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PIZZA POLITICS AND PURE FICTION THE RISE OF FAKE NEWS
After initially dismissing the problem, public pressure has forced Facebook to announce measures designed to reduce fake news - allowing users to flag fake stories... READ MORE›
'RT FRUSTRATES WASHINGTON BY PROVIDING AMERICANS WITH FACTS TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS' - VA SENATOR
The intelligence agencies have been almost a government unto themselves... READ MORE›
US VETERAN ARRESTED IN AIRPORT SHOOTING; 5 DEAD, 8 WOUNDED
He said Esteban Santiago was born in New Jersey and moved to Puerto Rico when he was 2... READ MORE›
AIRPORT GUNMAN SENT PANICKED PASSENGERS FLEEING FOR LIVES
He said Esteban Santiago was born in New Jersey and moved to Puerto Rico when he was 2... READ MORE›
PUTIN ORDERED EFFORT TO HELP TRUMP, HURT CLINTON
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a hidden campaign to influence America's presidential election in favor of Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton, U.S... READ MORE›
REPUBLICANS STAND BEHIND TRUMP AND RUSSIA AGAINST U.S. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY
There is some contrary evidence, despite what the media speculates, that perhaps Donald Trump is not the best candidate for Russia, Cotton argued... READ MORE›
CHINA CHIP POLICY POSES RISK TO U.S. FIRMS, WHITE HOUSE SAYS
In December, President Barack Obama blocked a Chinese company from buying the U.S. business of Germany's Aixtron SE, a semiconductor-equipment supplier... READ MORE›
POSSIBLE HUMAN REMAINS FOUND FROM MISSING PLANE IN LAKE ERIE
The group was returning to Columbus after attending a Cleveland Cavaliers game in downtown Cleveland... READ MORE›
'BATHROOM BILLS' PLANNED IN EIGHT STATES DESPITE FUROR IN NORTH CAROLINA
The stage is set for showdowns across the country as others seek to echo North Carolina's law that sparked an outcry over transgender rights... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP: RUSSIAN HACKING HAD 'NO EFFECT' ON VOTE
Meanwhile, US President Barack Obama has reminded his successor that we're on the same team, after the release of the report... READ MORE›
PUTIN ORDERED CYBER CAMPAIGN TO HELP TRUMP WIN ELECTION
We assess Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an influence campaign in 2016 aimed at the U.S. presidential election, the report said... READ MORE›
WHO IS MIKE PENCE? FORMER CONSERVATIVE RADIO HOST WHO IS A HEARTBEAT AWAY FROM THE PRESIDENCY
Donald Trump, the Republican candidate for US president, chose Mike Pence as his vice-presidential running mate earlier this year... READ MORE›
DEATH TOLL RISES TO AT LEAST 36 FROM CALIFORNIA WAREHOUSE INFERNO
Mr Trump won even though Mrs Clinton received nearly 2.9 million more votes... READ MORE›
OPINION: WILL SYRIA'S CONFLICT REDRAW THE MAP OF THE MIDDLE EAST?
With the Syrian war, however, the United States has reduced its regional role... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP SAYS FOCUS ON RUSSIAN HACKING IS A POLITICAL WITCH HUNT
Advertisement Trump, who has consistently expressed doubts about the evidence of Russian hacking during the election, did so again on Friday... READ MORE›
GROSS SAYS TRUMP TARGETING COMPANIES REMINISCENT OF MUSSOLINI
Some of these pre-term policies, where he's cajoling companies to move production back into the United States... READ MORE›
AMERICANS SEE ENDURING WAGE GAINS AS LABOR MARKET TIGHTENS
The 4.7 percent jobless rate remains close to a nine-year low, even with a tick up last month... READ MORE›
COULD FREE COLLEGE REALLY BE THIS CHEAP?
If enacted, the Cuomo administration projects that some 200,000 students would attend city and state schools tuition-free by 2019, or half the number of currently enrolled full-time undergrads... READ MORE›
TRUMP SAYS HACKING DID NOT AFFECT U.S. ELECTION OUTCOME
Trump said that Russia, China, other countries, outside groups and people seek to attack U.S. institutions including the Democratic National Committee... READ MORE›
2 BAD OUTCOMES LOOM FOR TRUMP RUSSIA RESET
Putin would like Trump to play back-to-the-future Big Man, Great Game politics on the world chess board... READ MORE›
AMERICAN SPIES WOULD PREFER IF RT DIDN'T REPORT THE NEWS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
The blinders are back on, and it's back to scapegoating-as-usual - now of a Russian TV channel for reporting on American reality... READ MORE›
NO MORE TURKEY SHOOTS TIME TO TURN TERRORIST SOFT TARGETS INTO HARD TARGETS
Why must innocent people out on the town become target practice for any would-be killer's ?... READ MORE›
TRUMP ON BORDER WALL: MEXICO WILL PAY US BACK
During his campaign, Trump repeatedly told voters if elected he would build a wall along the U.S. southern border and make Mexico pay for it... READ MORE›
US BELONGS TO YOU, MICHELLE OBAMA TELLS YOUNG PEOPLE IN FAREWELL SPEECH
Michelle Obama has delivered her farewell speech as first lady, telling the young people of America this country belongs to you ... READ MORE›
FAR-RIGHT LEADER LE PEN SAYS TRUMP AND PUTIN'S POLICIES 'GOOD' FOR FRANCE
Le Pen said that if elected president she would help raise France's standing among world powers... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP TO BE DECLARED ELECTORAL COLLEGE WINNER TODAY
America's top intelligence official told Congress on Thursday that Russia undoubtedly interfered in the 2016 presidential election... READ MORE›
BATTLE OVER U.S. HEALTH CARE COULD DECIDE BALANCE OF POWER
Democrats are determined that this time, they will come out on top... READ MORE›
TEAM TRUMP TIPPED TO APPOINT AIDE WILLIAM HAGERTY AS AMBASSADOR TO JAPAN
Hagerty also served under the administration of President George H.W... READ MORE›
THERESA MAY TO VISIT DONALD TRUMP IN THE SPRING, SAYS NO 10
Comment blubbing about donald trump won't stop him being president. tears just make him stronger... READ MORE›
INTEL REPORT SAYS US IDENTIFIES GO-BETWEENS WHO GAVE EMAILS TO WIKILEAKS
Included in that new information were intercepted conversations of Russian officials expressing happiness at Trump's win... READ MORE›
Trending News Headlines : Washington
THEY ARE SLAUGHTERING US LIKE ANIMALS
The rain-soaked alley in the Pasay district of Manila was my 17th crime scene, on my 11th day in the Philippines capital... READ MORE›
U.S. OWES BLACK PEOPLE REPARATIONS FOR A HISTORY OF 'RACIAL TERRORISM,' SAYS U.N. PANEL
The history of slavery in the United States justifies reparations for African Americans, argues a recent report by a U.N.-affiliated group based in Geneva... READ MORE›
TRUMP IS 'UNFIT FOR THE PRESIDENCY'
This year, one of the candidates -- Republican nominee Donald Trump -- is, by unanimous consensus of the Editorial Board, unfit for the presidency... READ MORE›
INDONESIA IS BURNING. SO WHY IS THE WORLD LOOKING AWAY?
One of the burning provinces is West Papua, a nation that has been illegally occupied by Indonesia since 1963... READ MORE›
FIDEL CASTRO CUBAN LEADER WHO DEFIED US DIES AT 90
Fidel Castro, Cuban Revolutionary Who Defied U.S., Dies at 90... READ MORE›
OBAMA LIFTS RESTRICTIONS ON CUBAN RUM, CIGARS
MIAMI -- Attention U.S. travelers going abroad You now can bring home all the Cuban rum and cigars you want... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP'S VICTORY FOLLOWED BY WAVE OF HATE CRIME ATTACKS AGAINST MINORITIES ACROSS US
Wave of hate crimes against Muslims, Hispanics and black people reported since Donald Trump's win... READ MORE›
TRUMP TURNING AWAY INTELLIGENCE BRIEFERS SINCE ELECTION WIN
Vice President-elect Mike Pence, by contrast, has set aside time for intelligence briefings almost every day since the election, officials said... READ MORE›
'WHO IS THIS ROBERT SMITH?': A QUIET BILLIONAIRE MAKES SOME NOISE WITH $20 MILLION GIFT TO THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM
Billionaire philanthropist Robert Smith is the second-highest private donor -- at 20 million -- to the new National Museum of African American History and Culture... READ MORE›
TRUMP PICKS RETIRED MARINE GEN. JAMES MATTIS FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
General Mattis has a clear understanding of the many challenges facing the Department of Defense, the U.S. military, and our national security, McCain said... READ MORE›
MOSCOW HAD CONTACTS WITH TRUMP TEAM DURING CAMPAIGN, RUSSIAN DIPLOMAT SAYS
Wealthy Russians also have been an important source of investments in Trump's businesses... READ MORE›
CLINTON DIRECTED HER MAID TO PRINT OUT CLASSIFIED MATERIALS
Clinton entrusted far more than the care of her DC residence, known as Whitehaven, to Santos... READ MORE›
FBI AGENTS ARE READY TO REVOLT OVER THE COZY CLINTON PROBE
FBI agents upset with Comey's decision have every reason to feel that way, Smith said... READ MORE›
TRUMPA??S BREEZY CALLS TO WORLD LEADERS LEAVE DIPLOMATS AGHAST
WASHINGTON -- President-elect Donald J. Trump inherited a complicated world when he won the election last month... READ MORE›
JOURNALISM FACES AN 'EXISTENTIAL CRISIS' IN TRUMP ERA
A great America requires a great and free and safe press... READ MORE›
RUSSIA VOWS RESPONSE TO DIPLOMAT EXPULSION FROM US
President Barack Obama had vowed action against Russia amid US accusations that it directed cyber-attacks against the Democratic Party and Hillary Clinton's campaign... READ MORE›
CAN YOU RIG A U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION? EXPERTS SAY IT'S BASICALLY IMPOSSIBLE.
After voting is over in each polling place, representatives for the political parties and the candidates literally watch the election officials count the votes... READ MORE›
TRUMP MOCKING CLAIM THAT RUSSIA HACKED ELECTION AT ODDS WITH GOP
Mr. Trump, in a statement issued by his transition team on Friday evening, expressed complete disbelief in the intelligence agencies' assessments... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMPA??S ELECTION LEAVES ANGELA MERKEL AS THE LIBERAL WESTA??S LAST DEFENDER
Germany's chancellor, Angela Merkel, has emerged as the last powerful defender of Europe and the trans-Atlantic alliance after the election of Donald J. Trump... READ MORE›
MORE THAN 1 MILLION IN OBAMACARE ARE SET TO LOSE PLANS AS INSURERS QUIT
At least 1.4 million people in 32 states will lose the Obamacare plan they have now, according to state officials contacted by Bloomberg... READ MORE›
MICHELLE OBAMA DENOUNCES TRUMP FOR 'BRAGGING ABOUT SEXUALLY ASSAULTING WOMEN'
Obama said the comments made by Trump in the video, which was recorded in 2005, had left her shaken... READ MORE›
TRUMP SPEAKS WITH TAIWANESE PRESIDENT, A MAJOR BREAK WITH DECADES OF U.S. POLICY ON CHINA
Earlier Friday, Trump reportedly extended an invitation for Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to visit the United States next year... READ MORE›
TRUMP'S NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER SHARED SECRETS WITHOUT PERMISSION, FILES SHOW
Michael T. Flynn, a loud Clinton critic, drew complaints for disclosing classified material while in the Army... READ MORE›
U.S. EVICTS RUSSIANS FOR SPYING, IMPOSES SANCTIONS AFTER ELECTION HACKS
U.S. intelligence officials say the Russian cyber attacks were aimed at helping Trump defeat Democrat Hillary Clinton... READ MORE›
BLACK VOTERS ARE TURNING FROM CLINTON TO TRUMP IN NEW POLL
Donald Trump is gaining support among African-American voters -- whose enthusiasm for Hillary Clinton is eroding, a tracking poll released Saturday revealed... READ MORE›
MARION PRITCHARD, DUTCH RESCUER OF JEWISH CHILDREN DURING THE HOLOCAUST, DIES AT 96
She observed, her son Arnold Pritchard recalled, that only rarely if ever during the Holocaust could one person single-handedly save the life of another... READ MORE›
MARION PRITCHARD WHO RISKED HER LIFE TO RESCUE JEWS FROM NAZIS DIES AT 96
Marion Pritchard Who Risked Her Life to Rescue Jews From Nazis Dies at 96... READ MORE›
SORRY, HILLARY CLINTON'S THE ONE WHO'S UNFIT FOR THE WHITE HOUSE
Photo UPI Hillary Clinton has the temperament to be president... READ MORE›
EXXON HAS BILLIONS AT STAKE OVER RUSSIA SANCTIONS
Exxon Mobil has various projects afoot in Russia that are allowed under American sanctions... READ MORE›
GUNMAN SHOUTED 'DO NOT FORGET ALEPPO!' AS HE SHOT AMBASSADOR
Andrey Karlov, Russia's ambassador to Turkey, was assassinated Monday at an art exhibition in Ankara, Russia's foreign ministry said... READ MORE›
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RUSSIA MOVES TO EXPEL 35 US DIPLOMATS
Obama has pointedly stated that all Americans should be alarmed by Russia's actions... READ MORE›
A CHANGING WORLD FOR FRENCH WINE
Two Russian government-owned compounds, one in US State of Maryland and one in New York, would also soon be shuttered, according to the State Department... READ MORE›
TRUMP SOON TO GET SOBERING REALITY CHECK, OBAMA SAYS
President Barack Obama cautioned against dire predictions for Donald Trump's presidency Monday, saying his Republican successor faces a reality check if he... READ MORE›
A THIRD NIGHT OF #NOTMYPRESIDENT PROTESTS ACROSS AMERICA
Portland has seen a third night of protests following the election of Donald Trump as the 45th US president... READ MORE›
#CALEXIT STARTS TO TREND AS #NOTMYPRESIDENT PROTESTS GATHER STEAM
For some liberal Californians incensed by Donald Trump's election to the presidency over Democrat Hillary Clinton, secession from the United States is the only way forward... READ MORE›
BARACK OBAMA 9/11 VETO OVERRULED BY CONGRESS AND SENATE, FAMILIES CAN SUE SAUDI ARABIA
The lone Senate vote against overriding the Obama veto was cast by Democratic Senate leader Harry Reid of Nevada... READ MORE›
CLINTON CONDEMNS WHAT SHE CALLS
(AP) -- Hillary Clinton on Sunday condemned what she described as "apparent terrorist attacks" in Minnesota, New Jersey and New York... READ MORE›
OBAMA PAINTS TRUMP AS NO FRIEND OF THE WORKING CLASS
U.S. President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks during a campaign event in support of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in Philadelphia, Sept. 13, 2016... READ MORE›
NEW YORK FINDS THREE POTENTIAL BOMBS IN 24 HOURS
Two I also want to affirm that based on what we know at this hour there is no specific connection to the incident in New Jersey... READ MORE›
TRUMP TEAM TRIES TO GET TRACTION OVER CLINTON'S 'DEPLORABLES' GAFFE
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday stepped up efforts to wring maximum advantage from Democratic rival Hillary Clinton's comment tha... READ MORE›
OBAMA REMINDS AMERICANS ON 9/11 THAT DIVERSITY STRENGTHENS U.S. FABRIC
President Barack Obama on Sunday marked the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks by calling on Americans to embrace the nation's character as a people... READ MORE›
OBAMA WARNS TRUMP NOT TO SPILL SECURITY BRIEFING BEANS, HITS HIS CLAIM POLL WILL BE RIGGED
President Barack Obama confirmed on Thursday that Donald Trump will get national security briefings ahead of the November election, but he warned the Repub... READ MORE›