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Stocks book their worst December since the Great Depression

Stocks book their worst December since the Great Depression

  US equity markets rallied Monday after President Donald Trump expressed optimism over the possibility of a trade deal with China. Still, the major averages… Read More ›

Top Republican indicates Trump rethinking plans to withdraw from Syria

Top Republican indicates Trump rethinking plans to withdraw from Syria

After meeting president, Lindsey Graham says Trump is now vowing to stay and ‘destroy’ IS before leaving Syria and to make sure ‘Iran doesn’t become… Read More ›

Burlington, NC – Lion Kills Worker After Escaping Locked Area At Conservatory

Burlington, NC – Lion Kills Worker After Escaping Locked Area At Conservatory

Burlington, NC – A wildlife conservatory in North Carolina says a worker has been killed by a lion that got loose from a locked space.… Read More ›

Graham: ‘We’re in a pause situation’ on Syria after meeting with Trump

Graham: ‘We’re in a pause situation’ on Syria after meeting with Trump

  Washington – Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham says President Donald Trump now understands what is at stake in Syria and has agreed to slowing, for… Read More ›

Chicago – Sears Chair Lampert Makes $4.4 Billion Bid To Keep Retailer Alive

Chicago – Sears Chair Lampert Makes $4.4 Billion Bid To Keep Retailer Alive

  Chicago—Sears Holdings Corp Chairman Eddie Lampert submitted a $4.4 billion takeover bid for the bankrupt U.S. retailer, representing its only chance of escaping liquidation… Read More ›

Trump responds to migrant child deaths by blaming Democrats: ‘If we had a Wall, they wouldn’t even try!’

Trump responds to migrant child deaths by blaming Democrats: ‘If we had a Wall, they wouldn’t even try!’

    President Trump blamed Democrats for the December deaths of two children that were in Customs and Border Protection custody. One child was held… Read More ›

New York – Officer In Subway Battle: ‘I’m Trying To Survive’; 3 Charged

New York – Officer In Subway Battle: ‘I’m Trying To Survive’; 3 Charged

  New York – A police officer on patrol alone says he was just “trying to survive” as he fought off homeless men who came… Read More ›

How Trump’s secret trip to Iraq became not-so-secret

How Trump’s secret trip to Iraq became not-so-secret

It was a crisp winter morning in Sheffield, England, when amateur photographer and plane enthusiast Alan Meloy looked out his kitchen window and noticed a… Read More ›

Kurds Fear Turkish-backed Syrian Rebel Extremists Will Attack as U.S. Withdraws

Kurds Fear Turkish-backed Syrian Rebel Extremists Will Attack as U.S. Withdraws

A video posted on December 25 showed members of a convoy of Ahrar al-Sharqiya, a Syrian rebel group that has arrived near Manbij in northern… Read More ›

New York – Homeless Men Who Battled NYPD Officer To Be Charged

New York – Homeless Men Who Battled NYPD Officer To Be Charged

New York – Authorities say three homeless men who battled a New York City police officer on a subway platform will face criminal charges after… Read More ›

Dow jumps 1,086 points to post its biggest point gain on record as stocks storm back from worst-ever Christmas Eve

Dow jumps 1,086 points to post its biggest point gain on record as stocks storm back from worst-ever Christmas Eve

  Stocks soared Wednesday, attempting to rebound from the worst Christmas Eve for US equity markets on record. Technology shares saw steep gains, with the… Read More ›

Cairo – El-Sissi’s Call On Egyptians To Lose Weight Creates A Stir

Cairo – El-Sissi’s Call On Egyptians To Lose Weight Creates A Stir

  Cairo – President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi is demanding Egyptians lose weight. In televised comments earlier this month, the general-turned-president railed about the number of overweight… Read More ›

Trump’s message on Christmas Day: ‘It’s a disgrace’

Trump’s message on Christmas Day: ‘It’s a disgrace’

  In President Donald Trump’s Christmas Day telling, the drugs are flowing over the border, the Federal Reserve is imperiling the economy and the Democrats… Read More ›

New York – Madoff’s Former Secretary Seeks Early Release From Prison

New York – Madoff’s Former Secretary Seeks Early Release From Prison

  New York – The longtime secretary of imprisoned financier Bernard Madoff should be released from prison in March because her advanced age entitles her… Read More ›

Dow drops 640 points for the worst Christmas Eve trading day on record

Dow drops 640 points for the worst Christmas Eve trading day on record

  US stock markets plunged more than 2.2%, even more notable after their most brutal week since 2008. European markets also slumped. Treasury Secretary Steve… Read More ›

White House in Disarray Sows Distrust in Mideast Ahead of Peace Plan Roll-out

White House in Disarray Sows Distrust in Mideast Ahead of Peace Plan Roll-out

Trump’s defense secretary, Jim Mattis, and his top counter-ISIS official, Brett McGurk, resigned in protest last week over the president’s Syria policy, his treatment of… Read More ›

Washington – Top Trump Official Calls Bankers, Will Convene ‘Plunge Protection Team’

Washington – Top Trump Official Calls Bankers, Will Convene ‘Plunge Protection Team’

  Washington – U.S. President Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary called top U.S. bankers on Sunday amid an ongoing rout on Wall Street and made plans… Read More ›

Treasury secretary Mnuchin calls top US bankers amid turmoil in markets and White House

Treasury secretary Mnuchin calls top US bankers amid turmoil in markets and White House

  Treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin called top bankers Sunday following a tumultuous month for US markets. Monday, he will meet with top government officials overseeing… Read More ›

Berlin – US Envoy Urges Independent Probe Of German Reporter’s Fraud For Fabricating Stories About United States

Berlin – US Envoy Urges Independent Probe Of German Reporter’s Fraud For Fabricating Stories About United States

  The U.S. ambassador in Germany is calling for an independent investigation into the actions of a German journalist who for years fabricated elements of… Read More ›

Trump asking advisers if he can legally fire Fed chief

Trump asking advisers if he can legally fire Fed chief

President Donald Trump has begun polling advisers about whether he has the legal authority to fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, according to two people… Read More ›