U.S. House approves tighter North Korea sanctions The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved legislation on Thursday to tighten sanctions on North Korea by targeting its shipping industry and companies that do business with the reclusive state. The vote was 419 to 1. Supporters said the legislation was intended to […]
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U.S. House Intelligence Committee has 'successful' Russia hearing The leaders of a House of Representatives probe of possible Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election said they had a "successful" hearing on Thursday, projecting unity after a partisan division had threatened to derail their investigation. Representatives Mike Conaway, the new […]
Alonso quickly up to speed at the Brickyard Fernando Alonso was quickly up to speed at the famed Brickyard on Wednesday, blazing through his IndyCar rookie orientation to close in on earning a spot on the Indianapolis 500 starting grid. Alonso, who has competed in 276 Formula One races and […]
Machado launches tirade against Red Sox Baltimore Orioles infielder Manny Machado blasted the Boston Red Sox in an expletive-laden rant after pitcher Chris Sale deliberately threw at him on Tuesday in the latest episode of bad blood between the teams. Sale fired a fastball at the knees of Machado during […]
Parker injured as Spurs level series with Rockets The San Antonio Spurs suffered a major injury blow with Tony Parker going down with a leg injury during his team's second round playoff game against Houston on Wednesday. Parker came down awkwardly on his left leg after a shot attempt early […]
FBI Comey defends Clinton email probe announcement, but feels nauseous FBI Director James Comey said on Wednesday it made him "mildly nauseous" to think his announcement of the reopening of an investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails affected the 2016 presidential election, but he had no regrets and would make the […]
Trump vows to broker Israeli Palestinian peace, offers no new policies President Donald Trump vowed on Wednesday to do "whatever is necessary" to broker peace between Israel and the Palestinians as he hosted Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the White House, but gave no sign of how he could revive […]
Russian election hacking 'wildly successful' in creating discord former U.S. lawmaker Russia succeeded in its goals of sowing discord in U.S. politics by meddling in the 2016 presidential election, which will likely inspire similar future efforts, two top former U.S. voices on intelligence said on Tuesday. Former Director of National […]
Trump aide lays out 'disruptive' approach on eve of Mideast talks Donald Trump’s national security adviser described his boss’s foreign policy approach as "disruptive" on the eve of the U.S. president’s first White House meeting with the Palestinian leader, saying his unconventional ways could create an opportunity to ultimately help […]
Trump urges future government shutdown, easier passage of laws U.S. President Donald Trump came to office promising that he would produce so much winning that Americans would be sick of it. As he struggles to produce wins, some signs of frustration are starting to appear. Democrats' gleeful declarations that they […]
