Former President George H.W. Bush can check off his list another milestone: As of Saturday, he became the longest-living president at the age of 93 years and 166 days. The 41st president surpassed Gerald Ford, who lived to be 93 years and 165 days, according to Gabe Fleisher of the […]
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Trump goes golfing with Jack Nicklaus, one day after hitting the links with Woods
President Donald Trump sure keeps good company when it comes to hitting the links. Trump on Saturday went golfing with retired PGA pro Jack Nicklaus at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, according to the Associated Press, just one day after playing with PGA pros Tiger Woods, Dustin […]
Explosion in China port kills 2, injures 30
An explosion in a port city south of Shanghai on Sunday killed two people and injured at least 30 others as it knocked down buildings and left streets littered with damaged cars and debris, the government and news reports said. The early morning explosion struck a riverfront neighborhood in Ningbo, […]
Abducted Mexican human rights official found alive
A human rights official in the Mexican state of Jalisco was found alive Saturday, a day after his apparent kidnapping generated worries about the safety of rights workers in the country. A statement from Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission called the news “encouraging,” adding that the investigation into what happened […]
With two appointments, confusion clouds leadership of CFPB
The nominations of two different people to act as interim head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has created confusion over who is truly in charge of the bureau. President Trump appointed Mick Mulvaney, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, to lead the CFPB on an interim basis, […]
Search for suspect in apparent road rage incident on Florida’s Turnpike
Two people were injured during an apparent road rage incident on Florida’s Turnpike in Lake County on Saturday morning, authorities said. A 37-year-old man and a 17-year-old woman were traveling southbound in a Chevy Impala at around 10:15 a.m. when someone opened fire on their car near mile marker 272 […]
New separatist leader appointed in eastern Ukraine
Separatist lawmakers in eastern Ukraine on Saturday appointed an interim chief to replace their beleaguered leader in an apparent palace coup. The resignation of the leader of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic Igor Plotnitsky was announced Friday by Leonid Pasechnik, his long-time foe and minister of state security. The separatist […]
Russian president signs bill targeting foreign media
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill allowing Russia to register international media outlets as foreign agents in a quid pro quo to the U.S. demand made to a Kremlin-funded TV channel. Putin signed the bill into law Saturday after the upper chamber of the Russian parliament adopted it […]
Man bitten by shark off California coast
A man who had been spearfishing in the waters off the California coast was bitten by a shark, officials said. Hearing the call for help from emergency dispatchers Friday afternoon, two off-duty Monterey County deputies, who were fishing at Stillwater Cove, south of San Francisco, sprang into action. One of […]
Gorsuch establishes conservative cred in 1st year on court
More than 2,000 conservatives in tuxedos and gowns recently filled Union Station’s main hall for a steak dinner and the chance to cheer the man who saved the Supreme Court from liberal control. Justice Neil Gorsuch didn’t disappoint them, just as he hasn’t in his first seven months on the […]