With an eye on Russia, China and a horse, Pentagon chief visits Mongolia
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper met senior Mongolian leaders on Thursday in a rare visit to the strategically important nation as the Pentagon seeks to implement its strategy of focusing on countering China and Russia.
Trump says he may commute sentence of former Illinois governor
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was seriously considering commuting the prison sentence of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich.
Mexico wants U.S. help to identify white supremacist threats
Mexico’s government on Wednesday pressed the United States to cooperate in helping to identify white supremacists that pose a threat to its citizens after a weekend shooting in El Paso, Texas that killed eight Mexican nationals.
Actor Danny Trejo of ‘Machete’ fame pulls young boy from overturned car
Hollywood actor Danny Trejo, known for his tough-guy roles in such films as ‘Machete,’ helped rescue a young boy who was trapped in a car that overturned in a Los Angeles traffic collision on Wednesday.
Biden says Trump fans ‘flames of white supremacy’ as Democrats attack racism
Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden on Wednesday accused Republican President Donald Trump of fueling the white supremacy beliefs blamed for several U.S. mass shootings, as Trump visited two cities where 31 people were killed in rampages las…
Alaska lawsuit seeks to block Trump road deal through refuge
Environmentalists on Wednesday filed a lawsuit challenging a new Trump Administration plan to build a road through a national wildlife refuge in Alaska.
USA Today building in Virginia declared safe after report of armed man
(In August 7 story corrects paragraph 2 to refer to site as the USA Today headquarters instead of the Gannett Building; removes reference to Gannett Building in paragraph 7)
USA Today building declared safe after report of armed man, evacuation
The headquarters of USA Today in suburban Washington was evacuated on Wednesday following reports of a man with a weapon, but police later found no indication of wrongdoing and declared the building safe, officials said.
U.S. immigration agents arrest 680 workers at Mississippi plants
U.S. immigration authorities arrested nearly 700 people at seven agricultural processing plants across Mississippi on Wednesday in what federal officials said could be the largest worksite enforcement operation in a single state.
Puerto Rico gets another governor after supreme court clears the way
Puerto Rico got its third governor in less than a week on Wednesday just hours after the bankrupt U.S. territory’s supreme court ruled that Pedro Pierluisi’s assumption of the office was unconstitutional and ordered him to leave.
