Edwin Marian Johnston hold up a photo of her son US Marine CPL Edward Johnston who died in the bombing of his Lebanon barracks in 1983 outside Federal Court September 7, 2007 in Washington, DC. Brendan Smialowski | Getty Images The Supreme Court on Monday tossed out a decision by a federal appeals court in […]
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Barack and Michelle Obama-produced Netflix doc gets Oscar nod
President Barack Obama sits with first lady Michelle Obama to watch musical perfomances during the 94th Annual National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on the Ellipse in PresidentÕs Park on December 1, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images) Paul Morigi/Getty Images A documentary created by former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle […]
Pompeo heads to Silicon Valley to dine with tech leaders
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo looks on during a brief photo opportunity before a meeting with Republic of Cyprus Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides at the U.S. Department of State on November 18, 2019 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit the San Francisco Bay Area this week […]
Standard Chartered CEO on US-China trade war, Hong Kong protests, Iran risks
A Standard Chartered branch in Hong Kong. Miguel Candela l SOPA Images l LightRocket via Getty Images There have been signs that some risks in the global economy are receding, allowing businesses to once again plan for the long term, said Bill Winters, chief executive of British bank Standard Chartered. Winters pointed out on Monday […]
European stocks close lower as US imposes fresh sanctions on Iran
European stocks closed in negative territory on Friday, paring earlier gains after the U.S. announced fresh sanctions on Iran. The pan-European Stoxx 600 had dipped below the flatline by the closing bell, with most sectors and all major bourses in the red. The blue-chip stock index closed lower by 0.12%. The FTSE 100 in London […]
US slaps new sanctions on Iran following strikes on US targets
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced new sanctions Friday on Iran’s metal exports and eight senior Iranian officials. The penalties came days after Iran fired missiles at U.S. targets in Iraq in retaliation for an American airstrike in Baghdad that killed Iran’s top military leader, Qasem Soleimani, last week. After […]
Trump loses bid to dismiss E. Jean Carroll suit involving rape claim
E. Jean Carroll visits ‘Tell Me Everything’ with John Fugelsang the SiriusXM Studios on July 11, 2019 in New York. Noam Galai | Getty Images President Donald Trump has lost an effort to get a New York judge to dismiss a lawsuit against him by E. Jean Carroll, the writer who alleges that he raped […]
‘Don’t know precisely’ when or where Soleimani would attack
The U.S. did not know exactly when slain Iranian military leader Qasem Soleimani had planned to attack Americans, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said while maintaining the Trump administration’s line that such strikes were about to happen. “There was no doubt that there were a series of imminent attacks that were being plotted by Qasem […]
Efforts to rein in Trump’s war powers will backfire
President Donald Trump at the White House, January 7, 2020. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The last seven days in world events have created a new political paradigm. Call it “Trump Unleashed.” That’s because the attempts by President Donald Trump’s opponents to rein him in after his decision to take down Iranian general Qasem Soleimani are […]
The big recession scare is over
The fourth-quarter growth scare is a thing of the past, as the U.S. economy looks set to close the books on 2019 with a solid rise. Manufacturing and trade reports Tuesday confirmed that GDP is on pace to rise more than 2% for the period. An Atlanta Fed gauge estimates the gain at 2.3%, better […]
