A juror in the trial of Paul Manafort said Wednesday that all but one of the jurors wanted to convict President Trump’s former campaign chairman on every charge he faced — though she criticized special counsel prosecutors as seeming “bored” throughout the trial and said she believed their true motive was to “get the dirt […]
(Recasts, updates prices) * MSCI ex-Japan off 0.2 percent, Aussie shares tad softer * Australian dollar skids 0.8 pct on political uncertainty * Deadline for fresh U.S.-China tariffs on Thursday * Trump threatened by legal woes of two former advisers By Swati Pandey SYDNEY, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Asian shares slipped on Thursday amid speculation […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had asked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to “closely study the South Africa land and farm seizures” and the killing of farmers there. “I have asked Secretary of State @SecPompeo to closely study the South Africa land and farm seizures and expropriations and large […]
Ohio State coach Urban Meyer is now 0-2 in news conferences, and that might be the only record that counts. The first time, at Big Ten media days, he lied. The second time? Meyer stood in front of a room full of reporters and television cameras Wednesday night, taking center stage in what was the […]
BEIJING — The United States and China imposed more tariff hikes on billions of dollars of each other’s automobiles, factory machinery and other goods Thursday in an escalation of a battle over Beijing’s technology policy that companies worry will chill global economic growth. The increases came as envoys met in Washington for their first high-level […]
A voice on audio recording released Wednesday is believed to be that of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State who was believed to be dead. (Associated Press) An audio recording of the Islamic State leader – who was previously reported dead from Russian airstrikes – purportedly resurfaced Wednesday evening on a website […]
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionTrump voter: “Everybody lies” US President Donald Trump has insisted that payments to two women who say he had affairs with them did not break election campaign rules. It comes after his ex-lawyer, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty to violating laws during the 2016 presidential election over his […]
CLOSE Hurricane Lane has maximum sustained winds at 145 mph and is moving on a northwesterly course to pass close to the islands. USA TODAY Justin Pagba installed a generator in the parking lot of a Longs Drugs in Honolulu in case Hurricane Lane knocks power out to the state capitol.(Photo: Elizabeth Weise) HONOLULU, Hawaii […]
CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull stubbornly clung to power on Thursday as senior ministers deserted him, saying he would hold a second leadership vote on Friday only if he received a letter signed by the majority of the ruling party. Former home affairs minister Peter Dutton narrowly lost a challenge against Turnbull […]
CNN said Wednesday evening that Paris Dennard has been suspended from his commentary role, pending an examination of the allegations against him in a Wednesday Washington Post story. The Post reported that Dennard was fired from a job at Arizona State University “for making sexually explicit comments and gestures toward women.” The Post obtained a […]