Twitter case shows breadth of U.S. power to probe anti-Trump statements An attempt by U.S. authorities to identify an anonymous critic of President Donald Trump on Twitter has set off alarm bells among Democratic and Republican lawmakers and civil liberties advocates fearful of a crackdown on dissent. Twitter Inc on […]
Airstrike in Syria Overshadows Meeting Between Trump and Xi Airstrike in Syria Overshadows Meeting Between Trump and Xi:- President Trump welcomed President Xi Jinping of China here for a first meeting on Friday that ended up being less about great-power collaboration than a chance for the Chinese leader to witness […]
California governor declares end to drought emergency California governor declares end to drought emergency:- One of the worst droughts in California history has officially ended, Governor Jerry Brown declared on Friday, but not before it strained the state's farm economy and threatened water supplies for millions of residents. Months of […]
Russell Westbrook let down by teammates, despite making history Russell Westbrook's teammates really let him down Friday night. Westbrook missed out would have been a record-breaking triple-double this season because of a woeful shooting night by the Thunder in a 120-99 loss to the Suns. The Thunder guard finished with […]
Airstrikes on Syria might also send message to North Korea The U.S. airstrikes this week were aimed at a Syrian air base, but almost certainly got the attention of another adversary — North Korea. Heading into the first talks between President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, North […]
Russell Westbrook matches Big O, clinches season-long triple-double average Say this much about Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook: he knows how to close. By dishing his sixth assist in the third quarter Friday night against the Phoenix Suns, Westbrook matched Oscar Robertson as just the second player in NBA […]
Budget Deal Comes Together in Albany, After Delay and Frustration Budget Deal Comes Together in Albany, After Delay and Frustration:- After a week of impasse and the worst budget crisis of his administration, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo emerged from his Capitol office late Friday night to announce a deal on […]
Federal judge approves Baltimore police consent decree A federal judge on Friday approved a plan to overhaul the Baltimore Police Department, an action that rebuked arguments from the new administration at the Justice Department which had spent a week asking the court to delay proceedings on the plan. U.S. District […]
Trump Fires Warning Shot in Battle Between Bannon and Kushner Trump Fires Warning Shot in Battle Between Bannon and Kushner:- As he grappled on Thursday with his first major decision involving military action, a fed-up and frustrated President Trump turned to his two top aides and told them he had […]
Neil Gorsuch Confirmed by Senate as Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch Confirmed by Senate as Supreme Court Justice:- Judge Neil M. Gorsuch was confirmed by the Senate on Friday to become the 113th justice of the Supreme Court, capping a political brawl that lasted for more than a year and […]
