MARCH 15, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States will revoke or deny visas to International Criminal Court personnel who try to investigate or prosecute alleged abuses committed by U.S. forces in Afghanistan or elsewhere, and may do the same with those who seeking action against Israel, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday.
The Hague-based court, the first global tribunal...
MARCH 15, 2019
NEW DELHI - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed "deep shock and sadness" over the death of scores of people in the heinous terrorist attack in New Zealand while stressing India's strong condemnation of terrorism and of all those who support such acts of violence.
In a letter to Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern,...
MARCH 15, 2019
President Donald Trump speaks about border security in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, March 15, 2019, in Washington. Trump issued the first veto of his presidency, overruling Congress to protect his emergency declaration for border wall funding. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump on Friday issued the first veto of his...
MARCH 15, 2019
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - At least one gunman killed 49 people and wounded more than 20 during Friday prayers at two New Zealand mosques in the country's worst ever mass shooting which Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern condemned as terrorism.
A gunman broadcast live footage on Facebook of the attack on one mosque in the city of Christchurch, mirroring...
MARCH 14, 2019
An endless job search compounded by fears of being blacklisted by certain businesses. Anxious gossip about who is and isn't mentioned in the latest news reports. And probing questions from outsiders on how they could ever have worked at the disgraced company.
Welcome to life after Theranos.
At its peak in 2014, the blood-testing startup was a darling of...
MARCH 13, 2019
In a statement, Nancy Pelosi said the House will not give President Trump a "pass." - Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday rejected a plan brewing in the Senate to put new controls on President Donald Trump's declaration of an emergency at the southern border while allowing...
MARCH 13, 2019
Brief Scorecard: Australia 272 for 9 (Khawaja 100, Handscomb 52, Bhuvneshwar 3-48) beat India 237 (Rohit 56, Zampa 3-46) by 35 runs
NEW DELHI - A decade ago Australia won an ODI series in India despite a surfeit of injuries. Numerous stronger sides have left empty handed since then, so it was with a great deal of satisfaction...
MARCH 13, 2019
GORA-BOKKA, Ethiopia/OTTAWA - President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the United States would ground Boeing Co's 737 MAX jets, following Europe and other nations that have already stopped the planes flying due to safety concerns, following an Ethiopian Airlines crash on Sunday.
"We're going to be issuing an emergency order of prohibition to ground all flights of the...
MARCH 13, 2019
Flu virus
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The flu is on the rise across the country, and the flu season is showing no signs of slowing down in the D.C. area.
Parts of the region have seen high levels of the flu being reported for as many as 10 weeks.
While it does not appear the flu is on a...
MARCH 12, 2019
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to the media at the Department of Foreign Affairs in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines, March 1, 2019. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
WASHINGTON/MOSOW - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday blamed Russia and Cuba for causing Venezuela’s political crisis by supporting President Nicolas Maduro and said he had urged India not...
