Trump Seeks Way to Declare Iran in Violation of Nuclear Deal President Trump, frustrated that his national security aides have not given him any options on how the United States can leave the Iran nuclear deal, has instructed them to find a rationale for declaring that the country is violating […]
Why the ‘swimming professor’ is going the length of the Tennessee River “Marty, is that the way?” said Andreas Fath pointing downriver just before he plunged into the Tennessee River on Thursday to begin a 652-mile swim. Fath, a professor at Furtwangen University in Germany, plans to swim the Tennessee […]
10,000 tourists forced to evacuate Ocracoke Island in the Outer Banks A lingering power outage is prompting officials to order an estimated 10,000 tourists off of Ocracoke Island in North Carolina’s Outer Banks by noon local time on Friday. Power went out to Ocracoke and Hatteras Islands, both popular vacation […]
Senate begins debate on ‘skinny repeal’ of Obamacare The Senate began debating a bill late Thursday that would repeal limited portions of Obamacare and ban federal funding for Planned Parenthood as Republican leaders scrambled to pass legislation this week. The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office said the bill, dubbed the Health […]
Ohio State Fair ride passed multiple inspections before deadly incident Before Ohio fairgoers were hurled off the Fire Ball, the ride was inspected multiple times. And it passed. “It’s been looked at about three or four times over the course of two days,” said Michael Vartorella, chief ride inspector for […]
US Joint Chiefs blindsided by Trump’s transgender ban The Joint Chiefs of Staff, including chairman General Joseph Dunford, were not aware President Donald Trump planned to tweet a ban on transgender service members, three US defense officials told CNN — the latest indication that top military leaders across all four […]
Ryan assures Republican senators House will not pass “skinny” Obamacare repeal As the U.S. Senate edged towards a late-night vote on a pared-down bill to repeal Obamacare, House Speaker Paul Ryan assured Senate Republicans that if they approve a bill that many do not want to become law, the House […]
Charlie Gard: London judge sets deadline for moving terminally ill baby to hospice A judge said Wednesday that terminally ill Charlie Gard would be moved to a hospice to die unless his parents and the hospital treating him agree on his end-of-life plan by 12 p.m. tomorrow. Judge Nicholas Francis […]
U.S. lawmakers reach deal for Senate Russia sanctions vote U.S. lawmakers reached an agreement on Wednesday paving the way for the U.S. Senate to pass a bill as soon as this week to impose new sanctions on Russia and bar President Donald Trump from easing sanctions on Moscow without Congress’ […]
Senate aims for a ‘skinny’ Obamacare repeal as other options fail Republican U.S. Senate leaders, struggling to keep a seven-year promise to end Obamacare, turned their focus on Wednesday to passing a slimmed-down “skinny” repeal measure that would throw the issue into negotiations with the House of Representatives. The last-ditch […]
