International

Congress acts on Nicaraguan president’s power grab

WASHINGTON — Demonstrating the growing anxiety in Washington about Nicaragua, the U.S. House of Representatives issued a scathing rebuke of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s authoritarian push for power. Democrats and Republicans in the lower chamber unanimously supported a call, led by Miami Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Wednesday night to restrict the Ortega government’s access to […]

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International, USA

Bryan Pagliano no-show: House investigators vote to hold Hillary Clinton’s email tech in contempt

The House’s investigative committee voted Thursday to hold Hillary Clinton’s chief tech staffer in contempt of Congress after Bryan Pagliano failed, for a second time, to show up and testify on his former boss’s secret emails. Mrs. Clinton last year had urged Mr. Pagliano to cooperate with probes into her emails, but he has now

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USA

Clinton visits Galifianakis’ ‘Between Two Ferns’

In a time-honored American political tradition, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton paid a visit to “Between Two Ferns,” the mock talk show hosted by Zach Galifianakis. In the clip, released Thursday by Funny or Die but recorded Sept. 9, the day Clinton was diagnosed with pneumonia, Galifianakis asks the former secretary of state a series

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Report: Yahoo suffers major hack of user accounts

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Yahoo has reportedly been struck by a massive hack that could compromise hundreds of millions of its users’ accounts, according to Recode, which quotes “several sources close to the situation.” Yahoo did not immediately respond to The Mercury News or to Recode’s Kara Swisher, who broke the story early Thursday morning.

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International, USA

Donald Trump calls for debate moderator who lets candidates ‘argue it out’

GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump on Thursday indicated he’d prefer a debate moderator who takes more of a hands-off approach and lets the candidates take each other on if someone slips up. “You’re debating somebody and if she makes a mistake, or if I make a mistake, we’ll take each on,” Mr. Trump said on

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USA

Police investigating death of actress Mia Farrow’s son

ROXBURY, Conn. — Police are investigating the death of the son of actress Mia Farrow, who was found gravely injured in his car along Route 67 in Connecticut on Wednesday afternoon. State troopers responded to the scene around 12:45 p.m. and found Thaddeus Wilk Farrow, 27, suffering from a life-threatening injury. He was taken to

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International, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Even the swing states where Trump and Clinton are tied aren’t enough to hand him a win

WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton appears to have survived one of her worst stretches on the presidential campaign, including concerns about her health, with her lead intact in some key battleground states, several new polls indicate. Surveys released this week delivered good news to Donald Trump in some states, Clinton others. But the balance continues to

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USA

Muslim refugees of another era could put Missouri in play for Clinton

When Greta Morina sees images of Aleppo on TV, she thinks of her hometown, Pristina. “It makes you flash back. It’s intense,” Morina says. “You’re hearing gunshots, bombs being dropped, you smell smoke. You’re seeing groups of people carrying their belongings, their children all into packed tents.” Morina is now 22. She became a refugee

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International, USA

U.S. – Israel arms deal criticized in both countries

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Even before the formal signing of what was described as a record-making agreement for US financial aid, shrill critics here and there were claiming that Bibi had messed the opportunity to get more and better terms. Prominent in the agreement, which came after months or years (depending on whenever conversations

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA

Poll: European Jews afraid to attend holiday services

A survey by the European Jewish Association suggests few Jews in Europe will attend synagogue for this year”s Rosh Hashanna and Yom Kippur holidays as security fears grow and with harassment by Muslims on the rise. According to the study, which spanned 700 Jewish communities from England to the Ukraine, 70% of European Jews said

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International, Jewish Religion

Feinstein retreating from 9/11 victims’ bill that she co-sponsored

WASHINGTON — California Sen. Dianne Feinstein is joining a growing number in Congress who are reconsidering their support for a bill that would allow families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia over its alleged backing of the terrorists who committed the attacks. Feinstein is a co-sponsor of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act.

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Middle East, USA