‘Disown them:’ Biden criticizes Sanders for supporters’ online attacks
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday criticized the conduct of online supporters of Senator Bernie Sanders, saying his rival for the Democratic nomination for president has “some accountability.”
New York police charge 14-year-old with murder of college student
New York police announced the arrest of a 14-year-old boy on Saturday who they said fatally stabbed a teenage woman during a brutal Manhattan robbery two months ago that stunned the city where crime rates have been in a decades-long decline.
Ivanka Trump visits the UAE for women’s conference
Ivanka Trump, an adviser to her father U.S. President Donald Trump, began a trip on Saturday to the United Arab Emirates where she is due to speak at a conference to promote female entrepreneurship this week.
U.S. to evacuate Americans from cruise ship quarantined at Japan port
The United States said on Saturday it will send aircraft to Japan to bring back American passengers on the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess, where the most coronavirus infections outside China have occurred.
Ex-Sandoz executive pleads guilty in U.S. generic drug price-fixing scheme
(This Feb 14 story corrects headline, first and third paragraph to indicate that executive worked at Sandoz at time of allegations, not Alembic Pharmaceuticals.)
U.S. to evacuate Americans aboard cruise ship quarantined at Japan port
The United States said it would send an aircraft to Japan to bring back U.S. passengers on the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess, where the most coronavirus infections outside China have occurred.
Philippines’ Duterte says Trump deserves to be re-elected
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Saturday that Donald Trump deserved to be re-elected, praising the U.S. president’s reaction to his decision to end a decades-old military agreement with the United States.
U.S. Border Patrol to send Tactical Unit officers to ‘sanctuary cities’
The Trump administration is deploying highly trained officers to boost arrests of unauthorized immigrants in a number of cities, including Los Angeles, Chicago and New York, the latest move in a battle against localities that adopt “sanctuary” policies…
Alaska high court OKs recall petition drive for campaign to oust governor
The Alaska Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for a campaign seeking to oust the state’s embattled governor to proceed with plans to collect enough signatures to place a recall initiative on the 2020 ballot.
R. Kelly accused of sex with teen girl in 1990s as indictment is updated
Singer R. Kelly, already facing trial in three states on sexual abuse, child pornography, kidnapping and obstruction of justice charges, has been hit with an updated indictment in Chicago stemming from a newly-identified victim, court documents showed …
