People

Airbnb Cancels Washington, DC Bookings Inauguration Week, Citing Risks

MORE NEWS THIS CATEGORIES

Netanyahu instructs all ministers to attend Trump's welcoming ceremony

Then there's the controversy surrounding diplomats stationed at the USA consulate in East Jerusalem . Senior Palestinian official Saeb Erekat and former Isra...

Bolling on Anthony Weiner: 'He Is a Sick Human Being'

This afternoon a court official confirmed that Abedin filed for divorce after seven years of marriage. The 52-year-old, wearing a dark suit and tie, broke dow...

Syria rebels being evacuated from last Homs district

The last Syrian rebels and their families are being taken out from the last opposition-held neighbourhood of the central city of Homs, according to the provinci...

Sea lion drags young girl into water at Richmond's Steveston Wharf

A person with the group leaps in to help her, and both are pulled back onto the wharf. Amid screams and cries of "Oh my God", a man jumps into the water and p...

NKorea vows to strengthen nukes as US increases pressure

The paper cited an example of Russian Federation, which it said has endorsed the United Nations sanctions on the North following Pyongyang's missile and nuc...

New Russia probe leaks threaten to derail Trump's foreign trip

Last week, the president warned Comey against leaking information to the media. On Friday, The New York Times reported that Trump told Russian officials last ...

Russia, China congratulate Rouhani on re-election as Iran's president

A big turnout of about 70%, roughly similar to the showing in 2013, appeared to have favoured Mr Rouhani, whose backers' main concern had been apathy among refo...

Journalists Protest, Mourn Killing Of Mexican Reporter Javier Valdez Cárdenas

One of Mexico's most respected journalists has been shot to death in his home state of Sinaloa, in northwestern Mexico, and a large group of gunmen has attacked...

John Cameron Mitchell's 'How to Talk to Girls at Parties' Explains Punk

Based on Gaiman's short story and directed by "Hedwig And The Angry Inch" creator Mitchell, the " How To Talk To Girls At Parties " teasers show a brilliant m...

Trump, White House officials bounce along to Saudi sword dance

For a president who campaigned on an "America First" platform, the trip is a crucial moment for US allies to size up his commitment to decades-long partnerships...

John Kasich Says GOP Health Care Bill Is 'Inadequate'

The Affordable Care Act , also known as Obamacare, is funded in part through higher taxes on the rich, including a 3.8 percent tax on investment income and a 0...

White House Faces New Pressure on Comey, Russia

Repeating his assertion that Comey "was very unpopular with most people", Trump said he was dismissed over inaccurate testimony delivered before Congress as w...

'Jobs, Jobs, Jobs' Trump Signs Historic Mega-Billion Deal with Saudis

Instead, according toWhite House Wardrobe on Instagram, Melania Trump joined her husband for his first major foreign trip wearing a black Stella McCartney ju...

Trump meeting with Arab leaders ahead of major speech

But hundreds of billions of dollars of investments into the United States and jobs, jobs, jobs. We are looking forward to further cooperation for the stability ...

Trump denies asking Comey to drop probe, decries 'witch hunt'

The news comes after Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller as special prosecutor to oversee the Department of Just...

Tillerson says he hopes Rouhani ends Iran missile programme in new term

U.S. technology and engineering conglomerate GE said on Saturday it had signed business deals worth $15 billion with Saudi Arabia in a major boost to its indust...

What are the odds? Online bettors play early end to Trump presidency

With the White House running damage control, and critics smelling blood, some Democrats have mentioned the "I" word - impeachment - as a possibility for the 4...

Amid firestorm at home, Trump to seek reset with Islamic world

Nevertheless, the deals illustrated Saudi Arabia's hunger for foreign capital and technology as it tries to reduce its dependence on oil exports. Trump arrive...

Impeaching the President Wouldn't Necessarily Remove Him From Office

They're modest. To my colleagues on other side: America needs you. Trump was in a groove at the commencement as he deftly accepted diplomas without even look...

Jeremy Corbyn says Labour's 'message is getting through' to voters

The Prime Minister's policy platform, which saw her vow to govern for "mainstream Britain" and deliver a strong economy after Brexit, included a radical shake-u...

Confederate monuments: Virginia mayor condemns 'KKK-style' rally

They also chanted "You will not replace us" and "Russia is our friend". The Daily Progress reported that police were called in shortly after a fight bro...

Cleanup begins from Thursday's tornadoes in Kansas

In central Kansas, one of the tornadoes that touched down Tuesday night destroyed about 20 homes. Damaging wind gusts between 60 and 70 miles per hour caused ...

Why Dems Don't Want Lieberman as FBI Director

Trump also confirmed that former Democratic Connecticut Sen. Lieberman a 75-year-old an Orthodox Jew, was the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2000, t...

Trump receives regal welcome in Saudi Arabia

The king "expressed the kingdom's optimism that President Trump, with a new approach and determination, can bring a conclusion to this long conflict", Jubeir sa...

Services to have 4-slab GST rates, no decision on gold

Tea will be taxed at 5 per cent while motorcycles will face 28 per cent duty after India finalized most rates for its goods and services tax, clearing the way f...

Telecom sector disappointed with 18% GST rates

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council today concluded its latest round of meetings with the decision to apply the same four tax rate slabs - 5, 12, 18 and 28...

Turkey to US: Reverse plan to arm Syrian Kurds fighting ISIS

Attempting to dissuade Trump from arming them, in recent weeks, Erdogan has launched aggressive strikes on YPG forces proximate to embedded us forces. He and ...

FBI's Russian Federation investigation now includes at least one current White House official

This is in addition to former Trump aides Michael Flynn and Paul Manafort, who were previously identified as subjects of the investigation. Trump told the Rus...

In 2012, NYC driver wanted to kill cops

He did not enter a plea and has been held without bail. His next court appearance is May 24. Richard Rojas, 26, plowed into people on the sidewalk in his burg...

'No consular access to Jadhav ordered by ICJ'

He said Pakistan's case with respect to the court's jurisdiction and the merits of the case was very strong. Katju also said that it appears Pakistan's mini...

Body of Duke student is believed to have been found

The 2015 Xaverian Brothers High School graduate was last seen leaving a gathering of about 25 childhood friends on Phyllis Lane in Franklin at 1:30 a.m. Positiv...

Rouhani Wins Iran's Presidential Election With 23.5 Million Votes

The same can be said of the country's other unelected institutions with checks on the presidency that Rouhani hopes to weaken, such as the powerful Guardian C...

Kurdish-led forces say will advance on Raqqa

It's either the YPG and the larger contingent of the Syrian Democratic Forces (of which they are the largest number), or American troops that will have to condu...

United States fresh produce firms call for "modernised" NAFTA

Talks with Canada could trip up over irritants including access to the country's supply-managed dairy sector or the ongoing dispute over softwood lumber exports...

Belt and Road summiteers swear by open trade centred around WTO

His comments were made on the last day of a high-profile summit on the Belt and Road initiative that took place in Beijing . "Britain has for centuries been ...