Category: News

President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened to raise tariffs even higher on some Chinese products as he repeated the lie that China pays tariffs directly to the U.S. Treasury. He claimed the “payments” have led to the improvement in the U.S. economy. In fact, American consumers absorb the cost of tariffs on imported Chinese goods by paying…

GAZA/JERUSALEM, May 6 (Reuters) – A surge in deadly violence in the Gaza Strip and southern Israel petered out overnight with Palestinian officials reporting that Egypt had mediated a ceasefire on Monday ending the most serious spate of cross-border clashes for months. The latest round of fighting erupted three days ago, peaking on Sunday when…

President Donald Trump complained on Sunday about two “stollen” years in office, and Twitter users took him to the bakery over the typo.  Trump initially retweeted one of his evangelical supporters who claimed the president should get two extra years in office as “reparations” for special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation: Trump then added his own tweet…

Boeing said Sunday some of its 737 Max jetliners were accidentally delivered with one of the cockpits’ warning lights as an optional addition, rather than a standard feature of the new aircraft, and that the company knew for months before informing the Federal Aviation Administration. The aerospace giant said in a statement a warning light…

“Game of Thrones” fans had to suffer through (spoilers!) more shocking deaths on Sunday night.  Euron Greyjoy killed the dragon Rhaegal and Cersei Lannister executed Missandei as Grey Worm and Daenerys watched.  Twitter users are already out for revenge, with many practically demanding blood and fire in next week’s episode: 

Lora King, the daughter of Rodney King, said Monday she would launch a new scholarship to help black fathers spend more time with their families, an effort announced on the 27th anniversary of the L.A. Riots. King’s name became known throughout the nation after he was beaten by four white police officers in 1991. A…

Stacey Abrams will not run for U.S. Senate in Georgia next year, she announced Tuesday. “I’ve been deeply honored by so many fellow Georgians asking me to serve,” Abrams, a Democrat, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “But my responsibility is not simply to run because the job is available. I need to run because I want to…

Unsure about any aspect of “Game of Thrones?” Then it’s probably best not to call Jimmy Kimmel’s spoof “Game of Phones” hotline, in which stars of HBO’s epic fantasy drama answer fans’ most burning questions about the show. Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark), Maisie Williams (Arya Stark), Isaac Hempstead Wright (Bran Stark), Liam Cunningham (Davos Seaworth),…

The organizers of Burning Man are protesting new federal requirements they say could cost millions of dollars and “spell the end of the event as we know it.” The popular annual event has taken place on public land in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert for almost three decades, but when organizers applied for a 10-year permit…

WASHINGTON ― Nearly a third of self-described conservatives and 1 in 6 Republicans say they will not vote to give Donald Trump a second term as president, according to a poll released Monday. The ABC News/Washington Post numbers are the latest evidence Trump will have a tough time remaining in the White House beyond January…