Facebook says a Russian group posted more than 80,000 times on its service during and after the 2016 election, potentially reaching as many as 126 million users. The company plans to disclose these numbers to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, according to a person familiar with the testimony. The […]
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Woman killed when 12-year-old boy jumps off highway overpass
A 12-year-old boy who police said jumped off a highway overpass in an attempted suicide took the life of a young woman instead. Marisa Harris, 22, was headed eastbound on Interstate 66 near the Cedar Lane overpass at around 4:15 p.m. when the boy came crashing down onto her 2005 […]
US special operations raid captures alleged Benghazi plotter
U.S. special operations forces conducted a raid in Libya this weekend that captured a militant believed to have played a key role in the deadly 2012 attack on the Benghazi consulate, according to U.S. officials. That attack killed Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other American. According to an official, the […]
11 times President Trump has called the Russia probes a ‘hoax’
President Donald Trump has sought to dismiss as a “hoax” the various federal investigations into Russia’s alleged meddling in the 2016 presidential election and possible ties to Trump associates. Here are 11 times he said this. “Why isn’t the House Intelligence Committee looking into the Bill & Hillary [Clinton] deal […]
Teen girl dies of burn injuries from California wildfire
A teenage girl died in a hospital three weeks after she was severely burned in a fire that tore through Mendocino County, California, raising the number of those killed in the state’s wildfires this month to 43. Kressa Shepherd, 17, died Sunday night at a Sacramento hospital, her aunt, Mindi […]
Judge largely blocks Trump’s military transgender ban
A federal court judge in Washington, D.C., has largely blocked President Trump’s controversial ban on transgender people serving in the military. The judge, Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, issued a preliminary injunction on Monday halting two portions of Trump’s presidential memorandum issued in late August, including his reinstatement of the ban on transgender […]
Bergdahl to get fair sentence despite Trump’s comments, judge says
President Donald Trump‘s comments about Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl do not mean the soldier can’t receive a fair sentencing, a military judge ruled on Monday as the soldier and captive took the stand for the first time. But those disparaging comments, including calling Bergdahl a traitor and suggesting he should be […]
Trump says ‘no collusion’ as White House, Democrats react to Russia probe charges
In the wake of two indictments and a guilty plea in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe, the White House insisted that the criminal charges have nothing to do with President Donald Trump or his campaign. White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders also said Trump has no intention of firing Mueller. […]
ANALYSIS: Mueller makes bold first moves, how will Trump respond?
Special Counsel Robert Mueller has shown his first cards – and they make statements by themselves. The next move belongs to President Donald Trump, setting up a clash that could reverberate through the rest of his presidency. On one level, the first action from Mueller’s team produced a narrow pair […]
China to US: Stay out of South China Sea talks
The United States shouldn’t obstruct efforts by China and its neighbors to agree on a code of conduct in the disputed South China Sea, China’s ambassador said Monday as President Donald Trump prepared for his first official visit to Asia. Ambassador Cui Tiankai said the U.S. has no territorial claim […]