Defense Secretary James Mattis told Congress Thursday that he couldn’t talk about military plans for retaliation against Syria because an attack “is not yet in the offing.” While Mattis said that he believes Syrians used chemicals in an attack on Douma last Saturday, chemical weapons inspectors have not yet had […]
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Defense chief gives update on Syria military plans
Defense Secretary James Mattis told Congress Thursday that he couldn’t talk about military plans for retaliation against Syria because an attack “is not yet in the offing.” While Mattis said that he believes Syrians used chemicals in an attack on Douma last Saturday, chemical weapons inspectors have not yet had […]
Model tells jury Bill Cosby gave her pill and raped her
Last Updated Apr 12, 2018 12:56 PM EDT MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Pa. — Model Janice Dickinson is telling a jury that Bill Cosby raped her after giving her a pill he claimed would help her with menstrual cramps. Dickinson is the fourth accuser to take the witness stand at Cosby’s sex […]
Study: 41% of millennials don’t know 6 million Jews were killed in Holocaust
NEW YORK — More than one-fifth of millennials in the U.S. — 22 percent — haven’t heard of, or aren’t sure if they’ve heard of, the Holocaust, according to a study published Thursday, on Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day. The study, which was commissioned by The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against […]
Pompeo didn’t disclose connection to company owned by Chinese gov’t
CIA Director Mike Pompeo, who is testifying Thursday at his confirmation hearing to be secretary of state, did not disclose in 2017 that a Kansas business he owns imported oilfield equipment from a company owned by the Chinese government, McClatchy News Service reported Wednesday. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which […]
UPenn accused of ignoring student’s cries for help before her suicide
PHILADELPHIA — Two years after a University of Pennsylvania student took her own life, her parents are taking legal action to have the school held accountable. Olivia Kong’s parents say the school ignored their daughter’s cries for help. They hope the lawsuit will honor her memory and evoke change, CBS […]
Paul Ryan on his “very candid dialogue” with Trump
A day after announcing he would not be seeking re-election, House Speaker Paul Ryan said that rumored “fatigue” created by President Trump did not play a role in his decision to resign. In an interview with “CBS This Morning” co-anchor Gayle King on Thursday, Ryan credited Mr. Trump for advancing much […]
Mike Pompeo’s confirmation hearing to be secretary of state
Pompeo declines to talk about conversation with the president Menendez asked Pompeo about a Washington Post story from last year claiming Mr. Trump wanted his top officials to intervene, during a conversation about Russia and the FBI’s investigation. Pompeo said he would not discuss conversations with the president. He then […]
Pompeo’s confirmation hearing to be secretary of state — live updates
Pompeo declines to talk about conversation with the president Menendez asked Pompeo about a Washington Post story from last year claiming Mr. Trump wanted his top officials to intervene, during a conversation about Russia and the FBI’s investigation. Pompeo said he would not discuss conversations with the president. He then […]
Pompeo testifies at confirmation hearing to be secretary of state
Pompeo declines to talk about conversation with the president Menendez asked Pompeo about a Washington Post story from last year claiming Mr. Trump wanted his top officials to intervene, during a conversation about Russia and the FBI’s investigation. Pompeo said he would not discuss conversations with the president. He then […]