Tillerson says sanctions ‘are really starting to hurt’ North Korea Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Wednesday that international sanctions “are really starting to hurt” North Korea, suggesting U.S. military action may not be needed right now. Speaking at an event at Stanford University in California, Tillerson said that South […]
Illegal immigrant charged in the killings of two cops wishes he ‘had killed more of the mother An illegal immigrant began his murder trial for the 2014 killings of two Northern California sheriff’s deputies on Tuesday with a profanity-laced rant, calling a partner of one of the slain officers a […]
Gay Olympian Adam Rippon blasts selection of Mike Pence to lead U.S. delegation Adam Rippon, the 2016 U.S. men’s figure skating champion who is believed to be the first openly gay U.S. Winter Olympian, criticized the White House’s selection of Vice President Mike Pence to lead the 2018 U.S. Olympic […]
(CNN)South Korea pressed ahead with talks to include its northern neighbor in next month’s Winter Olympics Wednesday, but Seoul’s allies are voicing concern Pyongyang may be using the talks to buy time to pursue its weapons program. The US military has moved more firepower to the region and Secretary of […]
Washington (CNN)The US Navy announced Tuesday that the former commanding officers of the USS Fitzgerald and USS John S. McCain — the ships involved in two deadly 2017 collisions that killed 17 sailors — will face criminal charges including dereliction of duty, hazarding a vessel and negligent homicide. The USS […]
WASHINGTON — Republican leaders in Congress have abandoned efforts to reach a broad budget agreement before federal funding runs out on Friday, and they’re now simply hoping to pass a short-term spending bill to avert a government shutdown. House GOP leaders are crafting legislation that would keep the government funded […]
The White House physician maintained President Trump is in “excellent health” Tuesday, despite what a new book describes as his strong attraction to fast food, including cheeseburgers in bed. Ronny Jackson, the White House physician, said the 71-year-old Trump stands 6 feet, 3 inches tall and weighs 239 pounds. He […]
A week after North Korea said it would send a delegation to next month’s Winter Olympics in South Korea, the regime’s demands have taken on a sinister pattern. Reports emerged Tuesday that North Korea demanded the South return defectors who fled the totalitarian regime. That came after requiring that South […]
An Elvis impersonator was in the room the three times a California couple accused of starving and torturing their 13 children renewed their vows at a Las Vegas chapel. The “kids” that authorities say were found shackled and filthy in the suburban home of David Allen Turpin and Louise Ann […]
Four cops shot in South Carolina, suspect in custody The suspected shooter was in custody early Tuesday morning after a gunman opened fire on several South Carolina law enforcement officers, striking four of them, authorities said. The four officers — three York County Sheriff’s deputies and a K-9 officer — […]
