The U.S. is taking steps to guard against missile attacks from North Korea or any other hostile nation. The Pentagon will hold its first missile intercept test in nearly three years next month: the latest sign that the Trump administration is taking Kim Jong Un’s ongoing threats against Washington seriously, Bloomberg reported Thursday. During the […]
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International, USAThe Syrian army said a US missile attack on one of its airbases killed six people and caused extensive damage, adding it would respond by continuing its campaign to “crush terrorism” and restore peace and security to all of Syria. A statement from the army command described the attack on Friday as an act of
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International, Middle East, USAWashington (dpa) – Washington’s allies Friday supported the US airstrikes on a Syrian airbase in the wake of a chemical attack widely attributed to the Assad government in Damascus, while Russia and Iran slammed the move. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netayahu tweeted: “In both word and action, (Trump) sent a strong and clear message today
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International, Middle East, USASACRAMENTO, Calif.—After a nail-biter vote in the Assembly, the $52-billion transportation package cleared the California Legislature late Thursday night and now goes to Gov. Jerry Brown for his signature. “Members, it’s been a long, crumbling road to get where we are today,” said Assemblyman Jim Frazier, a Democrat who helped craft the legislation. Frazier cast
Sen. John McCain said Friday that the biggest threat facing the United States is not coming from the Middle East, it is coming from the “crazy fat kid” in North Korea – alluding to the nation’s leader Kim Jong-un. As a result, Mr. McCain, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said it was
CHICAGO — Billionaire entrepreneur and investor J.B. Pritzker, a longtime Democratic fundraiser, formally joined the race for his party’s nomination for governor and the opportunity to take on Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner. Pritzker’s announcement Thursday had been expected and ends a brief exploratory effort he started last month. “I’m J.B. Pritzker and I’m running for
ATLANTA — Jimmy Carter said Thursday that he hoped President Donald Trump’s words and actions would “reinvigorate” the women’s movement in this country. “Primarily because of President Trump’s own past record and also what he had to say about Bill O’Reilly yesterday, that he was a good guy,” the former president told a large audience
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International, USAMuslim safe spaces, increased lessons on Islam during social studies classes, and other measures will be adopted by San Diego Unified School District to combat bullying. The Council for American-Islamic Relations and school officials in southern California collaborated on a “holistic” approach to bullying that will likely be implemented this fall. The changes, which include
In the wake of a heinous chemical weapons attack in Syria on Tuesday that reportedly killed 86 people including 27 children, on Thursday night President Trump ordered airstrikes on the airbase from which that attack was launched. Trump’s order was his first direct assault on a foreign nation through executive order. This decision is troublesome
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Middle East, USATALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A state prosecutor has determined “there exists no reasonable suspicion” that Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi accepted a bribe when she received a campaign contribution from Donald Trump’s charity in 2013. Bondi’s office later opted not to investigate Trump University, a real estate investment seminar class that some customers said swindled them
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USAJohn Glenn, former Marine, Ohio senator and the first American to orbit the Earth, passed away at the age of 95 in December. His body was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday. During the service, Annie Glenn, his widow, was presented with an American flag in his honor: WATCH: @GenRobertNeller presents widow
NEW YORK — Hillary Clinton said she doesn’t intend to run for elected office again, but vowed to remain involved in public service and to help Democrats regain control of Congress in the 2018 election. In her first postelection interview, Clinton alluded to the pain of her loss of the presidency to Donald Trump, hinting
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USAWASHINGTON — The admiral in charge of the U.S. Southern Command testified at Congress Thursday that while the region is “stable,” the situation in Venezuela is worsening and could trigger a humanitarian crisis requiring regional intervention. “The enormous economic instability that’s taking place in Venezuela affects the entire region,” Adm. Kurt Tidd told the Senate
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International, USAThis is the transcript of President Donald Trump’s remarks on Syria delivered Thursday night at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., as provided by the White House. “My fellow Americans: On Tuesday, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad launched a horrible chemical weapons attack on innocent civilians. Using a deadly nerve agent, Assad choked out the lives of
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