Flooding threatens U.S. Mid-Atlantic, central Appalachians Heavy rains will drench the U.S. Mid-Atlantic and central Appalachians on Saturday after flooding overnight closed roadways and forced water rescues across the region, forecasters said. A swathe of land from eastern North Carolina up through Washington D.C. and southern Pennsylvania could expect an […]
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U.S. government ordered to solve ‘Case of the Incredible Shrinking Airline Seat’ U.S. aviation authorities were ordered back to the drawing board on Friday to solve what a federal appeals judge called “The Case of the Incredible Shrinking Airline Seat.” Judge Patricia Millett told the Federal Aviation Administration to take […]
Trump replaces chief of staff Priebus with retired General Kelly President Donald Trump replaced his beleaguered White House chief of staff, Reince Priebus, after only six months on the job on Friday, installing retired General John Kelly in his place in a major shake-up of his top team. Trump announced […]
Russia Seizes 2 U.S. Properties and Orders Embassy to Cut Staff Russia took its first steps on Friday to retaliate against proposed American sanctions for Moscow’s suspected meddling in last year’s election, seizing two American diplomatic properties and ordering the United States Embassy to reduce staff by September. The moves, […]
Trump to reinstate US military ban on transgender people President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would ban transgender people from the U.S. military, a move appealing to some in his conservative political base but creating uncertainty about the fate of thousands of transgender service members. The surprise announcement by […]
U.S. sanctions 13 Venezuelans associated with Maduro Senior U.S. officials issued another warning: If Maduro goes through with the vote, President Trump would follow up with “strong and swift economic action,” though they declined to elaborate. On Sunday, Maduro is set to hold a vote that critics say could further […]
Father of Australian tennis star arrested on child sex charges The father of retired Australian tennis star Mark Philippoussis was arrested on Tuesday at his San Diego home on suspicion of sexually abusing two children who he has been coaching in the sport, police said. Nikolaos Philippoussis, 68, will be […]
Robert Durst unfaithful to wife before her disappearance, friend says Real estate scion Robert Durst and his wife were unfaithful to each other before she went missing in 1982, a friend of Durst said in court on Tuesday, in testimony that could be used by prosecutors to show there was […]
White House targets leakers, may restructure communications: Scaramucci President Donald Trump’s new communications director Anthony Scaramucci said on Tuesday he would probably restructure the communications operation at the White House and would fire staff if leaks did not cease. “If the leaks continue, then I’ve got to let everybody go,” […]
U.S. energy secretary duped into fake interview with Russian comedians U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry optimistically discussed expanding American coal exports to Ukraine and other energy matters during a lengthy phone call this month with a Russian prankster who Perry thought was Ukraine’s prime minister. Perry actually was talking with […]
