Rep. Rashida Tlaib will not travel to Israel, citing 'oppressive & racist policies'
MicroStockHub/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., will not travel to Israel after all, she announced Friday on Twitter and in a statement, rejecting an earlier approval by the government that would have allowed to come on a
Sen. Elizabeth Warren rolls out policy on Native American communities
US Senate(WASHINGTON) — Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has repeatedly addressed the most well-known cloud over her campaign — the senator’s controversial claims of Native American heritage and subsequent DNA test — in two ways: with an apology
Greenland responds to reports Trump talked about buying the territory
fpdress/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The Greenland Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to reports that President Donald Trump had talked about the possibility of buying the territory. “Greenland is rich in valuable resources such as minerals, the purest water and
“Hello there!” Ewan McGregor reportedly in talks to play Obi-Wan Kenobi in Disney+ series
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — That sound you may have heard last night, “as if millions of voices suddenly cried out,” was the collective squee of old school Star Wars fans. That’s because Ewan McGregor, who played Obi-Wan
'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' fined $395,000 for sketch using emergency alert tones
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Jimmy Kimmel has had a lot of fun at President Donald Trump’s expense, but a sketch from his ABC late-night talk show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, that included the use of a simulated Federal
Serena Williams outburst at 2018 US Open Women's Final explored in new ESPN series 'Backstory'
Scott Clarke / ESPN Images(NEW YORK) — Twenty-year-old Naomi Osaka faced her childhood hero Serena Williams in the 2018 U.S. Open Women’s Final and won, becoming the first Japanese woman to win a Grand Slam title in
Trump officials abused, retaliated against career State Dept. employees: IG report
Kiyoshi Tanno/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Career State Department employees in one of the agency’s critical bureaus faced harassment, mistreatment and retaliation by its top Trump appointees, according to a new inspector general report. The report on the Bureau of
Rep. Rashida Tlaib approved to visit Israel as 'humanitarian,' must follow restrictions
MicroStockHub/iStock(WASHINGTON) — One day after blocking two congresswomen from visiting Israel, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., has been approved to make a visit to her grandmother in the Israeli-occupied West Bank — but only as a “humanitarian visit.”
Walmart says it sells 20 percent of ammunition in US, defends gun sales after mass shootings
Andrei Stanescu/iStock(BENTONVILLE, Ark.) — Since 22 people were killed in a mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, earlier this month, and another shooting at a Mississippi Walmart in July left two people dead, the
Scoreboard roundup — 8/15/19
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUESeattle 7, Detroit 2 Cleveland 19, NY Yankees 5Minnesota 13, Texas 6 LA Angels 8, Chi White Sox 7Oakland 7, Houston