Dana Boente, the U.S. attorney for Eastern Virginia who briefly took over as acting U.S. attorney general, has stepped down. Earlier this year, Boente briefly replaced Sally Yates as acting attorney general after President Donald Trump fired Yates for refusing to defend his first executive order restricting entry into the […]
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China’s Baidu teams up with Shouqi on driverless cars: Xinhua
FILE PHOTO – Baidu’s company logo is seen at its headquarters in Beijing December 17, 2014. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo October 28, 2017 BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese search engine giant Baidu and Shouqi Limousine & Chauffeur, a car-hailing operator, are joining up to develop driverless vehicles, the official Xinhua media service […]
Russia investigation brings first charges: Report
The special counsel team investigating Russia’s alleged meddling in the 2016 election and possible links to the campaign of President Donald Trump filed its first charges against at least one individual, according to a report by CNN. The team of special counsel Robert Mueller brought charges before a grand jury, […]
What’s middle class? GOP, Dems court it but numbers murky
WASHINGTON – What is middle class? Continue Reading Below President Donald Trump and Republican leaders are promoting their tax-cutting plan as needed relief for the stressed American middle class and a catalyst for job creation. Democrats say they’re the ones looking out for the middle class, by fighting against proposed […]
Gut skies out, Vonn makes slow start in Soelden
Alpine Skiing – FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women’s Giant Slalom – Soelden, Austria – October 28, 2017 – Lara Gut of Switzerland in action. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler October 28, 2017 VIENNA (Reuters) – Lara Gut skied out of the course after only a few gates and Lindsey Vonn was […]
Greek police arrest suspect in bomb attack on ex-premier
ATHENS, Greece – Greek police arrested a 29-year-old suspect Saturday in a bomb attack last May on one of the country’s former prime ministers. Continue Reading Below After a search of his apartment in Athens, police found two 9-mm pistols; 300 bullets; a plastic container with a time bomb mechanism; […]
Did the Equifax Hack Expose You to Tax Fraud?
If you were among the millions of Americans whose information was stolen in the Equifax data breach, you’ll need to protect yourself come tax time next year. Tax return fraud is a perennial problem, but with so many Social Security numbers stolen in the recent hack, it’s likely that next […]
Brazil’s president recovering after prostate surgery
Brazil’s President Michel Temer arrives to a ceremony at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil October 26, 2017. REUTERS/Adriano Machado October 28, 2017 RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian President Michel Temer is recovering after a successful operation in a Sao Paulo hospital to reduce the size of his prostate, […]
Syria rejects report blaming it for chemical weapons attack
Syria’s government has categorically rejected a report by experts from the U.N. and the chemical weapons watchdog blaming its government for a sarin nerve gas attack that killed over 90 people last spring. In a statement Saturday, it says the report was a result of U.S. instructions to exert more […]
Catalan police call for neutrality as Spain exerts control
A Catalan flag hangs from a balcony the morning after the Catalan regional parliament declared independence from Spain in Barcelona, Spain, October 28, 2017. REUTERS/Yves Herman October 28, 2017 By Jesús Aguado and Sonya Dowsett MADRID/BARCELONA (Reuters) – Catalonia’s police force told its officers to remain neutral in the struggle […]