US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Monday that there is “no doubt” that Moscow is funding pro-Russian groups to influence a referendum on changing the country’s name later this month, which could lead to NATO and EU membership. “They have transfer…
Ortiz, a 10-year veteran of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, is being held on four counts of murder, as well as one count each of evading arrest or detention, unlawful restraint — expose to serious bodily injury, and aggravated assault with a deadl…
The morning after the presidential election in November 2016, Annie Weaver, like millions around the country, was in a stupor. “I remember coming to work that day and I stopped at the Wawa and I didn’t even make eye contact with people, because I could…
Freddie Oversteegen, the last remaining member of the Netherlands’ most famous female resistance cell, died Sept. 5, one day before her 93rd birthday. She was 14 when she joined the Dutch resistance, though with her long, dark hair in braids she looked…
Jeff Flake once said Donald Trump didn’t deserve to win the presidency. He later wrote the book, literally, on why Trump is destroying the GOP.Now Flake holds the keys to a Supreme Court confirmation Trump prizes dearly — and could soon yank them away.
Every year, the stats and analytics firm Harris Insights & Analytics releases its EquiTrend study identifying the best brands out there. After surveying more than 77,000 people, covering over 3,000 brands, Harris this year determined that Taco Bell is …
Communications devices have taken over our pockets and our wrists, but soon the gadgets may go even deeper. Patrick Tucker at Defense One reports that the Air Force has signed a $10 million deal with a California company to continue development of a co…
Imagine if one day Jennifer Lawrence was walking the red carpet in Los Angeles and the next she vanished completely with no word about where she was. It might sound ludicrous, or terrifying, but it’s the reality in China, where one of the country’s mos…
Some folks have trouble with that line between hopeless romantic and creepy stalker. Canadian college student Carlos Zetina managed to walk it so deftly that he’s become a celebrity for the lengths he took to reconnect with a woman he met last week at …
Long read but well worth the effort. Punctures a ton of myths about poverty. An example: “This imbalanced economy explains why America’s poverty rate has remained consistent over the past several decades, even as per capita welfare spending has increas…
In some states, formerly incarcerated people are sent bills, and in others they are charged fines (sometimes called legal financial obligations, or LFOs). Some states collect the cost of incarcerating someone through windfall statues, grabbing any inhe…
In some states, formerly incarcerated people are sent bills, and in others they are charged fines (sometimes called legal financial obligations, or LFOs). Some states collect the cost of incarcerating someone through windfall statues, grabbing any inhe…
Saudi authorities are seeking the death penalty for three prominent clerics, testing the unwritten code that has kept the kingdom’s rulers in power. But Saudi clerics have long been a power unto themselves, with fame and influence beyond that of others…
Saudi authorities are seeking the death penalty for three prominent clerics, testing the unwritten code that has kept the kingdom’s rulers in power. But Saudi clerics have long been a power unto themselves, with fame and influence beyond that of others…
Heavy rains from Tropical Storm Florence have caused a slope to collapse at a coal ash landfill at a closed power station outside Wilmington, North Carolina, Duke Energy officials confirmed. Duke spokeswoman Paige Sheehan said Saturday evening that abo…
Heavy rains from Tropical Storm Florence have caused a slope to collapse at a coal ash landfill at a closed power station outside Wilmington, North Carolina, Duke Energy officials confirmed. Duke spokeswoman Paige Sheehan said Saturday evening that abo…
Earlier this summer, Christine Blasey Ford wrote a confidential letter to a senior Democratic lawmaker alleging that Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her more than three decades ago, when they were high school students in sub…
Earlier this summer, Christine Blasey Ford wrote a confidential letter to a senior Democratic lawmaker alleging that Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her more than three decades ago, when they were high school students in sub…
“This is, I believe, is not the beginning of the end but the end of the beginning for Donald Trump,” Eisen, who has been an outspoken critic of Trump, told ABC News’s This Week on Sunday. “We have seen a new chapter. He is not going to survive Manafort…
“This is, I believe, is not the beginning of the end but the end of the beginning for Donald Trump,” Eisen, who has been an outspoken critic of Trump, told ABC News’s This Week on Sunday. “We have seen a new chapter. He is not going to survive Manafort…
Let’s talk to the guy who drew up with the most shocking trick play of the year and the guy who scored on it. You have probably already seen the 90-yard punt return touchdown North Texas put on Arkansas on Saturday, en route to a 44-17 destruction of t…
Let’s talk to the guy who drew up with the most shocking trick play of the year and the guy who scored on it. You have probably already seen the 90-yard punt return touchdown North Texas put on Arkansas on Saturday, en route to a 44-17 destruction of t…
Al Saracevic: Some people call them “revenue games.” Others call them “paycheck” or “cupcake” games. Some refer to their opponents as “patsies.” Every year, dozens of absurd mismatches appear on the college football schedule, pitting lesser programs ag…
Archaeologists have found what they believe is the world’s oldest site for alcohol production, a study said Thursday, adding the beer-like beverage may have been served in ceremonies some 13,000 years ago. The site is located in the Raqefet cave south …
Over the past decade, both the United States and Europe have made major strides in reducing their greenhouse gas emissions at home. That trend is often held up as a sign of progress in the fight against climate change. But those efforts look a lot less…
Federal officials previously announced that the government has a system for sending messages to all cellphone users in the event of a serious weather situation or other emergency. On Thursday, the government plans to test that system. So expect to rece…
Politico first reported that Bush held a closed-door event Wednesday morning in Fort Worth for Rep. Will Hurd, R-San Antonio, and will host a similar gathering next week in Dallas for Rep. Pete Sessions, the Republican who serves as Bush’s congressman….
Middle-class income rose to the highest recorded levels in 2017 and the national poverty rate declined as the benefits of the strong economy lifted the fortunes of more Americans, the U.S. Census reported Wednesday. This Washington Post story also poin…
At a small solar observatory tucked away in the woods of a national forest here, scientists and other personnel were commanded last week to leave at once. A week later, the facility remains vacant, and no one is willing to say why. The mysterious and l…
Former GOP mega-donor Seth Klarman urged voters to support Democrats in the coming midterm elections and said in a recent interview that he believes “democracy is at stake.” “One of the reasons I’m willing to come out of my shell and talk to you is bec…
Forget the prophecies saying overpopulation will starve the planet. The human race is approaching the point where it’s no longer reproducing enough to expand the global headcount. In the world’s biggest economies — the U.S., China, Japan and Germany -…
U.S. President Donald Trump is likely to announce new tariffs on about $200 billion on Chinese imports as early as Monday, a senior administration official told Reuters on Saturday. The tariff level will probably be about 10 percent, the Wall Street Jo…
Worried an electric car won’t have enough range for your 25-mile commute? Got range anxiety? Well, step aside. Sylvia Wilson has driven her Model S 75kW the entire perimeter of Australia. The fully electric saloon covered a ridiculous 20,396 kilometers…
The wealthiest supporter of the GOP in Ohio said Thursday that he is no longer a member of the Republican Party. “I just decided I’m no longer a Republican,” L Brands CEO Leslie Wexner said during a panel discussion at a leadership summit, according to…
For many middle- and high-school students, giving an in-class presentation was a rite of passage. Teachers would call up students, one by one, to present their work in front of the class and, though it was often nerve-racking, many people claim it help…
A man in his 20’s died from him injuries Saturday afternoon following a shark attack off Newcomb Hollow Beach in Wellfleet.The attack happened just after 12 p.m. in the waters about 300 yards south of the main swimming area.Wellfleet Police Lt. Michael…
President Donald Trump may be calling for Americans to boycott Harley-Davidson Inc., but U.S. Secret Service agents who protect him will continue to ride Harley’s motorcycles. “The reason Harley is so dominant (in police bikes) is because of the length…
California is set to launch a satellite to track greenhouse gases, as former US Secretary of State John Kerry and island nation leaders warned that the world is far off course to avoid the worst effects of rising temperatures. Gov. Jerry Brown announce…
“It didn’t go over well in Alabama that Trump reportedly called his ‘Bama-bred attorney general, Jeff Sessions, ‘a dumb Southerner’ and ridiculed his accent,” the author observed of the account from Bob Woodward’s new book “Fear: The Trump White House.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been lauded as the holy grail of human innovation, a potential solution for human problems ranging from the mundane to the absolutely astounding. But increasingly computer scientists are having to respond to demands fro…
When White House economic adviser Gary Cohn showed up in the Oval Office earlier this year to give Donald Trump news of an excellent jobs report, the president’s keen grasp of economics and policy instantly came into play. “It’s all because of my tarif…
Matt Drudge, the founder of the conservative news aggregation site Drudge Report, predicted Friday that the GOP would lose 60 seats in the House in November’s midterm elections. FiveThirtyEight forecast Friday that Democrats have an 83 percent chance o…