People

McConnell consolidates GOP support for SCOTUS nomination vote but timing unclear

MORE NEWS THIS CATEGORIES

Trump defends wild claims: 'I'm president, and you're not'

He said the cancellation was necessary in order for his committee to hear once again, this time in closed session, from the heads of the Federal Bureau of Inv...

Xi and Trump to meet face to face

China has confirmed that President Xi Jinping will be meeting his United States counterpart, Mr Donald Trump, early next month at a time of uncertainty for re...

North Korea fails in new missile test

Pacific Command, told Reuters . The defense ministry did not clarify what type of missile North Korea attempted to fire. United States officials stressed how...

Netanyahu to AIPAC: 'US & Israel will stand shoulder to shoulder' together

Addressing AIPAC later on Monday, Nikki Haley, the USA ambassador to the United Nations, vowed that the Trump administration would watch Iran "like a hawk" to b...

Louisiana Officer Sentenced To 40 Years For Shooting Boy

He will serve the sentences now. For about 10 minutes, those inside a packed third-floor courtroom here sat, stood and nervously shifted in silence Friday mor...

Flynn, Nunes Fallout Grows for Trump White House

Flynn was sacked by President Trump in February after revelations that he had misled Vice President Mike Pence and other administration officials about his conv...

Ex punk-rocker O'Rourke launches longshot bid against Cruz

O'Rourke faces an uphill battle in a statewide race in deep-red Texas. Cruz backers later sent out a fundraising email, saying O'Rourke was out of touch with Te...

Miami Open: Johanna Konta becomes first British woman to reach final

Williams did break back but couldn't prevent Konta taking the set, before she saved five break points early in the second and then broke Konta to take a 3-1 lea...

Israeli PM limits settlements while announcing new one

Israel's security cabinet gave its unanimous backing to the settlement on Thursday, as what is widely seen as the most right-wing government in Israeli history ...

Konta escapes Williams, books finals duel with Wozniacki

The Dane raced out to a 3-0 lead in the second set and never looked back, carrying on where she left off in the decider to advance to her third final of 2017. F...

Fitch says South Africa's cabinet reshuffle heightens political risk

Gordhan was widely seen as a competent manager of one of the world's most important emerging economies. ANC Secretary General Gwede Mantashe, usually a symbol...

Nancy Pelosi calls House intelligence chair Devin Nunes' behavior 'very bizarre'

Schiff said he would gladly review it, but raised concerns that he may be walking into a show put on by Nunes and Trump. McGahn moved to flip the script in ...

Xi, Trump to meet at Florida resort on April 6

Noting that Trump has spoken to Xi, also General Secretary of the ruling Communist Party of China, over the phone a few times , Spicer said this was an oppor...

China, Australia pledge closer trade ties

Australian National University Professor Rory Medcalf said Mr Li's comments on freedom of navigation were intriguing but unlikely to mean a change in China's po...

Senate Democrats From Trump States Bail on Schumer Over Gorsuch Confirmation

Senate Republicans are hoping to vote on April 7 to confirm the conservative appeals court judge nominated by the Republican president in January. As politica...

US, Britain ban laptops on flights from certain Middle Eastern, African countries

The U.S. announced the ban without alluding to any specific intelligence behind the decision. The airports affected by the restrictions are served by nine a...

Trump to sign executive orders targeting trade abuses

Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister Zheng Zeguang yesterday acknowledged there was a trade imbalance, but said it was mostly due to difference in the two countries' e...

Additional airline security measures on some routes traveling to United Kingdom announced

The ban affects direct flights from Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia. It said only "normal size" phones, no longer than 16cms, 9.3cm...

Venezuela Supreme Court assumes Congress role

The opposition Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD ) condemns the fraud charges as a trumped-up bid to curb the party's power after it won a landslide in legislat...

Xi and Trump tipped to play down Taiwan at Florida summit

The president said that the U.S could no longer afford massive trade deficits and job losses. Zheng said the Chinese and USA presidents have reached important...

Bus and rail services resume as Bus Eireann pickets lifted

Irish Rail are advising that it cannot guarantee any services across DART and Dublin commuter services, and that cancellations on Intercity routes are also expe...

Klayman: Court Will Reverse 'Political Hack' Judge on Travel Ban

A judge in Maryland also has suspended part of the revised travel ban, prompting Trump to file a notice of appeal in that case as well. But Watson's earlier d...

More evidence CNN colluded with Clinton than Trump with Russian Federation

A woman walks past a graffiti depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in an embrace. On Monday, FBI Director James Comey confirmed during ...

Turkey-US negotiations are key ahead of Raqqa offensive

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson , left, and with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu after their news conference in Ankara, Turkey, on March 30, 2017....

Oil steady as Libya disruptions offset bloated USA stockpiles

Shortly after the 10:30 a.m. ET release, US benchmark West Texas Intermediate oil contracts for May delivery were trading up 1.4% to above $49 a barrel. Specula...

Businesses remain mum amid fears over Park's arrest

Park's hairdresser came to her home as usual on Thursday morning to coif the former president's hair in her favorite chignon style. She can be detained for 20...

Famed lawyer says Trump 'clearly' endorsed Palestinian state

A White House official sought to play down Thursday's Israeli announcement, saying Netanyahu made his promise to the Amona settlers before Trump laid out his vi...

G20 financial chiefs agree open trade is key to growth-Schaeuble

It also did not contain a pledge to finance efforts to combat climate change, Efe news said. Janet Yellen, president of the Federal Reserve Board, and U.S. Th...

Samsung Galaxy S8 wont be another Note 7 - here's why

For starters, the phones will only be sold at Microsoft Stores in the US starting on April 21. The Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus will likely also work with Daydr...

Senate Russia hearing: Rubio divulges hack attempts

The House Intelligence Committee cancelled planned hearings this week with intelligence and justice officials after the Republican chair, Devin Nunes, said he h...

Senate Intel Committee investigates Russian interference with US politics

Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.) said. The Senate Intelligence Committee's leaders promised Thursday not to politicize their investigation into Russian meddling ...

China convicts 2 activists who supported Hong Kong protests

They've criticised the case as a form of political persecution. The process by which Lam was elected chief executive has been the subject of intense controver...

Angela Merkel's Party Win Regional Election in Boost for National Election Campaign

Merkel, at the helm of Europe's biggest economy for nearly 12 years, said she expects a tough campaign even after her Christian Democratic Union kept its hold o...

Headstrong politics obstacle to bipartisan health care compromise

That's a definite danger, said Dr. J. Mario Molina, CEO of Molina Healthcare, which offers individual-market and Medicaid plans in a number of states and who st...

Yogi Adityanath to UP govt officials: deliver or quit

The subsidy to the pilgrims, native of UP going for Kailash Mansarovar, has been increased from Rs 50,000 to Rs one lakh. The BJP spokesperson, however, was q...