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WASHINGTON — White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly held a surprise news conference on Thursday that, while wide-ranging, clearly was intended to send one message: that he feels secure and satisfied in his job, and frustrated with news reports to the contrary. “I don’t believe — and I just talked to the president […]

MIAMI — Starting Sunday, a Carnival Cruise Line ship will serve as the new home for relief workers in St. Croix. The Miami-based cruise line finalized an agreement with the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Wednesday for a four-month charter of the Carnival Fascination, which typically home ports in San Juan, Puerto Rico. St. Croix,

WASHINGTON — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani lashed out at Donald Trump Wednesday charging that U.S. opposition to the Iranian nuclear deal has only united all Iranians and brought sympathy toward Tehran from Europe. Speaking at a meeting of his cabinet, Rouhani warned Trump against taking such “hostile action,” and suggested that even if the United

In advance of a possible 2020 White House run, Bernie Sanders seems determined to fix a problem that may have cost him the 2016 Democratic nomination: his poor performance in the South. The Vermont senator and the nonprofit organization he inspired are deploying resources in support of progressive African-American candidates in key races in the

SANTA ROSA, Calif. — Jan Pascoe and her husband, John, were trapped. The world was on fire, and Jan was hyperventilating from fear. Then they remembered their neighbors’ pool. “You’ve got to calm down, Jan,” she told herself. “You can’t go underwater and hyperventilate.” At 12:40 a.m. Monday, Jan called 911. She reached a dispatcher.

The Simon Wiesenthal Center on Wednesday said it would remove Harvey Weinstein name from its “roster of honorees,” following a string of sexual harassment allegations against the film mogul. Simon Wiesenthal Center founder and dean Rabbi Marvin Hier released a statement, saying everyone at the human rights organization was “horrified by the charges leveled against

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson may have a new golf buddy, but he’s no moron: It’s President Barack Obama. The Washingtonian reported Wednesday that Obama and Tillerson have both recently joined the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington, Virginia. Obama is not technically a new member—the country club lets presidents enjoy its facilities while they’re