Oct 08 WATCH: Trump talks policing, border security at police chiefs event Rod Rosenstein is flying with Trump to Orlando for the president's speech to a meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police. Watch live here. Continue reading
Oct 08 Trump calls allegations against Kavanaugh part of a ‘hoax’ set up by Democrats By Associated Press Trump says allegations of sexual misconduct allegations against Kavanaugh were "all made up, it was fabricated and it's a disgrace."… Continue reading
Oct 08 Tropical system strengthens into Hurricane Michael, approaches Florida By Associated Press Since the storm will spend two to three days over the Gulf, which has very warm water temperatures and favorable atmospheric conditions, "there is a real possibility that Michael will strengthen to a major hurricane before landfall," Robbie Berg, a… Continue reading
Oct 08 WATCH: Trump says he has no plans to fire Rosenstein Rosenstein's job security has been under question since news reports last month that he had discussed possibly secretly recording Trump to expose chaos in the White House and invoking constitutional provisions to get him removed from office. Continue reading
Oct 08 Turkey summons Saudi ambassador over missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Turkish officials say the journalist was killed while visiting the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. Saudi officials have denied the allegations as baseless. Continue reading
Oct 08 ‘Unprecedented changes’ must be made to stop catastrophic climate change, UN report says By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Preventing an extra single degree of heat could make a life-or-death difference in the next few decades for multitudes of people and ecosystems on this fast-warming planet, an international panel of scientists reported Sunday. But they provide little hope the… Continue reading
Oct 07 Far-right presidential candidate wins first round in Brazil By Sarah DiLorenzo, Mauricio Savarese, Peter Prengaman, Associated Press Far-right, former army captain Jair Bolsonaro, who expresses nostalgia for Brazil’s military dictatorship, won the first round of its presidential election by a large margin Sunday, but fell just short of getting enough votes to avoid a second-round runoff against… Continue reading
Oct 07 Pompeo cites progress made with Kim Jong Un on N. Korea trip By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that he and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made unspecified progress Sunday toward an agreement for the North to give up its nuclear weapons. Continue reading
Oct 07 McConnell says Senate ‘not broken’ after Kavanaugh fight By Hope Yen, Associated Press The climactic 50-48 roll call vote Saturday for the confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court was the closest vote since 1881. Continue reading
Oct 07 Wife says Interpol officer sent knife image as danger signal By John Leicester, Gillian Wong, Associated Press Less than an hour after she publicized the text from Interpol President Meng Hongwei, the disciplinary organ of China’s ruling Communist Party said it was investigating him. Continue reading