Indiana honors 17 years since 9/11
Indy resident Jimmy Clark gets his start early, waving a huge American flag off the 56th Street bridge above I-465 on the northwest side. It's been a tradition of his for more than 15 years.
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In this June 7, 2018 file photo, the World Trade Center site is seen from an upper floor of 3 World Trade Center in New York.
Republicans lack votes – and appetite – to end ‘Obamacare’
Arizona's new senator says he'd vote to repeal the nation's health care law. That's one additional Republican ready to obliterate the statute because his predecessor, the late Sen. John McCain, helped derail the party's drive with his fabled thumbs-down vote last year.
Omarosa releases audio tape of Trump asking: ‘Russia seems to have turned around’
In a recording newly released by Omarosa Manigault Newman of a White House communications meeting last October, President Donald Trump asks staffers if "Russia seems to have turned around." Manigault Newman, who appeared on ABC's "The View", claimed Trump and the administration lied to the American people about the nature of the Robert Mueller investigation into alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia .
Renaissance Properties Group Offers Tips for Business Travelers
For travelers going to business meetings, client pitches, and industry conferences, being on the road can not only be tiring and inconvenient, but it can be boring and dull. As the premier provider of extended stay apartments in Philadelphia , Renaissance Properties Group would like to offer these weary travelers tips to make their business trip more enjoyable and productive.
Omarosa Reveals New Recording of Trump Blaming Hillary Clinton for CollusionVariety
Omarosa Manigault Newman released a new audio recording of President Donald Trump in an appearance on ABC's " The View ," in which the president "crashed" a meeting of White House communications staffers and talked to them of how it was Hillary Clinton who was linked to collusion with Russia. "I think Hillary is getting killed now with Russia.
Optimum parent prices fiber-to-the-home at $80
Registration will allow you to post comments on newstimes.com and create a newstimes.com Subscriber Portal account for you to manage subscriptions and email preferences. Altice USA CEO Dexter Goei, left, in May 2018 alongside U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal , in Stamford, Conn.
Trump vents as ‘Fear’ dominates White House focus
President Donald Trump vented over White House leaks Monday as a new tell-all book commands attention, an anonymous writer detailing "resistance" in the administration remains at large and a former staffer reveals more private recordings of the commander in chief. But while Trump continues to insist privately that he wants leakers punished - in particular, the author of an unsigned New York Times opinion piece - it remained unclear if his administration would mete out any discipline.
Trump shuts down Palestinian diplomatic office in Washington
The Trump administration ordered the closure of the Palestinian diplomatic mission in Washington on Monday and threatened sanctions against the International Criminal Court if it pursues investigations against the U.S., Israel, or other allies. The moves are likely to harden Palestinian resistance to the U.S. role as a peace broker.
Screenwriter’s Case Against ‘Light Between Oceans’ in Rough Waters
A boat comes to rest on a lighthouse island. It carries two passengers: a newborn baby and a dead man.
Trump not even close on latest economic claims
President Donald Trump pitched a wildly off-base claim about economic growth Monday as the White House used selective statistics to build a case that the economy is doing much better than when Barack Obama was in office. The attention on Obama comes as the ex-president steps back into the political arena on behalf of Democrats in the November elections.
Trump to mark 17 years since Sept. 11 at Pennsylvania field
In this file photo taken on August 24, 2018, President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump walk to Marine One prior to departing from the South Lawn of the White House. In this file photo taken on August 24, 2018, President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump walk to Marine One prior to departing from the South Lawn of the White House.
House GOP Runs High Risk In California, New Jersey, and New York With Tax Bill 2.0
Yes, they are frantic to find something to talk about other than their president and his various issues, and of course, they think talking about tax cuts appeals to voters' wallets while staking a claim to credit for the good economy. But still, this apparent decision is a risky one.
The Costs of 9/11 Continue to Mount
This is the 17th anniversary of 9/11. During the years that have passed large numbers of experts have established conclusively that the official government account of the event is false.
How Do Weapons Makers Sleep at Night?
A new report by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas Davies "focuses on the five largest U.S. arms manufacturers -- Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman and General Dynamics -- and their dealings with three repressive nations: Saudi Arabia, Israel and Egypt." This may prove to be a very valuable approach.
Oklahoma Zookeeper ‘Joe Exotic’ Indicted for Alleged Murder-For-Hire Against an Animal Activist
Oklahoma zookeeper and a one-time presidential candidate who calls himself Joe Exotic allegedly tried to have a woman running a big cat sanctuary killed. On Friday, Joe Exotic, also known as Joseph Maldonado-Passage, Joseph Allen Maldonado and Joseph Allen Schreibvogel was indicted on two counts of hiring a person to commit murder, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a press release .
Millions prepare for potentially catastrophic Florence
With Hurricane Florence barreling to the U.S. East Coast, the commander of US Fleet Forces Command ordered all U.S. Navy ships to leave the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. RALEIGH, N.C. - With mandatory evacuations already issued for parts of three East Coast states, millions of Americans are preparing for what could become one of the most catastrophic hurricanes to hit the Eastern Seaboard in decades.
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Medicaid recipients in Arkansas who have lost their health insurance for the rest of this year after failing to meet the state's new work requirements. Arkansas is the first state to implement this policy.
What I Don’t Like
Life in a post-9/11 America increasingly feels like an endless free fall down a rabbit hole into a terrifying, dystopian alternative reality in which the citizenry has no rights, the government is no friend to freedom, and everything we ever knew and loved about the values and principles that once made this country great has been turned on its head. We've walked a strange and harrowing road since September 11, 2001, littered with the debris of our once-vaunted liberties.
Donald Trump to mark 9/11 attacks anniversary at Pennsylvania memorial
President Donald Trump is marking 17 years since the worst terrorist attack on US soil by visiting the Pennsylvania field that became a September 11 memorial. Mr Trump and his wife Melania are to participate in Tuesday's sombre remembrance in Shanksville, where hijackers crashed a California-bound commercial airliner on September 11, 2001, after the 40 passengers and crew members learned what was happening and attempted to regain control of the aircraft.