Shock, thrill, excitement: Broadway stars react to their Tony nods From shock to excitement, nominees for this year's Tony awards described their range of emotions when they found out they were recognized for their work on Broadway. Richard Thomas, 65, best known for playing John-Boy Walton in CBS TV series […]
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Singer Tony Bennett's career, paintings on show in New York Legendary singer Tony Bennett may have left his heart in San Francisco, but the native New Yorker was in his hometown on Wednesday celebrating his long, prolific career as a singer and a painter. Bennett, known for his traditional pop […]
U.S. needs to balance foreign alliances Tillerson U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday outlined for his staff how an "America First" agenda translates into foreign policy, but did not address the Trump administration's proposed budget cuts, which worry many diplomats. It was the first time Tillerson had addressed […]
Trump Is Expected to Relax Tax Rules on Churches Endorsing Political Candidates President Trump on Thursday will ease restrictions on political activity by churches and charities, White House officials said, but has backed away from a broader religious liberty order that would have allowed faith-based organizations and companies to avoid […]
Pre Existing Conditions Evaluating Competing Claims In the debate over how the effort to replace the Affordable Care Act would affect those with pre-existing health conditions, opponents and supporters alike have offered misleading talking points. Faced with polling indicating public support for protections, and after an emotional appeal by the […]
Trump Turn Toward China Curtails Navy Patrols in Disputed Zones Six weeks ago, the United States Pacific Command requested permission from senior American officials for a United States warship to sail within 12 nautical miles of Scarborough Shoal, a disputed reef in the South China Sea that is claimed by […]
Ex Officer Who Shot Walter Scott Pleads Guilty in Charleston More than two years after a North Charleston, S.C., police officer fired eight rounds to the back of a fleeing and unarmed black motorist whose burst of gunfire was recorded on video, the officer stood in a federal courtroom on […]
U.S., China talk firmer U.N. response to North Korea missiles diplomats The United States is negotiating with China on a possible stronger U.N. Security Council response – such as sanctions – to North Korea's repeated ballistic missile launches, which the 15-member body normally condemns in a statement, diplomats said. It […]
Trump struggles to win over moderate Republicans on healthcare overhaul Time was running short for President Donald Trump to attract enough votes to pass a new bill to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system this week as Republican party moderates held out, fearing a backlash from voters worried about losing insurance […]
Trump Follows Instincts, Not Establishment, With Overtures to Kim and Duterte President Trump continued his outreach to rogue leaders on Monday, declaring he would meet North Korea’s dictator, Kim Jong-un, provided the circumstances were right, even as the Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte, brushed aside the president’s invitation to visit the […]
