Iran’s currency crisis could bring it one step closer to economic collapse Iran’s currency, the rial, has plummeted to an historic low amid growing economic and political uncertainty, causing a rush to the banks as Iranians desperately try to acquire U.S. dollars with exchanges forced to shut their doors to […]
UK govt agrees on ‘need to take action’ over Syria attack The British government has agreed on the “need to take action” over a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria, British Prime Minister Theresa May’s office said. “Cabinet agreed on the need to take action to alleviate humanitarian distress and […]
Trump weighs Syria options, Russia envoy says he ‘cannot exclude’ war President Donald Trump and his national security aides on Thursday discussed U.S. options on Syria, where he has threatened missile strikes in response to a suspected poison gas attack, as a Russian envoy voiced fears of wider conflict between […]
Study shows Americans are forgetting about the Holocaust Sonia Klein, now 92, survived Auschwitz and Majdanek concentration camps. “We are not here forever,” she said of the dwindling number of fellow survivors. In 1945, Sonia Klein walked out of Auschwitz. Every day of the 73 years since she has been […]
Cabinet agrees ‘need for action’ in Syria Ministers at a cabinet meeting said it was “highly likely” the Assad regime was responsible for a suspected chemical attack. They agreed that the use of chemical weapons must not “go unchallenged”. But Transport Minister Jo Johnson later stressed: “There has been no […]
House retirements show how Trump is splitting the GOP There’s a clear divide among Republicans retiring from Congress. Those leaving office without a clear next political step tend to come from places where Trump is less popular. On the flip side, Republicans are more likely to leave the House to […]
Arizona teachers skeptical of Ducey’s raise proposal, continuing to plan walkout Arizona educators appeared mostly skeptical of Gov. Doug Ducey’s proposal to give teachers 20 percent raises by 2020, and the organizers leading the teachers’ #RedForEd revolt said it does not change their plans for a walkout. Organizers with Arizona […]
California Today: Could the State Weather a Recession? John Chiang, the state treasurer of California, is a Democrat running to succeed Gov. Jerry Brown. California Today is conducting occasional question-and-answer sessions with candidates for office, and today is Mr. Chiang’s day at the plate. The interview, edited and condensed for […]
There’s a very disturbing pattern of silencing Donald Trump’s accusers emerging On Thursday we learned that the National Enquirer’s parent company American Media Inc. reportedly paid a doorman at Donald Trump’s old building to ensure he not speak about the rumor that the then-real estate mogul had fathered a child […]
Trapped and dying in a minivan, desperate Ohio teen calls 911 for help that doesn’t find him The 911 recordings are gut-wrenching. Trapped in a gold 2002 Honda Odyssey van with his time running short, 16-year old Kyle Plush asked Siri to call 911 and begged the dispatcher for help […]
