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Snow, ice and brutal cold on the way to parts of the East
A storm system will move through the eastern United States this week, bringing a new round of snow, ice and brutal cold along with it. The storm, an Alberta Clipper, has already brought more than up 6 inches of snow to parts of the Midwest. Snow fell this morning in […]
Who’s out, who’s still in at the Trump White House 1 year later
There was a slew of high-profile departures from the Trump White House over a three-week period this past summer–but they were hardly the only ones during the first year. Some of the highest-profile positions have been part of White House shakeups–including chief of staff, press secretary, and communications director. At […]
Top 12 political moments from Trump’s 1st year in office
The political news cycle reached a fever pitch in 2017, largely due to the roller coaster ride that was the first year of the Trump administration. After being sworn in on Jan. 20, 2017, President Donald Trump and his team never strayed far from the headlines. Countless storylines unfolded–but here […]
Mezzanine inside Jakarta stock exchange tower collapses
A mezzanine floor inside the Jakarta Stock Exchange tower collapsed on Monday, injuring nearly 80 people and forcing a chaotic evacuation. Security camera footage circulated online showed the collapse, with a group of people plunging several meters (feet) to the ground as the structure gave way beneath them. People fled […]
Plane in Turkey overshoots icy runway, stops on Black Sea cliff
A commercial jet carrying 168 people overshot an icy airstrip in northern Turkey on Saturday, getting wedged on a cliff just feet from the Black Sea. Despite the horrifying image of the Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737-800 seen teetering over a muddy cliff at Ankara-Tabzon Airport, all 162 passengers, two pilots, […]
2 Koreas discuss Northern art troupe’s visit during Olympics
Officials from the two Koreas met Monday to work out details about North Korea’s plan to send an art troupe to the South during next month’s Winter Olympics, as the rivals tried to follow up on the North’s recent agreement to cooperate in the Games in a conciliatory gesture following […]
Trump denies making ‘s—hole’ comments, says he’s ‘not a racist’
President Trump on Sunday emphatically denied saying Haiti and other African countries were “s—hole countries,” adding that he is the “least racist person” reporters “have ever interviewed.” The president finally addressed the disparaging remarks in person as he was headed to dinner at his golf club in West Palm Beach […]
Pope Francis heading to Chile, Peru amid scandal
When Pope Francis goes to South America this week, he will meet with indigenous tribes in Chile and visit the native people in the Amazon in Peru, a first for any pontiff. But the trip, the 22nd foreign trip during his tenure, could be overshadowed by security concerns, protests and […]
Panic over missile alert shows US must ‘immediately’ talk to North Korea: Rep
A Hawaii congresswoman said the false alert of a missile attack in her state shows the need to try to lessen the chance of nuclear warfare. “Nuclear attack is not a game,” Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard said to ABC News Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos on “This Week” Sunday. She said […]