The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down more than 400 points as trading began on Monday, as uncertainty over the spread of the coronavirus has rattled global markets. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq also took a tumble Monday morning, after authorities over the weekend announced a fifth case of the virus in the U.S. and […]
The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad was struck by at least one rocket Sunday evening in the latest attack on American targets in Iraq, a senior U.S. official confirmed to Fox News. The official spoke on condition of anonymity. There were no immediate reports of injuries. Former Deputy Prime Minister Hoshyar Zebari blamed the rocket attack […]
Kobe Bryant, one of the greatest NBA players of all-time and a superstar who transcended sports, was killed in a fiery helicopter crash in California on Sunday. He was 41. According to multiple reports, Bryant was on a helicopter flying over Calabasas – a city of 23,000 people located about 30 miles northwest of downtown […]
Delta Air Lines fined $50,000 for ‘discriminatory conduct’ after removal of three Muslims passengersThe U.S. Department of Transportation has fined Delta Air Lines $50,000 for “discriminatory conduct” related to two 2016 incidents in which three Muslim passengers were removed from flights. The Department of Transportation (DOT) filed a consent order claiming Delta violated the law […]
Two people were found dead in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park by rangers searching for a person reported to be suicidal. The park, which is about 70 miles northwest of downtown Denver, received a report Friday afternoon that a person who was suicidal might be in the park, according to a park press release. That […]
Utah Sen. Mitt Romney (R) said Saturday that it is “very likely” he will be in favor of calling witnesses in the Senate impeachment trial against President Trump. However, the GOP lawmaker said he will hold off on making his final decision until after Democratic impeachment managers and the president’s defense lawyers conclude their opening […]
A recording reviewed by ABC News appears to capture President Donald Trump telling associates he wanted the then-U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch fired while speaking at a small gathering that included Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman — two former business associates of Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani who have since been indicted in New […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the second case of coronavirus in the U.S. on Friday, revealing that the patient is a woman in her 60s who is located in Illinois and had recently traveled to Wuhan, China. The health agency said the woman had arrived back in the U.S. on Jan. 13 […]
Sixty-six percent of Americans believe the Senate should call in new witnesses during the impeachment trial against President Trump, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll released Friday. Whether or not to bring in witnesses is a major question of the Senate impeachment proceedings so far. Republican leaders have made clear they don’t see a […]
WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he is opposed to testifying in the Senate impeachment trial in exchange for securing testimony from several key witnesses sought by Democrats because he doesn’t want to participate in “some kind of political theater.” The 2020 presidential contender made the comment on the campaign trail […]
CNN announced on Thursday it canceled its Democratic presidential town halls ahead of the Iowa caucuses next month, citing the Senate impeachment schedule. A spokesperson for the network said CNN was working to reschedule the town halls, which were originally slated to be held on Jan. 28 and 29 at Drake University and were set […]
The new rule would replace the already-repealed Waters of the United States rule (WOTUS), crafted under President Obama, which expanded the types of waterways protected by federal law. The Obama administration argued smaller bodies of water, even some seasonal ones caused by snowmelt, must be protected in order to stop pollution from reaching larger sources, […]
