China’s first homegrown aircraft carrier heads out for sea trial
The new aircraft carrier, temporarily named Type 001A, sailed out at around 7 a.m. in Dalian, in the northeast province of Liaoning, according to reports in Chinese state media. The…
Giuliani walks back AT&T merger comments, says Mueller talks will have to wait
Recently hired presidential lawyer Rudy Giuliani walked back controversial comments on the AT&T-Time Warner merger and said Donald Trump would not sit down for an interview with special counsel Robert…
Sanders berates staff for leak of Kelly Sadler McCain comment
In discussing McCain’s opposition to CIA nominee Gina Haspel, Sadler, a special assistant who handles surrogate communications for the White House, said in a private meeting Thursday that it doesn’t…
Deadly knife attack in Paris
A knife attack in central Paris has left two dead and several others injured. French authorities confirmed that one person has been killed by an attacker wielding a knife. Thibault…
Giuliani says Trump ‘denied’ the AT&T-Time Warner deal, then backtracks
With five simple words, “the president denied the merger,” President Trump’s new lawyer Rudy Giuliani contradicted months of statements by the White House and the Justice Department. The subject was…
Father praises soldier killed in Niger ambush: ‘He’d do the same thing 10 times in a row’
The father of one of the soldier’s killed last year in Niger was critical of the U.S. Army’s “attention to detail at all levels of command” one day after the…
US policy shifts on Mideast increase tensions in region
For weeks, the State Department has been working to bolster security at US diplomatic posts around the Muslim world in advance of the embassy move, anticipating possible violence even as…
Mormon church comes out in opposition to Utah’s medical marijuana ballot initiative
Utah has yet to officially add a ballot initiative allowing residents to vote for allowing medical marijuana, but one of the state’s biggest institutions is coming out against it. The…
Inside the mountain base monitoring North Korea’s nuclear program
North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), the joint Canada-US organization tasked with warning of incoming threats from the sky, continues to monitor North Korea’s nuclear program with the same intensity…
SEAL Team leaders investigated for alleged sexual misconduct
The commander and the senior enlisted officer of a SEAL Team currently deployed to Africa are being investigated for allegations of sexual assault and sexual harassment, officials said. Both senior…