Arctic air spilled into the Midwest on Thursday with temperatures dropping through the 20s and teens in the Dakotas and Minnesota. That icy cold is now making its way toward the Northeast, with record lows in store. Wind chills in the Midwest were in the single digits and even below […]
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Authorities search for 3 men who escaped Tennessee jail
Authorities are searching for three men who escaped from a Tennessee jail, including one charged with homicide. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says 20-year-old Dylan Cecil Ferguson has been added to its list of the top 10 most wanted people. He escaped from the Macon County Jail on Wednesday with […]
Chinese, US ‘unequivocal’ on rejecting nuke-armed North Korea: Tillerson
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said talks here between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping forged an “unequivocal” agreement between both countries that North Korea cannot be allowed to have nuclear weapons. “There is no disagreement on North Korea. We were pretty pleased by the fact that the […]
FEMA offers to airlift Hurricane Maria victims in Puerto Rico to US mainland
Nearly two months after Hurricane Maria pummeled Puerto Rico, approximately 3,000 people are still in shelters on the island. Now, FEMA is offering to airlift these Hurricane Maria victims from Puerto Rico to the United States to reach temporary housing. Under this plan, Puerto Rican residents who were displaced by […]
Trump sees ‘great chemistry’ with Xi as key to North Korea, trade balance
President Donald Trump expressed optimism after a meeting Thursday morning with Chinese President Xi Jingping that warm personal ties with the leader of a country he’s frequently disparaged will translate to progress on North Korea and trade. “Our meeting this morning was excellent discussing North Korea,” Trump said, seated across […]
Kevin Spacey being replaced by Christopher Plummer in upcoming film
Kevin Spacey will be replaced by Christopher Plummer in the upcoming film “All the Money in the World,” a representative for Sony confirmed to ABC News. The rep added that Sony supports the decision, which was made by the film’s director, Ridley Scott. News of the replacement comes on the […]
Trump: ‘I don’t blame China’ for US-China trade imbalances
President Donald Trump has long decried the trade imbalances between the United States and China, even going so far as a presidential candidate to say it amounted to economic “rape.” But as he complained about those inequities on Chinese turf on Thursday, the president offered a surprising qualifier: “I don’t […]
Pomp and pageantry greet Trump ahead of talks with Xi
Prior to kicking off talks with his Chinese counterpart Thursday morning, President Donald Trump was given a grand red carpet welcome — complete with military marching bands and throngs of Chinese school children excitedly waved flags of both countries — outside the Great Hall of the People at the western […]
New efforts emerge on Capitol Hill to tackle gun control
In the aftermath of yet another mass shooting, this time in Southerland Springs, Texas, members of Congress are once again proposing legislation aimed at overhauling and enforcing stricter gun laws. Twenty-six people were left dead on Sunday, according to police, who have included an unborn child in the death count, […]
Steyer claims Democratic establishment sweeping Trump offenses ‘under the rug’
Billionaire activist Tom Steyer won’t call it a litmus test. But he says Democrats in Congress and those running for office should pay attention to his petition advocating President Donald Trump’s impeachment. “The American people are supposed to be running this country…If that’s inconvenient, if that disturbs people’s plans, then […]