September 18, 2016
The United States made at least two separate payments to the Iranian government via wire transfer within the last 14 months, a Treasury Department spokesman confirmed Saturday, contradicting explanations from President Barack Obama that such payments were impossible. Responding to questions at an Aug. 4 press conference about a $400 million payment delivered in cash […]
September 18, 2016
Hillary Clinton promises to create jobs in coal country and provide debt-free college education for the middle class. Donald Trump pledges to rip up trade deals like NAFTA, negotiate lower drug prices for Medicare and get Mexico to pay for his border wall. And both presidential hopefuls are trying to outdo each other with grandiose […]
September 18, 2016
As my 25th wedding anniversary approached, I tried to be creative in buying gifts for my wife. I had the idea of a silver coin that marked 25 years of something or other. I went to a local coin shop, and as I idled over some of the display cases, I noticed a set of […]
September 18, 2016
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Hillary Clinton took issue with Donald Trump’s quick declaration that a bomb had detonated in New York, though the Democrat used similar words in her initial public remarks about Saturday night’s explosion in Manhattan. “I think it’s important to know the facts about any incident like this,” Clinton told reporters aboard […]
September 17, 2016
Twenty-nine people were injured tonight in a densely packed Chelsea neighborhood by an explosion that Mayor Bill de Blasio described as “an intentional act.” At a press conference in Chelsea, the mayor also said that it was too early to tell whether the explosion was caused by a bomb, and there was “no evidence” yet […]
September 17, 2016
It was part mockery, part shock-to-the-system wake-up call. Donald Trump is a nasty, hateful charlatan selling a false message to African-Americans and the rest of the country that puts everything he’s done in office and stood for at risk, President Barack Obama said Saturday night, in a rip-roaring speech to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation […]
September 17, 2016
Donald Trump returned fire at former Defense Secretary Bob Gates at a Colorado rally Saturday, calling him a “nasty guy” who “probably has a problem we don’t know about.” The GOP nominee’s comments come after Gates’ scathing Wall Street Journal op-ed published online Friday, where he attacks Trump as “cavalier about the use of nuclear […]
September 17, 2016
Hillary Clinton took aim at Donald Trump on Saturday for his involvement in the birther movement, working to keep Trump’s role in the conspiracy theory on voters’ minds the day after the GOP nominee attempted to officially take it off the table. Speaking to more than a thousand attendees Saturday night at the Congressional Black […]
September 17, 2016
NEW YORK — Police and firefighters were at the scene of a possible explosion in New York City on Saturday evening, and authorities say 25 people suffered minor injuries. Police spokesman J. Peter Donald said on Twitter that the possible explosion happened at about 8:30 p.m. on West 23rd Street in the Chelsea section of […]
September 17, 2016
BEIRUT — The U.S. military said it may have unintentionally struck Syrian troops while carrying out a raid against the Islamic State group on Saturday, which if confirmed would mark the first known direct American strike on President Bashar Assad’s forces. U.S. Central Command said the strike was immediately halted “when coalition officials were informed […]