House Republicans take aim at ethics chief House Republicans take aim at ethics chief:- The Republican chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is taking aim at the federal government’s ethics czar, after the official publicly criticized President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to retain ownership of his businesses. Rep. […]

SpaceX poised to launch for first time since Sept blast SpaceX poised to launch for first time since Sept blast:- SpaceX is poised to launch a Falcon 9 rocket on Saturday, marking its first return to flight since a costly and complicated launchpad explosion in September. The launch of 10 […]

Protests shutdown far-right speaker at UC Davis Protests shutdown far-right speaker at UC Davis:- Speeches by far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos (yuh-NAH’-poh-lihs) and former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli were canceled Friday night after heated protests erupted at the University of California, Davis. University police put up barricades as protesters shouting “shut […]

Baltimore Agrees to Broad Change for Troubled Police Dept. Baltimore Agrees to Broad Change for Troubled Police Dept.:- Nearly two years after the death of a black man in police custody led to violent riots here, the Justice Department and city leaders announced on Thursday a long-sought agreement to impose […]

La. man pleads guilty to threatening D.C. pizzeria La. man pleads guilty to threatening D.C. pizzeria:- A Louisiana man has pleaded guilty to telephoning a Washington, D.C., pizzeria in December and threatening to shoot those inside, authorities said Thursday. The threats followed a shooting three days earlier at another D.C. […]

Mattis says Putin trying to break NATO Mattis says Putin trying to break NATO:- James Mattis, Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Pentagon, testified Thursday that he supports efforts to engage with Russia but doubted the two countries would find ways to cooperate. “I have very modest expectations about areas […]

Justice Department inspector general to investigate pre-election actions by department and FBI Justice Department inspector general to investigate pre-election actions by department and FBI:- The Justice Department inspector general will review broad allegations of misconduct involving FBI Director James B. Comey and how he handled the probe of Hillary Clinton’s […]