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"Horror, absolute horror": Parents describe Manchester attack
CBSNews - 25 May 2017 06:22
Phil and Kim Dick were waiting in the arena's foyer for their 17-year-old daughter and 15-year-old granddaughter
Trump administration defends controversial budget before Congress
New York Post - 25 May 2017 05:24
Trump administration officials went before Congress Wednesday to defend the administration's new budget -- and quickly ran into turbulence. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos defended a proposal to slash funding for selecte...
Jeff Sessions Did Not Disclose Russia Meetings on a Security Clearance Form
Time - 25 May 2017 05:57
It comes two months after Sessions recused himself from a probe into potential ties between Russia and the Trump campaign
Trump to meet with anxious NATO and EU leaders
Miami Herald - 25 May 2017 06:13
Visiting a city he once called a "hellhole" to meet with the leaders of an alliance he threatened to abandon, President Donald Trump will be in the heart of Europe …
U.S. Warship Sails Near Island Claimed by China in South China Sea
The New York Times - 25 May 2017 05:55
The U.S.S. Dewey came within 12 nautical miles of Mischief Reef in the Spratly Islands, showing a shift in the White House's dealings with Beijing.
Duterte Is The Philippines' Greatest Threat: Congress Should Cancel His Martial Law
Forbes - 25 May 2017 05:49
Philippine President Duterte announced martial law in Mindanao. He has proposed multiple measures that are contrary to the Philippine Constitution, including recent threats to cancel local elections nationwide, and exten...
Trump, European Union leaders remain at odds over Russia
USA Today - 25 May 2017 15:38Trump budget cut would make UN work 'impossible'
Al Jazeera English - 25 May 2017 07:30
Proposed cuts would severely impact the world body's ability to continue its work, a spokesman for the UN chief says.
Arrest warrant issued for Bikram yoga founder
New York Post - 25 May 2017 07:29
LOS ANGELES -- A California judge on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant for the founder of Bikram yoga, who’s been ordered to hand over proceeds from his global fitness business to satisfy a $6.8 million judgment won b...
John Kerry: The Case for Optimism In These Strange Times
Time - 25 May 2017 16:47
We must look to solutions for the long-term
Alabama prisoner faces eighth execution date amid death penalty debate
USA Today - 25 May 2017 16:47
Whether Thomas Arthur has nine lives may depend on the Supreme Court
Ben Carson says poverty is a 'state of mind'
New York Post - 25 May 2017 07:46
WASHINGTON -- Housing Secretary Ben Carson says poverty is a “state of mind.” In a radio interview Wednesday, the former neurosurgeon said parents need to instill in their children the “mindset of a winner.” “I...
Ohio now has its first pit bull K-9 officer
The Week - 25 May 2017 07:34
Leonard the pit bull is proof that with a little training, a misunderstood dog is capable of doing amazing things. When Leonard, 1, was rescued in Ohio last October, he was almost euthanized because the shelter didn't th...
1 day, 2 presidents: Merkel meets with Obama, then Trump
CNN - 25 May 2017 07:07
There's no secret about which of the two American presidents German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet Thursday she likes the most.
Iraqi troops torture and execute civilians in secret videos
ABC News - 25 May 2017 16:57
Officers of an elite Iraqi directed the torture and execution of civilians in Mosul in at least six distinct incidents caught on tape.
Ben Carson ignites backlash after calling poverty a 'state of mind'
USA Today - 25 May 2017 16:53
For anyone wondering what causes poverty, HUD Secretary Ben Carson has an idea, but the internet isn't having any of it. Nathan Rousseau Smith (@fantasticmrnate) explains.
China slams US for sending Navy destroyer into disputed waters
New York Post - 25 May 2017 16:52
BEIJING -- China protested a U.S. Navy patrol that sent a guided missile destroyer near a group of man-made islands in the South China Sea on Thursday in the first American challenge to Beijing’s claims to the waters s...
Manchester bombing: British stop sharing case details with U.S. over leaks
USA Today - 25 May 2017 16:51
Some revelations about the Manchester bombing investigation first appeared in U.S. media.
Man and stepdaughter among final victims identified at scene of bombing
New York Post - 25 May 2017 16:50
The last of the unidentified dead from the Manchester terror bombing were identified on Thursday, with a man and his teenage stepdaughter, a 14-year-old girl, and a mom added to the tragic list of 22. Philip Tron, 32, to...
Nearly 100, WWII veteran Ben Skardon marches on
CBSNews - 25 May 2017 22:10
Ben Skardon survived the Bataan Death March that killed thousands of American and Filipino soldiers during WWII; now, at nearly 100, he's still marching -- to pay tribute; Sunday on "60 Minutes"
The Trump Budget Cuts Disability Benefits. That Will Hurt Trump Counties
Time - 25 May 2017 16:49
President Trump's budget slashes funding for a social program that goes disproportionately to counties that supported him
Italian court OKs class action lawsuit against Volkswagen
Miami Herald - 25 May 2017 16:46
An Italian court has opened the way for a class action lawsuit against automaker Volkswagen over its emissions scandal. Altroconsumo, a consumer rights organization, said a tribunal in Venice gave …