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Possible peace declaration looms large over Trump-Kim summit

20 February, 2019

TOKYO (AP) — With their second summit fast approaching, speculation is growing that U.S. President Donald Trump may try to persuade North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to commit to denuclearization by giving him something he wants more than almost anything else: an announcement of peace and an end to th...

President Donald Trump signs directive approving scaled-back Space Force

20 February, 2019

ABC News - President Donald Trump signed a new directive Tuesday aimed at formally establishing a space-focused military branch that will begin as an extension of the U.S. Air Force, another step toward making a Space Force a reality.

Winter storm bringing 'widespread hazardous weather' stretching from Midwest to …

20 February, 2019

FOX News - A "significant" winter storm is bringing the threat of snow, ice and rain to every state east of the Mississippi River on Wednesday, causing the federal government to shutter offices and leading to widespread travel disruptions.

French court fines UBS 4.5 billion euros in tax fraud case

20 February, 2019

PARIS (Reuters) - A French court on Wednesday found Swiss bank UBS AG guilty of illegally soliciting clients in France and laundering the proceeds of tax evasion, and ordered it to pay 4.5 billion euros ($5.1 billion) in penalties.

Covington Catholic student's legal team files $250M suit against The Washington …

20 February, 2019

USA TODAY - CINCINNATI – The legal team representing Kentucky student Nick Sandmann has filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking $250 million in damages against The Washington Post, according to Nick's attorney.

Jussie Smollett case: FBI investigates whether actor had any role in threatening…

20 February, 2019

USA TODAY - Developments over the weekend "shifted the trajectory" of the investigation into the Jan. 29 attack on "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett. The actor told police last month he was attacked in Chicago in the early hours of the morning by two masked men who shouted "racial and homophobic slurs...

Civilians evacuated from last Islamic State holdout in Syria

20 February, 2019

BAGHOUZ, Syria (AP) — A convoy of trucks carrying hundreds of civilians, including men, women and children, left the last enclave held by Islamic State militants in eastern Syria on Wednesday, signaling a possible end to a standoff that has lasted for more than a week.

Justice Clarence Thomas calls for reconsideration of landmark libel case

19 February, 2019

Washington (CNN)Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Tuesday called for reconsideration of a landmark First Amendment precedent, criticizing the 1964 decision that the Constitution creates a higher barrier for public figures to claim libel.

U.S. states sue Trump over border wall funds

19 February, 2019

Reuters - A coalition of 16 U.S. states led by California sued President Donald Trump and top members of his administration to block his decision to declare a national emergency to obtain funds for building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Sen. Bernie Sanders says he’s running for president in 2020

19 February, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, whose insurgent 2016 presidential campaign reshaped Democratic politics, announced Tuesday that he is running for president in 2020.

West Virginia teachers go on strike: 'We're not going to back down'

19 February, 2019

USA TODAY - Public schools across West Virginia shut down Tuesday as teachers walked off the job to protest state legislation they describe as retaliation for a strike nearly one year ago.

Snow, ice, torrential rain bringing weather havoc to 39 states, 200 million peop…

19 February, 2019

USA TODAY - A massive storm marching across the nation Tuesday was promising heavy snow, crippling ice and torrential rain to more than 200 million Americans over the next few days.

Vatican admits to secret rules for children of priests

19 February, 2019

(CNN)The Vatican has revealed that it maintains secret guidelines for priests who father children despite their vows of celibacy.

California runner slips on ice, falls 180 feet to his death

19 February, 2019

FOX News - A runner in California slipped on a patch of ice on a mountain trail Sunday morning — and fell roughly 180 feet to his death from a mountain peak, officials said. Ernesto Alonzo Rodriguez, 38, died at Mount Wilson, a peak in the San Gabriel Mountains, located northeast of Los Angeles, KTL...

California's gun seizure program hits hurdles

18 February, 2019

FOX News - Authorities in California are struggling to enforce a state law that permits officials to seize firearms from people with previous criminal convictions or mental health issues – running into staffing and budgetary issues that have contributed to a massive backlog of guns marked for confis...

Trump accuses Rosenstein, McCabe of pursuing ‘illegal and treasonous’ plot again…

18 February, 2019

FOX News - President Trump on Monday accused Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe of pursuing an “illegal and treasonous” plot against him, after McCabe detailed private DOJ discussions about secretly recording and potentially ousting the president.

Mulvaney to Cabinet: Deregulation 'Highest Priority'

18 February, 2019

Newsmax - President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency to circumvent Congress and spend billions of dollars for a border wall is the latest example of him relishing using the power of the presidency to do whatever he can without Congress, Axios reports.

Powerful storm takes aim this week as major flooding threat grows

18 February, 2019

ABC News - The latest winter storm tracked from the Midwest to the Northeast overnight, delivering snow from the Plains into New England.

Brothers tell police 'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett paid them to orchestrate and…

18 February, 2019

ABC News - The two brothers who were interrogated by police investigating the alleged attack on Jussie Smollett in Chicago told authorities that the "Empire" actor allegedly paid them to help him orchestrate and stage the crime, sources told ABC News Sunday.

North Korea's 'socialist utopia' needs mass labor. A growing market economy thre…

18 February, 2019

SEOUL (Reuters) - In January, thousands of North Korean students traveled to Mount Paektu, a sacred mountain where the ruling family claims its roots and where leader Kim Jong Un is building a massive economic hub at the alpine town of Samjiyon.

Former top FBI lawyer: 2 Trump Cabinet officials were ‘ready to support’ 25th Am…

17 February, 2019

FOX News - Former top FBI lawyer James Baker, in closed-door testimony to Congress, detailed alleged discussions among senior officials at the Justice Department about invoking the 25th Amendment to remove President Trump from office, claiming he was told Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said ...

Light snow, mixed precipitation will bring messy Monday morning commute in North…

17 February, 2019

ABC News - A new storm is quickly developing in the Midwest on Sunday morning, which will race off toward the Northeast and bring a snow from the Plains to New England over the next 24 to 36 hours.

In Brexit limbo, UK veers between high anxiety, grim humor

17 February, 2019

LONDON (AP) — It’s said that history often repeats itself — the first time as tragedy, the second as farce. Many Britons feel they are living through both at the same time as their country navigates its way out of the European Union.

Fresh supplies of US aid arrive on Venezuela's border awaiting delivery into the…

17 February, 2019

ABC News - The second wave of humanitarian aid provided by the U.S. government for Venezuela arrived Saturday in the town of Cucuta along the Colombia-Venezuela border, only a week after the first wave of U.S. supplies arrived on the border in response to Venezuelan interim President Juan Guaido's r...

US-backed Syria force says IS holding 1,000 civilians

17 February, 2019

AL-OMAR OIL FIELD BASE, Syria (AP) — Islamic State militants are preventing more than 1,000 civilians from leaving a tiny area still held by the extremist group in a village in eastern Syria, a spokesman for the U.S.-backed Syrian militia fighting the group said Sunday.

Trump emergency declaration faces fights in the courts

16 February, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — Let the lawsuits begin. President Donald Trump declared a national emergency along the southern border and predicted his administration would end up defending it all the way to the Supreme Court.

JPMorgan is creating its own cryptocurrency

16 February, 2019

New York (CNN Business)JPMorgan Chase, the nation's largest bank, is launching its own cryptocurrency.Dubbed JPM Coin, the cryptocurrency has a fixed value redeemable for one US dollar. It won't trade freely like bitcoin and many other cryptocurrencies.

Vatican defrocks former US cardinal McCarrick over sex abuse

16 February, 2019

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has defrocked former U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick after Vatican officials found him guilty of soliciting for sex while hearing confession and sexual crimes against minors and adults, the Holy See said Saturday.

Snow brings chaos to Missouri roads with a new storm set to bring more to Midwes…

16 February, 2019

ABC News - A quick-moving storm brought snow to parts of the Central Plains on Friday, including a 3 to 5 inches of snow through the Kansas City metro area. The snowfall caused numerous backups and accidents on area roadways.

Pro football league AAF is using technology that may revolutionize pro sports an…

16 February, 2019

USA TODAY - Less than a week removed from the Super Bowl, a new pro football league debuted last weekend with an average crowd size that would have ranked 95th out of 130 teams in major college football. In four games, the eight-team Alliance of American Football drew an average of 19,000, including...

Trump declares national emergency to build border wall

15 February, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — Battling with one branch of government and opening a new confrontation with another, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency Friday to fulfill his pledge to construct a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

China says trade talks to continue in Washington next week

15 February, 2019

BEIJING (AP) — With a March 2 deadline looming, U.S. and Chinese negotiators will meet in Washington next week for more talks on a tariff war over Beijing’s technology ambitions, China’s government announced Friday.

West Coast stays unsettled after record rainfall caused flooding, mudslides

15 February, 2019

ABC News - A storm brought widespread heavy rain in California on Thursday and caused flash flooding, mudslides and the need for water rescues in many parts of the state.

AP Interview: Maduro reveals secret meetings with US envoy

15 February, 2019

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A month into Venezuela’s high-stakes political crisis, President Nicolas Maduro revealed in an Associated Press interview that his government has held secret talks with the Trump administration. He also predicted he would survive an unprecedented global campaign to force hi...

Flu widespread in US with 15.2 million cases since October, but experts see 'low…

15 February, 2019

USA TODAY - Midway through this year's flu season, as many as 15.2 million people have fallen sick with influenza since October in what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls a "low-severity" season.

Senate confirms William Barr as attorney general

14 February, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday confirmed William Barr as attorney general, placing the veteran government official and lawyer atop the Justice Department as special counsel Robert Mueller investigates Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Border security brawl seems near a serene resolution

14 February, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is set to resolve its clattering brawl with President Donald Trump in uncommonly bipartisan fashion as lawmakers prepare to pass a border security compromise providing a mere sliver of the billions he’s demanded for a wall with Mexico and averting a rekindled government sh...

Airbus abandons iconic A380 superjumbo, lacking clients

14 February, 2019

TOULOUSE, France (AP) — European plane maker Airbus said Thursday it will stop making its superjumbo A380 in 2021 for lack of customers, abandoning the world’s biggest passenger jet and one of the aviation industry’s most ambitious and most troubled endeavors.

Atmospheric river brings record rains, snow to California

14 February, 2019

ABC News - The West Coast is feeling the effects of an atmospheric river, dumping record rain and snow from San Diego to San Francisco and Seattle. The top rainfall on Wednesday was 9.04 inches in Venado, California, north of Santa Rosa, while San Francisco set a daily record with 2.5 inches.

Pence calls on EU to withdraw from Iran nuclear deal

14 February, 2019

WARSAW (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Mike Pence accused Washington’s European allies on Thursday of trying to break U.S. sanctions against Tehran and called on them to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal.

EPA chief Andrew Wheeler calls toxic chemicals in drinking water 'very important…

14 February, 2019

ABC News - The Environmental Protection Agency is set to launch a new nationwide plan to control toxic chemicals that contaminate Americans' drinking water all over the country.

US, Poland launch Mideast conference despite uncertain aims

13 February, 2019

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The United States and Poland are kicking off an international conference on the Middle East on Wednesday amid uncertainty over its aims and questions about what it will deliver.

US, China envoys hold talks before Trump tariff decision

13 February, 2019

BEIJING (AP) — U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators are meeting this week for talks President Donald Trump says will help decide whether he escalates a technology dispute by going ahead with a March 2 tariff hike on $200 billion of imports from China.

McConnell to bring Green New Deal to vote, forcing 2020 Dems to go on record on …

13 February, 2019

FOX News - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that the Senate will vote on the Green New Deal – endorsed by nearly all top 2020 Democratic presidential candidates – in an effort to force Democrats to officially go on the record for the radical proposal.

West bracing for more bad weather as East Coast storm moves along

13 February, 2019

ABC News - Multiple storms are bearing down on the West Coast, while the system that delivered snow and rain up and down the East Coast on Tuesday is finally moving out.

No escape? El Chapo likely off to ‘prison of all prisons’

13 February, 2019

NEW YORK (AP) — In the world of corrections, there are inmates who pose security risks, and then there’s “El Chapo.” Drug lord Joaquin Guzman has an unparalleled record of jailbreaks, having escaped two high-security Mexican prisons before his ultimate capture and extradition to the United States.

Negotiators reach agreement in principle to avoid another government shutdown

12 February, 2019

ABC News - Emerging from a closed-door meeting late Monday night on Capitol Hill, the top four negotiators charged with hammering out a deal to avert another partial government shutdown announced: “We reached an agreement in principle.”

Trade talk hopes and shutdown deal buoy global stocks

12 February, 2019

LONDON (Reuters) - World shares and bond yields rode a renewed surge in risk appetite on Tuesday, as investors were optimistic about U.S.-China trade talks and cheered Washington’s deal to avoid another government shutdown.

Email: FBI scrambled to respond to Hillary Clinton lawyer amid Weiner laptop rev…

12 February, 2019

FOX News - Newly released internal FBI emails showed the agency's highest-ranking officials scrambling to answer to Hillary Clinton's lawyer in the days prior the 2016 presidential election, on the same day then-FBI Director James Comey sent a bombshell letter to Congress announcing a new review of ...

Major winter storm blasting Midwest, East as Seattle sees 4th snowstorm in week

12 February, 2019

ABC News - A major storm is making its way across the U.S. as a separate system dumped 15 inches of snow in Washington, 18 inches in Oregon and 16 inches in Idaho, with Minnesota seeing 9 inches and Wisconsin seeing 8 inches.

Trump Signs Order to Boost Artificial Intelligence Research

12 February, 2019

Newsmax - President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday directing the U.S. government to prioritize artificial intelligence in its research and development spending, the White House said.

Virginia lawmaker backs off fast track for impeachment bill

11 February, 2019

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia lawmaker on Monday backed off his plans to swiftly introduce an impeachment bill seeking the ouster of the state’s leading black elected official as Democrats struggled to address revelations of past racist behavior and allegations of sexual assault roiling its highes...

Fierce fighting for last IS foothold in eastern Syria

11 February, 2019

BEIRUT (AP) — Fierce fighting was underway Monday between U.S.-backed Syrian forces and the Islamic State group around the extremists’ last foothold in eastern Syria, with the besieged militants fighting back using suicide car bombs, snipers and booby traps, a Syrian war monitor and a Kurdish news a...

Strong storm brings damage - and snow - to Hawaii

11 February, 2019

ABC News - A strong storm hitting Hawaii has knocked out power, brought down tree branches, flooded coastal roads — and even brought snow. Snow is not unheard of in mountainous parts of the tropical island chain, but officials say the coating at 6,200 feet (1,900 meters) at a state park on Maui coul...

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