Trump sends diplomat known for candid views to Venezuela

The Trump administration will send to Venezuela as its top diplomatic envoy a former ambassador with a reputation for candidness and controversy at a time when relations between the countries are rapidly deteriorating. The decision to send Todd D. Robinson to Venezuela was confirmed by the office of Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a Florida Republican.

State Dept says Trump travel ban fully implemented

Washington Solicitor General Noah Purcell, center, speaks during a protest rally, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, outside a federal courthouse in Seattle. The U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing President Donald Trump's third travel ban to take effect has intensified the attention on a legal showdown Wednesday before three judges in Seattle who have been cool to the policy as they hear arguments in Hawaii's challenge to the ban, which restricts travel to the United States by residents of six mostly Muslim countries and has been reviled by critics as discriminatory.

Pantone picks deep purple ‘Ultra Violet’ as color of year

A North Carolina county is working on the lengthy process of fixing its computer systems after declining to pay off a hacker who used ransomware to freeze dozens of local government servers. A North Carolina county is working on the lengthy process of fixing its computer systems after declining to pay off a hacker who used ransomware to freeze dozens of local government servers.

Did ‘Do Not Resuscitate’ tattoo reflect patient’s true wish?

Long before President Donald Trump declared the opioid crisis a national public health emergency, addiction counselors were fighting in the trenches where it's tough to tell victory from defeat on any given day. Long before President Donald Trump declared the opioid crisis a national public health emergency, addiction counselors were fighting in the trenches where it's tough to tell victory from defeat on any given day.

Documentary Review: Everyone should see “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power”

After watching Al Gore's new documentary feature, " An Inconvenient Sequel ", there were two main thoughts going through my head: We have a lot of work to do to reverse the damage we've caused to our climate , and If Al Gore had been President instead of George W. Bush, this problem would not be nearly as big as it is right now. But, if we go too deep down the rabbit hole in response to item two, we'll never get out of it and I, for one, will just be immobilized by a mix of rage and despair.

Russia investigation sheds new light on Jared Kushnera s involvement with Moscow

The expanding federal investigation into Russian interference in last year's election is shining new light on the central role played by one member of Donald Trump's inner circle - his son-in-law and top adviser Jared Kushner - in reaching out to Moscow. The latest disclosure - that even before Trump took office Kushner directed campaign foreign policy adviser Michael T. Flynn to try to persuade Russia to quash a United Nations resolution - is one example of numerous Kushner contacts with Moscow and meetings with Russian intermediaries now under scrutiny by investigators for special counsel Robert Mueller.

Ap Photos: Associated Press editors pick best of 2017

2017 AP YEAR END PHOTOS - President-elect Donald Trump waits to step out onto the portico for his Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Jan. 20, 2017. 2017 AP YEAR END PHOTOS - Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts, as Melania Trump and his family looks on during the 58th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Jan. 20, 2017.

Pence: Trump ‘actively considering’ relocation of US Embassy to Jerusalem

President Donald Trump is "actively considering" how to follow through on his pledge to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, Vice President Mike Pence said Tuesday, reopening a divisive question that puts the president at odds with military and diplomatic advisers and close allies. Pence drew whoops and applause at an event marking 70 years since the United Nations vote that led to creation of the state of Israel when he contrasted the Trump administration stance on the embassy to that of past U.S. administrations.

Pope’s trip to Myanmar, Bangladesh boiling down to 1 word

While attention will focus on ho... . Pope Francis is seen looking through the middle window of the plane as he departs for his six-day trip to Myanmar and Bangladesh, at Rome's Leonardo da Vinci international airport in Fiumicino, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017.

Big Apple Mayor sharpens up the long knives for his own party

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is fresh off a winning reelection bid and clearly has things on his mind which range far beyond the problems plaguing the Big Apple. One of the latest trends among Democrats is to dump on Bill Clinton and express their disappointment in the fact that he didn't resign from the presidency when he was hit with his own sex scandal back in the 90s.

Former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page met with Hungarian officials in Budapest

Carter Page, a foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, speaks with reporters Nov. 2, 2017 on Capitol Hill in Washington. The travels by onetime Trump campaign adviser Carter Page to meet with senior officials in Hungary during the 2016 Presidential election are being closely examined by congressional investigators, given the increasingly close ties between Hungary and Russia and the role of the country as a central hub for Russian intelligence activity.

This Nonprofit Gave Women More Than $75,000 Last Year For Abortions

OCTOBER 14: The words "In God We Trust" are seen on U.S. currency October 14, 2004 in Washington, DC. Although the U.S. constitution prohibits an official state religion, references to God appear on American money, the U.S. Congress starts its daily session with a prayer, and the same U.S. Supreme Court that has consistently struck down organized prayer in public schools as unconstitutional opens its public sessions by asking for the blessings of God.

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