Pompeo appeals for NKorea to replicate Vietnam’s ‘miracle’

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo waits for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe prior to their talk at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, July 8, 2018. Pompeo is on a trip traveling to North Korea, ... .

Meet the senator on Trump’s Supreme Court shortlist

The Senate could be debating one of its own as it works to fill retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy's seat on the Supreme Court. Michael Shumway Lee Who top conservatives want Trump to pick for Supreme Court Trump court decision energizes White House Will Trump get his Bork on the Supreme Court? MORE is being touted by conservatives as a dark-horse pick that would stick to the letter of the Constitution, unlike previous Republican nominees who have frustrated the base by moving to the middle once on the court.

RPT-Who has Fed Chair Powell’s ear? Lawmakers and bankers

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell spends more time with U.S. lawmakers, White House advisers, and bankers than did his predecessor Janet Yellen, who tended to favor meetings with professors, the Treasury secretary and community advocates. That is the rough picture that emerges from calendars detailing Powell's first four months on the job, the latest of which was published on the U.S. central bank's website on Friday.

Gun violence protesters shut down part of Chicago freeway

Thousands of anti-violence protesters marched along a Chicago interstate on Saturday, shutting down traffic to draw attention to the gun violence that's claimed hundreds of lives in some of the city's poorest neighborhoods and pressure public officials to do more to stop it. Marchers chanted, "Stop the killing," and carried signs reading, "We need jobs," and other messages.

Michael Buble almost quit music after son Noah’s battle with cancer

First two members of Thai soccer team are OUT of the cave: Official reveals news after threat of rain forced divers to begin mission to rescue children and coach from flooded tunnels Sickening moment thug walks into a George Webb kitchen and PUNCHES a woman chef in the face before armed co-worker pulls a gun on him and forces him out Mike Pompeo shrugs off North Korea's claims that America has been making 'gangster-like' demands in 'regrettable' peace talks and insists progress IS being made towards denuclearization Smart women need to marry down to become mothers because there aren't enough smart men to go around, researchers warn Dr Phil reveals how Oprah groomed him and then saved him from 'getting his a** kicked' in the ratings by demanding their shows never run head-to-head Elon Musk suggests building a 'tiny, kid-size SUBMARINE' to save trapped Thai boys Chicago police launch ... (more)

Washington key testing ground for Navy’s underwater drones

For the past 100 years, Keyport has been home to one of Navy's primary efforts to research, develop and test torpedoes, which earned the small, waterfront community the moniker of "Torpedo Town, U.S.A." Now, Keyport's Naval Undersea Warfare Center is becoming the modern testing ground for a new type of technology that silently operates in the depths - unmanned undersea vehicles, which are known as UUVs. Those unmanned undersea vehicles are essentially "pre-programmed, small submarines," said Cmdr.

Activist’ judges suddenly a bad thing as Democrats await Trump Supreme Court pick

Almost immediately after news broke June 27 that Justice Anthony Kennedy was retiring from the Supreme Court, liberals and Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine began warning President Trump not to nominate an "activist judge" who would overturn "precedent." Translation: Mr. President, don't you dare send us a nominee who would overturn Roe v.

Queen Latifah celebrates with hip-hop legends at Essence

Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams speaks at the 2018 Essence Festival at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on Saturday, July 7, 2018, in New Orleans. Tameka "Tiny" Harris of Xscape performs at the 2018 Essence Festival at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Saturday, July 7, 2018, in New Orleans.

Count the lies: A judge correctly calls out White House chicanery on census citizenship question

Most of us have to settle for vocalizing outrage or bewilderment at the parade of lies and pretexts emanating from a White House determined to rule by low blows and dirty tricks that strike at the heart of American democracy. Manhattan Federal Judge Jesse Furman could and did something about an especially egregious effort, by which Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross expects to add a question to the 2020 Census asking about the citizenship status of each and every U.S. household.

If Johnny Can’t Read, Who’s to Blame?

When a federal court dismissed on June 29 the class-action lawsuit claiming the State of Michigan had deprived Detroit public schoolchildren of " their right to literacy ," the left was all set to react in faux shock. The court's key finding hardly came as news to most of us, but the headlines in the New York Times sounded as if someone had denied climate change: " Access to Literacy' Is Not a Constitutional Right, Judge in Detroit Rules ."