New Zealand earthquake: Two dead following powerful tremor A powerful magnitude-7.8 earthquake has struck New Zealand’s South Island, killing at least two people. The quake hit just after midnight on Monday (11:02 GMT on Sunday), north-east of Christchurch. It was felt as far afield as the capital Wellington on the […]

Trump firm on agenda but says there’s nothing to fear Donald Trump has vowed to crack down on illegal immigrants and cut taxes, but also insisted Americans have nothing to fear from his presidency. In an interview with CBS’s 60 Minutes, the President-elect made it clear he intends to aggressively […]

Inside the Clinton loss: Who’s to blame? Washington (CNN)The high command of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign believe there’s plenty of blame to go around for their stunning loss to Donald Trump. They’re pointing fingers at FBI Director James Comey, unfair media coverage and voters resistant to electing the first woman […]

Democrats try to pick up the pieces Washington (CNN)The sting of defeat is still fresh. But Democrats are embarking on a soul-searching exercise to determine how they ended up in the political wilderness, losing the House, the Senate and the White House at a time when President Barack Obama’s approval […]

Nixon Library reboots for a new generation YORBA LINDA, Calif. — He came to the presidency as a Republican who sought to mend a badly divided nation with fresh ideas that sometimes ran against the grain of his own party. It’s a plotline that 2016 voters would recognize, but the […]