Multiple people dead in New York after truck strikes pedestrians
New York police responded to reports of a truck driving into people on a bike path near World Trade Center. Authorities report multiple fatalities.
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As JFK docs opened, North Dakotan Secret Service vet cries foul on conspiracy theories
Almost 54 years have passed since John F. Kennedy was slain in Dallas, and Clint Hill-a North Dakota native and member of the president's Secret Service detail-can still clearly remember every detail. It was Hill who leapt onto the back of Kennedy's automobile after shots echoed into Dealey Plaza, urging the driver to get the president to the hospital.
President Trump’s approval ratings just hit a new all-time low
U.S. President Donald J. Trump listens during a Department of Veterans Affairs announcement of a new program using video and software technology to provide medical care to veterans at The White House August 3, 2017 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump's approval ratings have fallen to their lowest point since the start of his presidency, a new poll finds.
this Date in History, Oct. 26: Kissinger declares ‘Peace is at hand’ in Vietnam Posted at
On October 26th, 1881, the "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral" took place in Tombstone, Arizona, as Wyatt Earp, his two brothers and "Doc" Holliday confronted Ike Clanton's gang. Three members of Clanton's gang were killed; Earp's brothers and Holliday were wounded.
Trump an ‘utterly untruthful’ president who’s ‘debasing’ the US, Corker says
The father of 32-year-old Monica Hoffa, who was gunned down in one of three unsolved murders in Tampa in just the past two weeks, is asking his community ... -- A Russian radio station where a top liberal journalist was stabbed in the throat Monday has released what it says is security camera footage showing the assailant ... CHICAGO - Global commodities trader Cargill Inc on Tuesday said it was buying a natural animal feed maker, another in a string of deals to capitalize on rising dema... SEWARD, Neb. - Coming off a perfect 3-0 week, the Concordia University volleyball team saw one of its own collect a conference weekly award on Tuesday .
Will Hilary Clinton loosen up on Graham Norton’s sofa tonight?
Tonight it's the turn of The Graham Norton Show . No disrespect intended to Ryan Tubridy, but this is likely to be a less sober affair, particularly if Hillary partakes of a glass or two of the house vino.
D.C. Buzz: Murphy rolls back on a – rule out’
Chris Murphy, D-Conn. and Sen. Maggie Hassan D-NH participate in a news conference regarding healthcare and President Trump's effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act., on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday.
Thais mark 1 year since king’s death with prayers, ceremony
Thai mourners line up in front of a portrait of the late Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej to pay respects outside the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Oct. 13, 2017. Thais marked one year since the death of King Bhu... .
Senators: Trump will likely use Iran nuclear deadline to leverage ‘tougher deal’ new
This week President Donald Trump is expected to openly break with a number of top cabinet officials and refuse to recertify the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, sending the fate of the deal into the hands of Congress .
The Latest: Sheriff: Still don’t know motive of shooter
Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo says that investigators still have not pinpointed the shooter's motive behind his decision to fire on a concert crowd in Las Vegas on Oct. 1 and kill 58 people. Lombardo said at a news conference that there's no evidence Stephen Craig Paddock was motivated by ideology and there's no evidence there was another shooter.
Rep. Steve Scalise says right to bear arms ‘unlimited,’ doesn’t support new gun regulations
This image from House Television shows House Republican Whip Steve Scalise speaking on the House floor of the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017.
Alice Snedden: why Will and Grace is the year’s best comeback
Opinion: Of all of the things that are having a comeback in 2017 , TV show Will and Grace is by far my favourite. When I was a kid I got to watch TV for half an hour every night after homework was done.
White House seeks to move past Trump/Tillerson friction WASHINGTON…
The Trump administration sought Thursday to move past the brouhaha over Rex Tillerson's reported insult of his boss, making clear President Donald Trump alone sets the nation's agenda that his advisers must execute. A day after the duo's sometimes difficult relationship burst into public view, the president joined his top diplomat in disputing a report that Tillerson had considered abandoning Trump's Cabinet earlier this year.
Dems face close polls in must-win Virginia
Virginia Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam is bearing the collective hopes and fears of an anxious Democratic Party in the race to replace term-limited Gov. Terry McAuliffe , a race that has become the most significant contest on the November ballot.
Chris Murphy’s profile rises with gun tragedies
During the last several years, following the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., Murphy has slowly become more of a household name - in part because of his visibility on issues surrounding gun violence. Mass shootings have become a regular presence in American life, and with each one, Murphy has been at the center pleading for his colleagues to take steps he argues would lower the likelihood of carnage.
Rexit: Tillerson hangs on to job, but for how long?
Trump has at times appeared to undercut Tillerson's message on some of America's most sensitive national security challenges, including Iran and North Korea The moment was as remarkable as it was unprecedented: a sitting US secretary of state took to the microphone to pledge his fealty to the president - despite his well-documented unhappiness in the job and the growing presumption in Washington that he is a short-timer. Rex Tillerson said Wednesday he would stay as long as US President Donald Trump wants him to , and Trump said he has "full confidence" in the former ExxonMobil chief executive.
Tillerson denies he weighed resigning or called boss ‘moron’
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson declared Wednesday he never considered resigning as President Donald Trump's top diplomat, disputing what he called "erroneous" reports that he wanted to step down earlier this year. After pointedly refusing to answer if he called the president a "moron," Tillerson had a spokeswoman deny he used such language.
New bill would outlaw gun modification that allowed Las Vegas shooter to kill 59 people in seconds
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., speaks to reporters as she arrives at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.
Las Vegas gunman’s girlfriend has ‘clean conscience’: brother tells media
Investigators probing the mass shooting at a Las Vegas concert planned to interview the gunman's girlfriend on Wednesday, a day after she returned to the United States from the Philippines, while her relatives told media she had not known of his plan. Stephen Paddock, a 64-year-old retiree, killed himself moments before police stormed the hotel suite from which he unleashed Sunday night's attack.
Skye Wheatley captions a flirty photo ‘pray for Las Vegas’
First victims of Las Vegas music festival mass shooting that killed 59 and injured 527: The dead include a mechanic, 23, a 20-year-old student, a wife who died in her husband's arms and a heroic male nurse, 29, who saved his surgeon wife's life Who is Stephen Paddock? Multimillionaire Las Vegas shooter, 64, was a hunting enthusiast, licensed pilot and gambler with no criminal record who owned a $400,000 home in Nevada retirement community PIERS MORGAN: If a Muslim terrorist had committed this Vegas atrocity we'd have a slew of new laws in a heartbeat. But because it's an old white guy with guns NOTHING will happen.