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Trump Asked Comey When Feds Would Say He Wasn't Under Investigation
The Huffington Post - 19 May 2017 04:41
President Donald Trumpasked former FBI Director James Comeyin a phone call when federal authorities would publicly announce the president wasn’t under suspicion in the bureau’s investigation of possible Trump campaig...
Trump brings optimism for firmer US approach to Mideast
Al Jazeera English - 19 May 2017 05:52
Nothing expected to change on the ground after president's first foreign foray, seen by pundits as largely symbolic.
'Sessions must go' projected on DOJ headquarters
USA Today - 19 May 2017 05:32
Attorney General Jeff Sessions dressed in a Ku Klux Klan costume and various hashtags were projected on the Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, D.C., Thursday night.
8 judges on Venezuela's Supreme Court hit with US sanctions
Miami Herald - 19 May 2017 06:04
The U.S. imposed a new round of sanctions on high-level Venezuelan officials, this time targeting eight Supreme Court judges that Washington accused of damaging their nation's democracy by steadily stripping …
New Orleans plans to remove Gen. Robert E. Lee statue
USA Today - 19 May 2017 07:11
The city is completing the removal of four Confederate-related statues.
Greece's Parliament Has Just Approved Even More Austerity Measures
Time - 19 May 2017 03:58
Thousands of Greeks went on strike and protested outside parliament against the cuts
'That's Evil.' Family Mourns After 6-Year-Old Boy Is Kidnapped and Killed
Time - 19 May 2017 16:40
"They didn't have to kill him"
Trump can't waft away stench of Flynn scandal
CNN - 19 May 2017 16:36
The more we learn about the story of Michael Flynn's dealings with foreign powers, the more it smells of hypocrisy and betrayal -- and the more the stench sticks to the Trump administration.
Basquiat painting fetches record $110.5M at auction
New York Post - 19 May 2017 04:26
An artwork by Jean-Michel Basquiat sold for a record $110.5 million at auction in New York. Sotheby's said the sale of "Untitled" Thursday night in Manhattan was an auction record for the artist. It also set a record pri...
President Trump Is Headed to Saudi Arabia. He Once Said It Wants 'Women as Slaves and to Kill Gays'
Time - 19 May 2017 14:28
As President Donald Trump takes off on his first foreign trip in office, he’s set to go to Saudi Arabia, a nation he’s previously condemned for treating women like “slaves” and wanting to “kill gays.” “Saud...
Philippines arrests 25 Koreans over alleged internet fraud
Miami Herald - 19 May 2017 07:08
Philippine authorities have arrested 25 South Koreans for alleged internet fraud and illegal online gambling. The Bureau of Immigration said Friday 12 of them are wanted back home for allegedly …
Trump says Joe Lieberman is leading candidate to replace Comey as FBI director
The Week - 19 May 2017 04:58
Joe Lieberman, the former senator from Connecticut and Al Gore's running mate in 2000, is President Trump's top choice to replace James Comey as FBI director, Trump said Thursday. The president made the announcement duri...
Teens held in kidnapping, killing of 6-year-old
CNN - 19 May 2017 04:07
Three Mississippi teenagers are accused of killing a 6-year-old boy after stealing the car he was left in.
Trump to embark on high-stakes 8-day trip abroad
The Week - 19 May 2017 08:02
President Trump sets off on Friday for his first foreign tour since taking office, making five stops in four countries over eight days. Joined by first lady Melania Trump, he will visit Saudi Arabia, Israel, Italy, and B...
Several injured after falling off ferris wheel
New York Post - 19 May 2017 07:13
Several people were injured after falling off a ride at a fair in Washington late Thursday, officials said. The Port Townsend Fire Dept. told Q13 FOX several people fell off the ride at Memorial Field in Port Townsend, l...
Brazilian President Michel Temer refuses to resign amid allegations of corruption
The Week - 19 May 2017 07:00
Brazilian President Michel Temer is resisting calls from an outraged public to step down, following the release of a tape a newspaper says features Temer discussing making payments to a former politician jailed for corru...
Russia's Putin pledges to send food to Venezuela
Miami Herald - 19 May 2017 16:48
Russia is offering to alleviate Venezuela's food shortage crisis, promising to send several thousand tons of wheat each month to the struggling South American country. The Venezuelan Foreign Ministry announced …
The Latest: Europe rights chief sees risks to youth in laws
Miami Herald - 19 May 2017 16:46
The Latest on Europe's response to the large number of refugees and migrants trying to reach the continent (all times local): 3:35 p.m. The chief of Europe's top human rights …
Mayor apologizes for mistakenly honoring cop killer
New York Post - 19 May 2017 16:39
The mayor of Cincinnati gave an emotional apology to police officers after erroneously approving a proclamation honoring a suspected cop killer, saying the move was a "huge" mistake. "At the end of the day, the buck stop...
Coast Guard suspends search for missing plane passengers
New York Post - 19 May 2017 16:34
The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a Manhattan CEO and three others who went missing after their plane disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle earlier this week. The search for Jennifer Blumin, her two sons ages 3 ...
Anthony Weiner: In court today to face charges in a teen sexting case
USA Today - 19 May 2017 16:31
Disgraced former congressman Anthony Weiner is set to appear in federal court in New York City on Friday in connection with a sexting case involving a teenage girl.
Syrian man, 20, convicted in Berlin of passing info to IS
Miami Herald - 19 May 2017 16:27
A Syrian man has been convicted in Germany of membership in a terrorist organization for serving in the Islamic State group in his homeland and later helping plan an attack …