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President Donald Trump’s defense team appealed to the Senate on Tuesday to disregard a new account by the former national security adviser John Bolton that bolsters the impeachment case against the president, The New York […]

Kobe Bryant’s Helicopter Lacked Recommended Safety Device

The helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant didn’t have a recommended warning system to alert the pilot he was too close to land but it’s not clear it would have averted the crash that killed nine because […]

Syrian Troops Capture Key Town in Rebel-Held Idlib Province

Syrian troops are in full control of a key rebel-held town in the country’s northwest after days of intense fighting and airstrikes that displaced tens of thousands of people, the Syrian army said Wednesday, The […]

Palestinians Reject Trump’s Middle East Peace Plan

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas rejected the Trump administration’s Middle East peace plan shortly after it was unveiled on Tuesday, saying a Palestinian state without Jerusalem was impossible, The Wall Street Journal reported. “We say […]

Trump’s Middle East Peace Plan Calls for Two States

President Donald Trump’s long-awaited Middle East peace plan calls for a state of Palestine with a capital in east Jerusalem, he said during an event Tuesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, CNBC reported. The […]

House Democrats Call for $760bn in Infrastructure Spending Over Five Years

House Democrats on Wednesday will unveil a proposed $760 billion infrastructure spending bill over five years that aims to rebuild sagging roads and bridges and reduce carbon pollution, Reuters reported. The proposal is also intended […]

Fed to Keep Interest Rates on Hold

The Federal Reserve will conclude its latest policy meeting on Wednesday with interest rates almost certainly to remain on hold but officials likely to discuss possible changes to how they manage the U.S. central bank’s […]

U.S. Military Recovers Remains From Afghanistan Plane Crash

U.S. troops and Afghan security forces reportedly clashed on Tuesday with Taliban fighters in the country’s Ghazni province as authorities attempt to reach a crashed U.S. military aircraft. Reuters reported that the attack, which was apparently repelled […]

China Virus Toll Crosses 130

The United States and Japan flew citizens out of the Chinese city at the epicenter of a new virus outbreak on Wednesday, as the death toll rose sharply to 132 and the first case appeared […]

‘Imagine All The Progress We Can Make,’ Biden Says in Last Ad

Presidential candidate Joe Biden has published his latest ad prior to Iowa caucuses in which he is emphasizing his electability and calling on voters’ support so they see what could happen if he is elected in […]

NPR: Poll Results Put Andrew Yang Back On The Democratic Debate Stage

A number of qualifying polls released Sunday has put tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang back on the Democratic debate stage, NPR reported. Yang is the seventh candidate to qualify for the February 7 debate in Manchester, […]

State Department Bans NPR Reporter From Pompeo Trip

The U.S. State Department removed a National Public Radio reporter from the press pool for Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s upcoming foreign trip, a press association and NPR said on Monday, days after Pompeo angrily […]

Airbus Agrees to Settle Major Corruption Probes

Airbus has agreed in principle to a settlement with French, British and U.S. authorities over an investigation into allegations of bribery and corruption, it said on Tuesday. The European planemaker has been investigated by French […]

China Says WHO Chief Against Virus-Related Evacuations

The head of the World Health Organization said on Tuesday he was confident in China’s ability to contain a new coronavirus that has killed 106 people and that he did not think foreigners should be […]

Taliban Repel Afghan Forces’ Bid to Reach U.S. Plane Crash Site

Afghan forces and Taliban fighters clashed in a central region where a U.S. military aircraft crashed, officials said on Tuesday, as the government tried to reach the wreckage site in a Taliban stronghold, Reuters informed. […]

Daesh Attempts to Stage Comeback Amid Rising U.S.-Iran Tensions

Daesh’s self-styled “caliphate” across parts of Iraq and Syria seemed largely defeated last year, with the loss of its territory, the killing of its founder in a U.S. raid and an unprecedented crackdown on its […]

Trump Impeachment Lawyers Skirt New Disclosures

President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans in the U.S. Senate came under renewed pressure on Monday to allow witnesses in his impeachment trial, while his defense team largely ignored disclosures from a former White House adviser, […]

SpaceX Postpones 3rd Starlink Launch

SpaceX has postponed Tuesday’s scheduled launch from Cape Canaveral due to poor weather in the recovery area, according to a SpaceX spokesperson, Space.com reports. SpaceX is targeting Wednesday morning for the Starlink 3 rocket launch. […]

Clinton Defends her Comments against Sanders

Former Secretary of State and First Lady, Hillary Clinton on Monday stated that she didn’t have the 2020 Democratic primary election on her mind nor her effect on voters when she spoke against Senator Bernie […]

Rouhani Calls for Unity Prior to Elections, Blames U.S. for Country’s Discord

The President of Iran, Hassan Rouhani is urging his nation to stay united before the upcoming parliamentary election, as he accused the United States of causing divisions and discord in Iran. “We should not let […]

Three Rockets Hit U.S. Embassy Compound in Baghdad

Three rockets struck the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad on Sunday, leaving one person injured, a U.S. official told CNN initial reports indicate. The official said the injury was minor and the individual had since […]

Trump to Unveil Middle East Peace Plan to Israeli Leaders During This Week

President Donald Trump is expected to disclose details of his long-delayed Middle East peace proposal to Israeli leaders on Monday, as he attempts to generate some momentum toward resolving one of the world’s most intractable […]

Rouhani Calls on Iranians for Unity, Accuses Trump of Exploiting Rift

Iranians should not allow President Donald Trump’s “maximum pressure” approach to harm national unity ahead of parliamentary elections, President Hassan Rouhani said in a speech, lashing out at hardliners over mass disqualification of candidates, Reuters […]

Stocks, Oil Hit by China Virus Fears

World shares fell to their lowest in two weeks on Monday as worries grew about the economic impact of China’s spreading coronavirus with demand spiking for safe-haven assets such as Japanese yen and Treasury notes, […]

North Korea Urges Citizens to ‘Break Through Barriers’ as Nuclear Standoff Continues

While a North Korean deadline for the United States to soften its stand on denuclearization talks passed uneventfully over the New Year, state media and propaganda efforts have been focusing on the prospect of a […]

NBA Star Kobe Bryant and Daughter Among Nine Killed in Helicopter Crash

Kobe Bryant, one of the NBA’s all-time greatest players and an athlete of global renown, was killed at age 41 on Sunday in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles along with his 13-year-old daughter and […]

Stock Index Futures Sink after Newly Registered Coronavirus Cases in U.S.

U.S. stocks index futures experienced a sudden plunge early Monday following the confirmation of a number of new cases of the coronavirus over the weekend, which has ratcheted up concerns over the impact the virus […]

Trump Says That He Never Told Bolton Ukraine Aid Was Tied to Probes

President Donald Trump is discarding any allegations that he advised former national security adviser John Bolton that releasing security aid for Ukraine was dependent on the country investigating his political rivals following a report that Bolton describes such […]

January 26, 2020 Focus Washington

Delta Ordered to Pay $50,000 Fine Over Allegations it Discriminated Against Muslim Passengers

The US Department of Transportation ordered Delta Air Lines on Friday to pay a $50,000 fine to settle allegations it violated federal law by discriminating against Muslim passengers, CNN reports. The department released a consent […]

January 26, 2020 Focus Washington

Americans Still Divided on Trump’s Removal from Office, Post-ABC Poll Finds

President Trump’s approval rating has climbed to match the highest of his presidency, boosted by majority approval of his economic stewardship even as Americans remain deeply divided on whether the Senate should remove him from […]