Turkey Rebuffs U.S. Appeals Over Detained American Pastor A Turkish court on Monday ordered an American pastor to remain behind bars as his trial opened on charges that he aided terrorist groups in Turkey. The pastor, Andrew Brunson, 50, who has worked in Turkey as a missionary for 23 years, […]
A grumpy Trump welcomes Japan’s weakened leader On Tuesday, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will call on President Trump at his Florida resort for two days of meetings and meals. It may serve as a welcome reprieve for the duo: Abe and Trump are both weathering scandals at home, with […]
Trump Scraps New Sanctions Against Russia, Overruling Advisers President Trump rejected, for now at least, a fresh round of sanctions set to be imposed against Russia on Monday, a course change that underscored the schism between the president and his national security team. The president’s ambassador to the United Nations, […]
Sacramento police release more footage in Stephon Clark shooting The Sacramento Police Department on Monday released hours of additional video footage and 911 calls from a fatal police-involved shooting of an unarmed black man last month that sparked days of protests. The department released video from 23 dash cameras, 28 […]
Video shows police punching a Harvard student after he was found naked in the street Police in Cambridge, Mass., are being criticized for the arrest of a black Harvard student in which the 21-year-old was pinned down and struck in the stomach repeatedly by an officer. The student, who police […]
The enforcer’ how Barbara Bush became the matriarch of the Republican Party Over the weekend came word that Barbara Bush, the 92-year-old doyenne of the first family of Republican politics, was in declining health and had decided to cease medical care. To some, Barbara Bush is nothing but a shock […]
E.P.A. Chief’s $43,000 Phone Booth Broke the Law, Congressional Auditors Say The Environmental Protection Agency violated the law when it installed a soundproof phone booth for the administrator, Scott Pruitt, at a cost of roughly $43,000, a congressional watchdog agency ruled on Monday. The congressional agency, the Government Accountability Office, […]
Arrest Made After Binghamton Stabbing, the Second Student Death in 5 Weeks A suspect is in custody after a freshman was fatally stabbed at Binghamton University. It was the second killing of a student there in five weeks, leaving the campus tense and grieving. The victim, Joao Souza, 19, was […]
The Latest: Syrian TV: Air defense confront missiles in Homs The latest on the Syrian conflict (all times local): 2:05 a.m. Syrian state-run television says Syria’s air defenses have confronted a new “aggression,” shooting down missiles over the area of Homs in the country’s center. It did not elaborate or […]
Syria chemical attack: Investigators allowed to visit site Chemical weapons inspectors in Syria will be permitted to visit the site of an alleged chemical attack on Wednesday, Russia has said. The international team has been in the country since Saturday, but has not been allowed to visit Douma. The attack […]
