US President Donald Trump was holding a roundtable with conservative influencers about Antifa on Wednesday when Secretary of State Marco Rubio, standing in the back of the White House’s Blue Room, got his attention.Rubio said he had news for Trump but it would have to wait until after the media left. Then he handed the […]
Why so serious? As China struggles with economic discontent, internet censors are silencing those who voice doubts about work, marriage, or simply sigh too loudly online By Lily KuoChina’s censors are moving to stamp out more than just political dissent online. Now, they are targeting the public mood itself — punishing bloggers and influencers whose […]
The State Department announced on Wednesday the dismissal of a US diplomat due to a romantic relationship he acknowledged having with a Chinese woman purported to have connections to the Chinese Communist Party. This termination is believed to be the first instance of its nature, violating a ban on such relationships introduced late last year […]
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Israel and Hamas had agreed on the first phase of his Gaza peace plan, hailing it as a “historic and unprecedented” step to ending the two-year-old war. “I am very proud to announce that Israel and Hamas have both signed off on the first Phase of our Peace […]
Derrick Groves, the last of 10 inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail nearly five months ago, was captured at a residence in Atlanta on Wednesday, the US marshals service confirmed.Groves, convicted of murdering two men during Mardi Gras 2018, had been on the run since May 16 after breaking out of the Orleans […]
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday responded to questions about his prospects of winning the Nobel peace prize, saying he had “no idea” but highlighted, according to him, his administration’s record in resolving global conflicts.Asked by a journalist at the White House whether he thought he could win the prize – which will be announced […]
Katie Porter during the interview (X/@juliewattsTV) California gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter came under criticism after abruptly trying to end an interview during a question about how she plans to win over Republican voters who supported US President Donald Trump. The exchange, recorded last month and aired on CBS News on Monday, quickly went viral.During the […]
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that a peace deal between Israel and Hamas in Gaza is ‘very close’ and that he may travel to the Middle East toward the end of the week – possibly on Sunday.“I was just dealing with people from the Middle East … on the potential peace deal for […]
Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty on Wednesday during his federal court arraignment on charges brought following a public campaign by US President Donald Trump to prosecute him.Comey, who was indicted last month by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia, faces two charges: making false statements and obstruction of […]
Jonathan Rinderknecht, AI image generated by him (@USAttyEssayli) A 29-year-old former Uber driver, Jonathan Rinderknecht, has been arrested in Florida and charged with maliciously starting the deadly Pacific Palisades fire that tore through Los Angeles earlier this year. The January 1 blaze claimed 12 lives, destroyed 6,000 structures, scorched over 23,000 acres, and caused an […]
