The ousted leader of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, and four of his former government ministers have turned themselves in to Belgian police, according to Belgium’s state broadcaster. Puigdemont and his associates were wanted on European arrest warrants. They had fled north to Brussels following Spain’s removal of Catalonia’s top representatives from […]
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WATCH: Ex-football player suspected of killing wife
Transcript for Ex-football player suspected of killing wife First, the former pro football player who is a suspect in his wife’s murder. Anthony Mcclanahan is a suspect in his wife’s murder. Marci Gonzalez joins was the latest the. Reporter: Good morning. He played professional football in Canada, as well. Police […]
ANALYSIS: Trump vows to stay ‘fresh’ on grueling Asia trip
President Donald Trump loves superlatives: Biggest, best, highest, strongest — all words he frequently sprinkles into his comments about policy and politics. White House officials are now picking up his habit when talking about this trip to Asia, repeatedly emphasizing that this is the longest trip to the region by […]
Melania Trump, Japanese first lady visit luxury pearl retailer in Tokyo
First lady Melania Trump headed to Tokyo’s high-end Ginza shopping district Sunday, where she and her Japanese counterpart, Akie Abe, visited Mikimoto Pearl’s flagship store. Mrs. Abe greeted the first lady at the shop, where the women learned about the significance of pearl harvesting in Japanese culture. The first ladies […]
Baldwin, David reprise Trump, Sanders ‘SNL’ roles, poke fun at Manafort, Weinstein
Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Mike Pence, Jeff Sessions, Paul Manafort, Bernie Sanders, and Sarah Sanders all made appearances — or rather their doppelgangers did — on “Saturday Night Live” this weekend. And news from the past week — including disgraced movie studio head Harvey Weinstein‘s allegations of sexual misconduct and […]
Trump says stock market high ‘because of me’
As President Donald Trump begins his marathon trip to Asia, he is taking credit for record highs in the U.S. stock market and rejecting suggestions that China’s president is the one who is now coming from a position of strength. “Highest stock market in history,” the president told reporters on […]
Trump in Japan: ‘No dictator’ should underestimate US military
Sporting a bomber jacket as he addressed U.S. troops at Yokota Air Base just after landing in Japan, President Donald Trump touted the might of the U.S. military as he began his tour of Asia at a time of heightened tensions with North Korea. “We dominate the sky. We dominate […]
Trump says he’ll meet Putin to talk North Korea
President Trump says he expects to meet face-to-face with Russian President Vladimir Putin next week on the sidelines of an economic summit in Vietnam. “I think it’s expected we’ll meet with Putin, yeah,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One en route to Japan. “We want Putin’s help on North […]
Trump, Japan’s Abe meet amid heightened tensions with North Korea
President Donald Trump has said his relationship with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is one that “has never been closer,” and Abe has described Trump as “a leader who I can have great confidence in.” Trump hopes this relationship will pay off in the effort to pressure North Korea to […]
Both Bush presidents critical of Trump in new book
Former President George H.W. Bush called then-candidate Donald Trump a “blowhard” during the 2016 presidential campaign, saying he seemed to be driven by “ego” rather than a call to public service. His son, former President George W. Bush, was critical of how Trump rose to power, telling the author of […]