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Thu, July 18, 2019 | 11:35

Trump under fire for attacks on far-left Democratic congresswomen

US President Donald Trump came under fire from Democrats and even some members of his own Republican Party on Monday after launching an extraordinary xenophobic attack on four far-left Democratic congresswomen. "All they do is complain," Trump told reporters at a White House event featuring products "Made in America." "These are people that hate our country," he said of the f...

2019-07-16 10:00

Huge power outage plunges Manhattan into darkness

A power outage gripped New York's Manhattan on Saturday, sending Broadway theaters plunging into darkness, subways grinding to a halt and flicking off billboards in Times Square. About 42,000 customers lost electricity in the early evening, according to the Con Edison utility. Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Twitter that the outage was caused by a "manhole fire," but later told ...

2019-07-14 11:25

Dow Jones industrials cross 27,000 points for first time

A turbulent day on Wall Street ended in the record books Thursday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed above 27,000 for the first time and the S&P 500 index hit another all-time high. The milestones came on a day when the S&P 500 briefly moved above 3,000 for the second straight day before an early rally lost some of its momentum.

2019-07-12 09:25

Trump asks Americans to 'stay true to our cause' during Independence Day celebration [PHOTOS]

U.S. President Donald Trump celebrated ``the greatest political journey in human history'' Thursday in a Fourth of July commemoration before a soggy, cheering crowd of spectators, many of them invited, on the grounds of the Lincoln Memorial. Supporters welcomed his tribute to the U.S. military while protesters assailed him for putting himself center stage on a holiday devoted...

2019-07-05 09:39

Strongest earthquake in 20 years rattles Southern California

The strongest earthquake in 20 years shook a large swath of Southern California and parts of Nevada on Thursday, rattling nerves on the July 4th holiday and causing injuries and damage in a town near the epicenter, followed by a swarm of ongoing aftershocks. The 6.4 magnitude quake struck at 10:33 a.m. in the Mojave Desert, about 150 miles (240 kilometers) northeast of Los An...

2019-07-05 09:27

China says Trump, Xi reach trade truce

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed to a new ceasefire in their yearlong trade war, according to Xinhua, the Chinese state-run news agency. The outlet reported Saturday that the leaders agreed that stalled trade talks would resume and the U.S. would hold off on threatened additional tariffs on Chinese goods.

2019-06-29 15:15

Trump invites Kim Jong-un for meeting at DMZ

GRAPHIC IMAGE: Photos of drowned migrant and 2-year-old child stir outrage [PHOTOS]

Twenty-five-year-old Oscar Martinez Ramirez fled El Salvador with his 21-year-old wife and their daughter and decided to make the risky crossing from Mexico to the US on Sunday afternoon, according to a Mexican court report seen by AFP.

2019-06-26 17:03

US man guilty in slaying of visiting Chinese scholar

Jurors deliberated less than 90 minutes before returning a guilty verdict Monday in the federal death-penalty trial of a former University of Illinois doctoral student who abducted a visiting Chinese scholar from a bus stop and killed her at his apartment. Brendt Christensen didn't move or show any emotion as the judge read the jury's verdict _ a swift conviction that was wid...

2019-06-25 09:35

Trump considering response after Iran shoots down US drone

U.S. President Donald Trump declared Thursday that ``Iran made a very big mistake'' by shooting down a U.S. surveillance drone over the Strait of Hormuz and gathered top national security officials at the White House to discuss options. Asked earlier in the day about a U.S. response to the attack, the president said pointedly, ``You'll soon find out.'' But he also suggested t...

2019-06-21 10:30

UN: 2 billion people still lack safe drinking water

More than 2 billion people across the world still have no access to safe drinking water, according to a United Nations progress report released on Tuesday. Significant gains have been achieved since the turn of the century, with 1.8 billion people getting access to basic drinking water services reachable by foot within 30 minutes since the year 2000, the report from UNICEF an...

2019-06-18 11:45

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