West Coast crews mobilize to battle Southeast fires The crews received their assignments Tuesday night and were tentatively scheduled to depart Knoxville in rental trucks early Wednesday morning, though “it’s a very fluid process,” Coele said. Coele, who works as a fire prevention specialist on most days, said in her […]
Nancy Pelosi could be in trouble as House Democrats delay vote Washington (CNN)House Democrats decided Tuesday to delay their leadership elections until after Thanksgiving — a move that will give reeling Democrats time to nurse their wounds and could spell trouble for longtime leader Nancy Pelosi. After a closed-door meeting, […]
Republican Governors Thrilled With Increased Influence In Washington South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said Tuesday the fact that Republicans now control the White House, Congress and so many governors’ mansions has left her “giddy.” Haley and the rest of the Republican Governors Association are meeting this week in Orlando, Fla., […]
Greek police use tear gas, stun grenades to quell anti-Obama protesters in Athens ATHENS, Greece – Greek riot police used tear gas and stun grenades Tuesday in Athens to disperse about 3,000 left-wing marchers protesting a visit by President Barack Obama after they tried to enter an area off-limits to […]
Is Russia’s Syrian gambit paying dividends? It was Russia’s sudden decision in September 2015 to intervene militarily in Syria which marked the start of a decisive shift in the course of a brutal war which has come to define Syria. Moscow has long-standing links to Syria, with many Syrian military […]
Trump aims to ease Asian allies’ qualms when he meets Japan’s Abe Donald Trump is expected to use his first meeting with a foreign leader as U.S. president-elect this week to try to reassure Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and other Asian allies rattled by his campaign rhetoric, advisers to […]
Firings and Discord Put Trump Transition Team in a State of Disarray WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump’s transition was in disarray on Tuesday, marked by firings, infighting and revelations that American allies were blindly dialing in to Trump Tower to try to reach the soon-to-be-leader of the free world. […]
Just the beginning: Follow reporter’s trek with refugees off Libyan coast MALTA — To say the past week has been a whirlwind might be the understatement of the year, at least in my world. And I’m not just talking about what happened on Election Day. Understanding how this journalist wound […]
Iraqi commander: Could take months to take control of Mosul from ISIL BAGHDAD — Iraqi forces face a dilemma as they push farther into Mosul: How to draw out entrenched Islamic State fighters while protecting residents who’ve been hunkered in their homes for weeks. “We are advancing steadily,” said Lt. […]
Google to pull ads from fake news sites SAN FRANCISCO — Amid criticism that fake news sites have contributed to misinformation and increasing polarization among the American public, Google announced Monday night that it will stop allowing fake news sites to use its ad software. Facebook followed with a similar […]
