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 […]
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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 […]
Budget deal may map U.S. Congress road ahead, via Trump bypass The U.S. Congress, bitterly divided for years along party lines, may be mapping a bipartisan path forward that skirts around President Donald Trump when he refuses to engage constructively with lawmakers, Democrats and some lobbyists said on Monday. The […]
U.S. top court rejects gay conversion therapy ban challenge The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left intact California's ban on "gay conversion" therapy aimed at turning youths under age 18 away from homosexuality, rejecting a Christian minister's challenge to the law asserting it violates religious rights. The justices, turning away […]
South Korea says U.S. reaffirms it will pay THAAD costs, Trump calls Asia allies South Korea said the United States had reaffirmed it would shoulder the cost of deploying the THAAD anti-missile system, days after President Donald Trump said Seoul should pay for the $1 billion battery designed to defend […]
Trump says China could have hacked Democratic emails President Donald Trump said China may have hacked the emails of Democratic officials to meddle with the 2016 presidential election, countering the view of U.S. intelligence officials who have said Moscow orchestrated the hacks. In an interview transcript published on Sunday, Trump […]
Tornadoes, storms kill nine in U.S. South Tornadoes ripped through an East Texas county on Saturday evening, killing at least four people and injuring dozens of others, while high winds, falling trees and floods killed five others in neighboring states, according to news reports. Three tornadoes were confirmed by the […]
