A gunman who reportedly held two employees hostage at a central England bowling alley was arrested Sunday night after armed police moved in. He was treated at the scene and taken to a hospital for treatment. The two workers held for roughly four hours were released unharmed, police and ambulance […]
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Nuclear war with North Korea not ‘likely’: Former CIA director Petraeus
Nuclear war with North Korea is not “likely” despite the heightened rhetoric between President Donald Trump and the regime of Kim Jong Un, said former CIA Director and retired Gen. David Petraeus. “I am concerned, but the question is, ‘How concerned?’ I don’t think [war] is likely, no,” Petraeus told […]
McConnell says he’s awaiting Trump guidance on health care
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday he’s willing to bring bipartisan health care legislation to the floor if President Donald Trump makes clear he supports it. A proposal by two senators — Republican Lamar Alexander of Tennessee and Democrat Patty Murray of Washington — would extend for two years […]
US military protects Americans’ rights ‘to criticize us’: Ret. Gen. Petraeus
Retired four-star U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus said the military protects Americans’ rights “to criticize us” — an apparently different view than that of the White House press secretary who said it’s “highly inappropriate” to debate a U.S. general. “We in uniform protect the rights of others to criticize us, […]
US pushes Saudi Arabia, Iraq on united front to counter Iran
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Sunday pressed the Trump administration’s case for isolating and containing Iran in the Middle East and beyond as he pushed for Saudi Arabia and Iraq to unite in common cause to counter growing Iranian assertiveness. He called for the removal of Iranian and […]
Japanese Prime Minister Abe heads to impressive election win
Japan’s ruling coalition appeared headed to an impressive win in national elections on Sunday, in what would represent at least a partial comeback for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. A victory would boost Abe’s chances of winning another three-year term next September as leader of the Liberal Democratic Party. That could […]
WATCH: Former CIA director Gen. David Petraeus on North Korea threat
Transcript for Former CIA director Gen. David Petraeus on North Korea threat As we mentioned, I traveled some 7,000 miles to the sea of Japan this week. And it really felt like a world away from the political rancor here at home. The men and women who stand ready to […]
Letter penned a day before Titanic sank sold at UK auction
A letter written by one of the Titanic’s passengers a day before the ocean liner sank has sold for 126,000 pounds ($166,000) at an auction in England. The handwritten note, on embossed Titanic stationery, was penned by first-class passenger Alexander Oskar Holverson on April 13, 1912 — the day before […]
African rhino injures poacher in rare reversal of fortunes
A rhino turned the tables on a suspected poacher in Namibia, charging and injuring the man while he was allegedly tracking it. The incident happened in Etosha National Park after suspect Luteni Muharukua and other alleged poachers illegally entered the wildlife area in hopes of killing rhinos for their horns, […]
US Navy prepares to defend allies amid heightened tensions with North Korea
Off the coast of the Korean Peninsula, U.S. and South Korean Navy ships prepared for an event they hope will never happen: a North Korean land and air attack against their neighbors to the south. The annual bilateral training exercise called Maritime Counter Special Operations Force involved a U.S. aircraft […]