Nov 12 Trump says U.S. has ‘eye’ on Islamic State’s new leader By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press In a speech Tuesday, President Trump said the U.S. got al-Baghdadi, then got "his second" and now, "we have our eye on his third. His third has got a lot of problems because we know where he is, too."… Continue reading
Nov 12 Disney suffers technical difficulties in launch of new streaming service By Associated Press The problems started a little before 7 a.m., according to downdetector.com, a website that tracks outages. It received more than 8,000 reports of difficulties, mostly with video streaming. Others reported problems logging in. Continue reading
Nov 12 Israel kills militant group leader in targeted Gaza strike By Josef Federman, Fares Akram, Associated Press The death of Bahaa Abu el-Atta and his wife as they slept in their home in eastern Gaza set off the heaviest fighting in months between Israel and Islamic Jihad, an Iranian-backed militant group that is even more hard-line than… Continue reading
Nov 12 Stone sought to ‘debrief’ Kushner on DNC email hack, Rick Gates testifies By Michael Balsamo, Eric Tucker, Matthew Barakat, Associated Press Rick Gates, who was Donald Trump's deputy campaign chairman, received a text message from Roger Stone on June 15, 2016, asking for Kushner's contact information, so Stone could "debrief" Kushner on developments about the hacked emails. Continue reading
Nov 12 Mulvaney will no longer join lawsuit in impeachment probe By Eric Tucker, Associated Press It's the latest reversal in position by Mick Mulvaney, who last week asked to join the lawsuit of another Trump adviser before changing his mind Monday and saying that he intended to bring his own case. Continue reading
Nov 12 Supreme Court weighs whether family of slain Mexican teen can sue in U.S. By Colleen Long, Associated Press The high court on Tuesday heard arguments in a 2010 case where Border Patrol Agent Jesus Mesa Jr. fired into Mexico, killing Sergio Adrian Hernandez Guereca. The unarmed boy was playing a game with friends. Continue reading
Nov 12 Bloomberg registers for 2020 ballot in Arkansas By Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press "We're getting closer" to making a decision about a presidential bid, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg told reporters after filing paperwork at Arkansas' Capitol. Continue reading
Nov 12 Snow and cold records fall as arctic air mass lingers By Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press The mid-autumn taste of winter brought record single-digit temperatures to Chicago and environs; set snowfall records in Buffalo and Detroit; dusted cars with snow in Memphis, Tennessee; and froze lakes in Minnesota weeks earlier than usual. Continue reading
Nov 12 WATCH: Trump addresses the Economic Club of New York By Associated Press President Donald Trump said the administration is responsible for creating 7 million jobs, though only 6.25 million have been created since he took office in January 2017. Continue reading
Nov 11 Mulvaney to file his own impeachment lawsuit, lawyers say By Eric Tucker, Associated Press White House acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney plans to file his own lawsuit over testimony in the House impeachment inquiry, withdrawing his bid to join a separate case filed last month by a former Trump adviser, his attorneys said… Continue reading