China-India Leaders Meet Amid Border Tensions he leaders of India and China meet Friday amid tensions along their contested border and a rivalry for influence among their smaller neighbors that could determine dominance in Asia. Chinese President Xi Jinping is due to sit down with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi […]
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At Least Macron Got a Kiss: Now It’s Merkel’s Turn to Sway Trump German Chancellor Angela Merkel has one advantage when she meets Donald Trump to discuss a host of conflicts: expectations that she can sway the U.S. president are close to zero. After three days of back-slapping bonhomie with […]
Death Toll in Dead Sea Flash Floods Rises to 10 as Last Missing Teen Found The death toll from flash floods that hit a group of teenage hikers in southern Israel Thursday rose from nine to 10 after a body found overnight was identified as the last missing teen Friday […]
Senate Confirms C.I.A. Chief Mike Pompeo to Be Secretary of State The Senate easily confirmed Mike Pompeo on Thursday as the United States’ 70th secretary of state, elevating the current C.I.A. director and an outspoken foreign policy hawk to be the nation’s top diplomat. In the end, the 57-to-42 tally […]
Teachers in Arizona and Colorado Walk Out Over Education Funding An analysis by The Arizona Republic showed that more than 840,000 of the state’s 1.1 million public school students could be affected by the school closings. Teachers and their supporters began gathering on Thursday morning around Chase Field, a baseball […]
American Airlines sued after passenger who suffered midflight emergency dies The family of a South Carolina woman who died after suffering a medical emergency midflight is now suing American Airlines alleging wrongful death. Brittany Oswell, 25, suffered an embolism while flying from Honolulu, Hawaii to Dallas, Texas two years ago. […]
House Chaplain Was Asked to Resign. He Still Doesn’t Know Why. The chaplain of the House said on Thursday that he was blindsided when Speaker Paul D. Ryan asked him to resign two weeks ago, a request that he complied with but was never given a reason for. The sudden […]
Inside the dramatic collapse of Ronny Jackson’s bid to lead the VA Dr. Ronny Jackson exuded confidence when he emerged from a Capitol Hill office Tuesday evening, telling reporters that he looked forward to answering tough questions from lawmakers about his past. By Thursday morning, Jackson was back in the […]
Scott Pruitt, on Capitol Hill, Deflects Blame for Ethical Lapses Scott Pruitt, the Environmental Protection Agency chief, had an easier time than expected on Capitol Hill on Thursday as he deflected Democrats’ pointed questions about accusations of ethical infractions and lavish personal spending at the taxpayers’ expense. He insisted that […]
Authorities used DNA, genealogy website, to track down ‘Golden State Killer’ suspect decades after crimes The “Golden State Killer” was meticulous at his crime scenes over the course of a decade and in several cities, leaving scant evidence for police. There were no fingerprints. Few saw his face. And what […]
