About 6,000 Kurdish Peshmerga reinforcements have been moved into defensive positions around the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, Iraq, amid fear of attack from Iraqi troops, officials from the semi-autonomous region of northern Iraq say. Kurdistan Vice PresidentKosrat Rasul told Rudaw News the reinforcements were sent to Kirkuk late Thursday night […]
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WATCH: Florida detective deals with 9-foot snake problem
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NCAA ‘could not conclude’ academic violations in UNC case
North Carolina has avoided major penalties after an NCAA infractions committee panel “could not conclude” there were academic violations in the multi-year case focused on irregular courses. In a report released Friday morning, the panel said it found only two violations out of five charges the school originally faced: a […]
A day after criticism, Trump offers support to Puerto Rico
President Donald Trump is assuring residents of hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico that he “will always be with them.” His tweet Friday morning comes a day after he lashed out at the island, insisting that the federal government can’t keep sending help “forever.” He’d also suggested the U.S. territory is to blame […]
Social Security benefits to rise by 2 percent in 2018
Millions of Social Security recipients and other retirees will get a 2 percent increase in benefits next year. It’s the largest increase since 2012 but comes to only $25 a month for the average beneficiary. The Social Security Administration announced the cost–of-living increase Friday. The COLA affects benefits for more […]
WATCH: Members of Trump’s White House who’ve denied they’re departing
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WATCH: Parents of American hostage rejoice after she’s freed
Transcript for Parents of American hostage rejoice after she’s freed New developments in the rescue of that American mother and her family HD hostage by the Taliban for five years. They have now left Pakistan and our chief investigative correspondent Brian Ross has an exclusive interview with her parents. Good […]
Dangerous sound? What Americans heard in Cuba attacks
It sounds sort of like a mass of crickets. A high-pitched whine, but from what? It seems to undulate, even writhe. Listen closely: There are multiple, distinct tones that sound to some like they’re colliding in a nails-on-the-chalkboard effect. The Associated Press has obtained a recording of what some U.S. […]
The Note: Trump takes a chainsaw to health care
THE TAKE President Trump is once again the bull in the china shop, telling Congress, “I broke it, you buy it.” Within 24 hours, he will make two statements that could wreak havoc on systems in place expecting lawmakers to pick up the pieces. First, the monumental decision to end […]
Trump to end Obamacare subsidies that help low-income Americans
The White House announced Thursday night that the administration will slash Obamacare subsidy payments to insurers. The “cost-sharing reduction payments,” worth an estimated $7 billion this year, are intended to reduce out-of-pocket costs for low-income Americans on Obamacare. These subsidies are paid out in monthly installments and cutting them will […]