FEBRUARY 20, 2019
Bernie Sanders entered the presidential race on Tuesday. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) responded to President Trump calling him "Crazy Bernie" Wednesday by flipping the "crazy" tag back on the president. - Stefani Reynolds
"What's crazy is that we have a president who is a racist, a sexist, a xenophobe and a fraud," Sanders, who announced his Tuesday,...
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during his annual news conference in Moscow on Friday, Dec. 23, 2016.
MOSCOW - Russia will respond to any U.S. deployment of short or intermediate-range nuclear weapons in Europe by targeting not only the countries where they are stationed, but the United States itself, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.
In his toughest...
FEBRUARY 19, 2019
Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal has invested about Rs 650 crore in Ola, giving the Indian ride-hailing company more ammunition to compete with rival Uber. The investment is in Sachin's personal capacity and is also the largest financing by an individual in Ola till date, Ola said in a statement. In January, Ola had issued shares worth Rs...
FEBRUARY 19, 2019
Yang Feng Glan, known as the 'Queen of Ivory,' pictured in a Tanzanian court, - Tanzania National Anti-Poaching Taskforce
A Chinese woman, nicknamed the 'Queen of Ivory' and thought to be one of Africa's most notorious traffickers, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, Tanzanian authorities told CNN.
On Tuesday, a Tanzanian court found Yang Feng Glan, 70,...
FEBRUARY 19, 2019
NEW DELHI - Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, who arrived in New Delhi late Tuesday evening for a two-day visit, was received at the Indira Gandhi International Airport by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. During Salman’s visit, New Delhi and Riyadh will set up a “Strategic Partnership Council” at the ministerial level to deepen partnership in...
FEBRUARY 19, 2019
WASHINGTON, DC - The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for most of the D.C. area.
Authorities are expecting 4-8 inches of snow followed by up to a quarter of an inch of ice.
The Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang is being a bit more conservative in the forecast, but is still calling for 2-5 inches...
FEBRUARY 19, 2019
This picture taken on June 9, 2012 shows the Forbidden City which is now called the Palace Museum at night in Beijing. Built in 1406 it served as the home of China's emperors as well as the political center of Chinese government for over 500 years. AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTON (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)...
FEBRUARY 18, 2019
FILE PHOTO - New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern smiles as she attends the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2019. - REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
WELLINGTON - New Zealand said on Monday that it plans to update its laws so it can tax revenue earned by multinational digital firms such as Google, Facebook and...
FEBRUARY 18, 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump departs Washington aboard Air Force One - Reuters/KEVIN LAMARQUE
NEW YORK - Activists called for nationwide protests on Monday's Presidents Day holiday to demonstrate against President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency to secure funding for a U.S.-Mexico border wall.
Organizers of the demonstrations, the nonprofit advocacy group MoveOn.org, said they would be...
FEBRUARY 17, 2019
“You can see evidence in plain sight on the issue of collusion," said Rep. Adam Schiff. - J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo
Rep. Adam Schiff, the House Intelligence Committee chairman, said Sunday that there is ample evidence Donald Trump’s presidential campaign colluded with Russians.
In an interview on CNN, Schiff rejected Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr’s statements from earlier...
