DECEMBER 3, 2019
Indian-origin Senator Kamala Harris has dropped out of the 2020 US Democratic presidential race.
The sudden and surprising announcement by Harris, 55, came during a call with her campaign staffers on Tuesday.
"To my supporters, it is with deep regret -- but also with deep gratitude -- that I am suspending my campaign today," Harris said in a tweet.
"But...
DECEMBER 3, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Democrats on Tuesday asserted that President Trump abused his power by pressuring Ukraine to help him in the 2020 presidential election, releasing a 300-page impeachment report that found that Mr. Trump “placed his own personal and political interests above the national interests of the United States.”
The report by Democrats on the House Intelligence...
DECEMBER 3, 2019
Insomnia among other health and lifestyle issues could be the culprit behind those middle-of-the-night wake-ups. - tommaso79 via Getty Images
If you’re prone to waking up in the middle of the night, this scenario is probably too familiar: You wake up, it’s pitch black and your brain immediately knows the time. Maybe it’s 3:19 a.m., maybe it’s 37...
DECEMBER 2, 2019
Handout NASA released an image taken by its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter that showed the site where India's Vikram lander crashed on the lunar surface in September 2019.
A NASA satellite orbiting the Moon has found India's Vikram lander which crashed on the lunar surface in September, the US space agency said Monday.
NASA released an image taken by its Lunar Reconnaissance...
DECEMBER 2, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Trump administration intends to propose a regulation next year that would require all travelers - including U.S. citizens - to be photographed when entering or leaving the United States, according to the administration's regulatory agenda.
The proposed regulation, slated to be issued in July by the Homeland Security Department, would be part of a...
NOVEMBER 28, 2019
China Slams US for 'Clearly Interfering' by Law Backing Hong Kong Protesters, Warns of Retaliation
China warned the United States on Thursday it would take "firm counter measures" in response to U.S. legislation backing anti-government protesters in Hong Kong, and said attempts to interfere in the Chinese-ruled city were doomed to fail.
U.S. President Donald Trump on...
NOVEMBER 27, 2019
The F.B.I. building in Washington. The Justice Department inspector general is expected to release a highly anticipated report next month examining aspects of the Russia investigation. - Tom Brenner for NY Times
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Justice Department’s inspector general found no evidence that the F.B.I. attempted to place undercover agents or informants inside Donald J. Trump’s campaign...
NOVEMBER 27, 2019
Britain's Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader, Boris Johnson talks to staff as he visits West Cornwall Community hospital, in Penzance, England, Wednesday Nov. 27, 2019, ahead of the general election on Dec. 12. (Dan Kitwood/Pool via AP)
British opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has accused Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson of secretly seeking a post-Brexit trade...
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
NEW DELHI - Indian Congress Party leader Rahul Gandhi attacked the government over the political situation in Maharashtra and said “democracy has been murdered”
“I wanted to ask a question in the House but it doesn’t make any sense to ask a question right now as democracy has been murdered in Maharashtra,” Rahul Gandhi was quoted...
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
The Chinese government on Sunday announced it was "intensifying" intellectual property rights protections, as Washington and Beijing struggle to reach a trade deal due in part to disagreements over IP issues.
The General Offices of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the Chinese State Council issued a joint directive designed to strengthen controls around Chinese IP...
