HELMAND, Afghanistan — The first contingent of U.S. Marines sent back into Afghanistan’s turbulent Helmand province to tackle a resurgent Taliban are about to come home, and they will be back in the new year knowing they’ve accomplished many of the goals they set out to achieve. Last April, when […]
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Deputy attorney general testifies before House Judiciary Committee
Last Updated Dec 13, 2017 10:28 AM EST Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is testifying before the House Judiciary Committee for an oversight hearing. Rosenstein appointed Robert Mueller as special counsel after President Trump decided to fire FBI Director James Comey in May. Mueller has been overseeing the federal investigation […]
Norman Lear on TV comedy and what “adds time to your life”
George Jefferson and Archie Bunker are two of the most famous characters created by Norman Lear. He’s one of TV’s most influential producers, and now part of the newest class of Kennedy Center honorees. Lear’s classic shows, like “All in the Family,” “Sanford and Son,” “Good Times,” “Maude,” “The Jeffersons” […]
Palace reveals new royal couple’s Christmas plans
LONDON — Prince Harry’s fiancee is set to join Britain’s royal family for Christmas. Kensington Palace says Meghan Markle will join Queen Elizabeth II and other senior royals at Sandringham, a sprawling estate in Norfolk, 110 miles north of London. The royals usually exchange gifts on Christmas Eve and attend […]
How Putin made himself a Middle East power broker
MOSCOW — When Russia launched a military campaign in Syria two years ago, President Vladimir Putin sought to save his ally from imminent collapse and break Russia’s international isolation over a crisis in Ukraine. He achieved that and more, emerging as a key stakeholder in the Middle East who has […]
Test flight puts Jeff Bezos company closer to offering space tourism
Blue Origin, owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, launched a reusable New Shepard sub-orbital rocket from the company’s west Texas launch site Tuesday, boosting an unpiloted crew capsule out of the dense lower atmosphere for a brief foray into space before a parachuted descent to Earth. The booster, meanwhile, plunged […]
How Doug Jones beat Roy Moore in the Alabama Senate race
By Fred Backus and Jennifer De Pinto In Alabama, Democrat Doug Jones eked out a narrow win against Republican Roy Moore, marking the first time a Democrat won a Senate seat in the largely Republican state in 25 years. Moore, who faced a series of allegations of sexual misconduct, nonetheless […]
Rescue crew helps entangled whale in Southern California
A gray whale off of the Newport Harbor in Southern California was found entangled in a pink small-mesh gillnet of unknown origin, according to a statement by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Responders from the Orange County Large Whale Entanglement Response Team and the Pacific Marine Mammal Center […]
Facebook responds to viral criticism by saying “we have grown”
Several former Facebook executives have criticized the giant they helped create. Now Facebook is responding to one of them, saying the company has changed since the executive worked there. Chamath Palihapitiya, a former Facebook vice president and current CEO of venture capital firm Social Capital, told a Stanford Graduate School […]
Facebook responds viral criticism by saying “we have grown”
Several former Facebook executives have criticized the giant they helped create. Now Facebook is responding to one of them, saying the company has changed since the executive worked there. Chamath Palihapitiya, a former Facebook vice president and current CEO of venture capital firm Social Capital, told a Stanford Graduate School […]