized to discuss the incident and spoke ... |
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FAA refuses to regulate airline seating, says tight rows are safe for evacuations
WASHINGTON – In response to a federal appeals court case, the Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday that it doesn't need to regulate airline seating because evacuation tests prove there is enough room to maneuver, despite consumer complaints about cramped quarters.
The group FlyersRights.org challenged the FAA at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit over concerns that tighter s... |
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Donald Trump thinks things are 'going well' with North Korea - others are skeptical
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump defended his denuclearization efforts with North Korea Tuesday, despite the concerns of U.S. intelligence officials who say there is no evidence Kim Jong Un plans to give up his nuclear weapons programs.
"Many good conversations with North Korea – it is going well!" Trump tweeted Tuesday, noting that Kim's government has not conducted rocket launches or nucle... |
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Immigrant children at detention center cry for parents in heartbreaking audio
Some seem to know only one word, "Mami" or "Papá." Others plead to know when their aunt or parent will come to pick them up. Altogether, the 7-minute tape of children separated from their parents and held at a detention center makes for some agonizing listening.
ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest, posted the audio Monday afternoon.
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Newsrooms across the country upping security after shooting at Capital Gazette
After a deadly shooting at the Capital Gazettenewspaper in Annapolis, Maryland, newsrooms around the country are on high alert.
At least a half-dozen major newspapers are putting more security in place around news organizations.
In New York City, police dispatched units to media outlets across the city to guard against potential copycat or coordinated attacks. New York Police Department spok... |
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