More than two weeks after four U.S. soldiers were killed during an ambush in Niger, new details about how the events unfolded have emerged. A senior U.S. intelligence official familiar with the event tells ABC News that the U.S. troops saw early warning signs that something was wrong as they […]
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Firm behind Trump-Russia dossier fights Republican demand to open its books
A powerful Republican is trying to force the identity of the person who first financed the infamous dossier of alleged links between Russians and the Donald Trump campaign into public view. House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes quietly approved a subpoena earlier this month that would compel the unidentified bank handling […]
Motor racing-Hamilton smashes track record in Austin
FILE PHOTO: Oct 20, 2017; Austin, TX, USA; Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton (44) of Great Britain during practice for the United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas. Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports October 21, 2017 By Alan Baldwin AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Formula One title favorite Lewis Hamilton shattered […]
Yellen says Fed’s extraordinary policies may be needed again
WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen on Friday defended the central bank’s extraordinary efforts to fight the Great Recession and said they might be needed again. Continue Reading Below During the recession, the Fed pushed short-term interest rates to zero. When the economy needed more help, it took the […]
The international hunt for Russian fugitive Viktoria Nasyrova
Produced by Chris O’Connell and Jonathan Leach [This story first aired on Oct. 21, 2017] A glamorous seductress with a love for furs made an error while driving through Russia. It seems she forgot to hide the body of her alleged victim — whom she had in the front seat […]
Venezuela Maduro warns of repeat elections in states won by opposition
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro poses for a picture with new elected governors after a news conference at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela October 17, 2017. The placard reads, “Popular victory, 54%, we are joy, we are majority”. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins October 20, 2017 CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan state elections may […]
Alphabet balloon project to provide limited internet in Puerto Rico
A woman stands on an overturned refrigerator while trying to get a mobile phone signal in Toa Baja. REUTERS/Alvin Baez October 20, 2017 By David Shepardson (Reuters) – Experimental communications balloons provided by Alphabet Inc in collaboration with AT&T Inc will allow some of the carrier’s customers in storm-ravaged Puerto […]
Boy Scouts of America works with family to find new den for booted Cub Scout
The Boy Scouts of America has found a new unit for the 11-year-old boy who was booted from his den after engaging in a tense exchange with a Colorado state senator, the organization told ABC News in a statement. Ames Mayfield was kicked out of his den last week after […]
After Raqqa’s liberation, ‘a tough fight still lies ahead’ against ISIS
The liberation of Raqqa on Friday marked a historic end to the physical caliphate declared by ISIS in June of 2014. Syrian Democratic Forces, who fought for months to reclaim the city, celebrated in Naim Square this week — driving trucks and waving flags in the same place where ISIS […]
Senators ask Mattis for more information on Niger attack
After meeting separately with Secretary of Defense James Mattis, both Sens. Lindsey Graham and John McCain said the military should do more to keep members of Congress aware of its counterterrorism operations around the world. Sen. Graham told reporters that one of the open questions surrounding the ambush in Niger, […]