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 […]
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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 […]
Highlights of Washington’s jam-packed year-end agenda
Taxes, spending, immigration and more top a lengthy to-do list when lawmakers return to Capitol Hill on Monday after their Thanksgiving break. President Donald Trump plans to meet with congressional leaders on Tuesday to try to hammer out the end-of-year agenda. For Trump and the Republican-run Congress still reaching for […]
British police interview 2 after stampede on busy London street
British police interviewed two people in the wake of a stampede on a busy London street that appears to have been sparked by an altercation between two men at a subway station, officials said. There were also reports of gunfire. After an appeal for the public’s assistance, police said they […]
Egyptian military targets terrorists with airstrikes after mosque attack
The Egyptian military unleashed a flurry of airstrikes against suspected terrorist targets in the wake of the horrific terror attack at a mosque that killed at least 305 people. In a Facebook post, the country’s armed forces said that it was hitting targets in Northern Sinai with the help of […]
Macy’s resolves ‘issue’ with credit card system, blames overcapacity
A glitch in the Macy’s credit card system that caused registers at the retailer’s stores to stop working during the height of Black Friday has been resolved, the department store said Friday night, explaining that overcapacity was the culprit. “We have fully resolved today’s system issues,” Macy’s said in a […]
Mild temperatures ahead for central US, while flooding plagues parts of the west
The weather for most of the U.S. on Saturday and Sunday will be ideal for heading out in search of those sought-after post-Thanksgiving sales. That’s right: For the most part, leave the umbrella and winter gear at home. Sunshine is expected for most of the nation, including the southwest, Southern […]
Consumer watchdog head names a successor, and Trump does too
The director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau resigned Friday and named his own successor, leading to an open conflict with President Donald Trump — who announced a different person as acting head of the agency later in the day. That means there are now effectively two acting directors of […]
Trump’s Black Friday plans? Play golf ‘quickly’ with Tiger Woods
President Donald Trump shared his Black Friday plans for a quick game of golf with Tiger Woods in between a call with Turkey and talks on American jobs. The president kicked off his Friday morning by first continuing his attacks on professional football players protesting racial inequality by kneeling during […]