Contempt trial begins for Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio Former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio, known for his hard-line stand against illegal immigrants, willfully violated a judge’s order stemming from a racial profiling case, a federal prosecutor said on Monday as trial opened in Arpaio’s contempt of court trial. A defense attorney […]
Trump misses his own deadline for ISIS news conference Monday marks two weeks since President Donald Trump said he would hold a news conference to detail the latest strategy against ISIS in two weeks. This is the second time the President has missed a deadline he set himself regarding a […]
Corruption charge increases pressure on Brazil president In a scathing 64-page indictment, Brazil’s top prosecutor described a scheming, arrogant and corrupt President Michel Temer who lined his pockets with illegal money while showing little regard for the office he represented. Whether Attorney General Rodrigo Janot’s formal accusation late Monday pressures […]
Products at Center of London Fire Faced Tougher Rules in U.S. Two products made by American manufacturers that played a major role in the deadly inferno in London had been assailed for their fire risks and faced tighter restrictions in the United States. Such regulatory gaps expose how multinational corporations […]
Spicer allows photographs at off-camera White House briefing The White House allowed press secretary Sean Spicer to be photographed Monday at his off-camera press briefing. It’s a loosening of recent restrictions on the spokesman’s daily briefing with reporters. Previously, media organizations were not allowed to take photos of the spokesman […]
Trump urges India Modi to fix deficit, but stresses strong ties U.S. President Donald Trump urged Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to do more to relax Indian trade barriers on Monday during talks in which both leaders took great pains to stress the importance of a strong U.S.-Indian relationship. At […]
CNN accepts resignations of 3 involved in retracted story CNN accepts resignations of 3 involved in retracted story:- CNN accepted the resignations Monday of three journalists involved in a retracted story about a supposed investigation into a pre-inaugural meeting between an associate of President Donald Trump and the head of […]
Republicans eye billions in side deals to win Obamacare repeal votes White House and Capitol Hill officials are exploring potential deals to divvy up billions of dollars to individual senators’ priorities in a wide-ranging bid to secure votes for the imperiled GOP health care bill. A Congressional Budget office score […]
Westbrook set to learn if his historic season was an MVP one A year ago, uncertainty surrounded Russell Westbrook. Kevin Durant stunned the league by leaving Oklahoma City for rival Golden State in free agency. The four-time scoring champion and former MVP had been the central piece in making the […]
Maury Wills calls last game for North Dakota team At 84, Maury Wills has called it a career. Far from Dodger Stadium where he became a stolen base champion, Wills on Sunday wrapped up more than two decades of dropping into the broadcast booth for the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks. In Wills’ […]
