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 […]
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Conservative site with GOP ties funded Trump research
A conservative website with strong ties to the Republican establishment triggered the investigation into Donald Trump’s past that ultimately produced the dossier that alleged a compromised relationship between the president and the Kremlin. The Washington Free Beacon on Friday confirmed it originally retained the political research firm Fusion GPS to […]
WATCH: 911 call released in California mom disappearance
Transcript for 911 call released in California mom disappearance Reporter: It’s every family’s worst nightmare. A wife and mother goes out for a run and disappears. Without a trace. Sherri papini was missing for 22 days. Her distraught husband Keith appealing to the public for health. I’m coming, honey. I’m […]
UK navy discharges 9 nuclear sub crew members for drug use
Britain’s Royal Navy has discharged nine service personnel who tested positive for drugs while they were assigned to a nuclear submarine. The nine were dismissed following compulsory drugs tests on HMS Vigilant — one of four British submarines that carry Trident nuclear missiles. A Royal Navy statement says the service […]
Astros’ Gurriel: I didn’t mean to offend Dodgers’ Darvish with racial gesture
Houston Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel says he didn’t mean to offend Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yu Darvish — who is part Japanese — when he made a racial gesture Friday night during Game 3 of the World Series in Houston. “I know he’s remorseful,” Astros manager A.J. Hinch said. […]
Niger attack: New details emerge about deadly ambush on US soldiers
Nearly one month after the deadly ambush in Niger that killed four American soldiers, ABC News has learned new details about how the attack unfolded on October 4, including how a small group of Americans went back into the firefight to locate a vehicle that had become separated from the […]
Corker: Possible 2020 run against Trump not ruled out
Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee did not rule out a run in 2020 against President Donald Trump when asked about it by reporters Friday, saying he’s focused on the next 14 months of his term and isn’t thinking that far ahead. The noncommittal response came as Corker doubled down this […]
WATCH: New details on deaths of 4 US soldiers in Niger
Transcript for New details on deaths of 4 US soldiers in Niger Next, our team on the ground in Niger with new reporting on what happened to American special ops soldiers. The vehicle losing contact and is there a military offensive now in the works? Ian Pannell from Niger tonight. […]
PR gov. threatens ‘hell to pay’ as probes of Whitefish contract begin
Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello said there will be “hell to pay” if any wronging is uncovered in the awarding of multimillion-dollar contracts after Hurricane Maria devastated the island. With more than 75 percent of Puerto Rico still without electricity in Maria’s wake, U.S. lawmakers are calling for an investigation […]
Analyst Mark Halperin ‘profoundly sorry’ amid new sexual harassment allegations
Political analyst Mark Halperin is seeing career fallout as more women have come forward alleging the “Game Change” author sexually harassed them. MSNBC announced it has removed Halperin from his role as a political contributor at the network. The book Halperin was working on about the 2016 presidential election has […]