Tag: Americas

Trump blasts Pirro after she refutes his claim that Reflecting Pool was damaged by vandals

President Donald Trump on Saturday sharply criticized U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's assessment that damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was the result of shoddy construction and not the work…

Truck explosion outside Colombia police base injures 11 and kills dog: ‘Vile terrorist attack’

Colombia’s government has attributed a truck bomb explosion outside a police base, which injured 11 officers and killed a police dog, to the nation’s largest remaining rebel group. The attack…

Trump administration proposes stricter English proficiency rules for Mexican train crews

A new federal initiative seeks to ensure Mexican train crews transporting freight across the U.S. border can comprehend vital safety information in English, while also protecting American jobs from the…

Trump’s ‘Freedom Haulers’ event revealed something deeply unsettling about the president and his team

“What a nice song,” said President Donald J. Trump, as he wandered to a podium set up outside the White House with God Bless the USA blaring over loudspeakers. He…

Lindsey Graham returns home as friends honor his South Carolina ties

Senator Lindsey Graham returned to South Carolina for the last time Wednesday, where powerful friends remembered his unwavering commitment to his beloved state. While eulogized in Washington as an indefatigable…

‘Happy Weiner Wednesday!’: Minnesota mayor accused of sexually harassing city’s police chief and other staff

The police chief from St. Paul, Minnesota, has accused the city’s mayor of sexual harassment against him and other city employees, including sending a message wishing a “Happy Weiner Wednesday!”…

Ebay agrees to pay couple $50 million after they were sent cockroaches and bloody pig mask

eBay Inc. has agreed to pay nearly $50 million to a Massachusetts couple who endured a campaign of threats and bizarre anonymous deliveries, including live insects, a funeral wreath, and…

Lindsey Graham funeral updates: Trump again shares senator’s phone number as president remembers a ‘tough cookie’

Trump recalls doxxing Lindsey Graham during eulogy at his funeralDuring his eulogy for Lindsey Graham, President Donald Trump read out the late senator’s phone number while recounting their bitter rivalry…

Tip that saw Pete Buttigieg separated from his children was not vetted and informant may have been ‘mentally unstable’

A vague and unverified tip that briefly separated former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg from his four-year-old twins came from an accuser later deemed potentially “mentally unstable,” according to newly disclosed…

Pentagon’s official Iran war death toll no longer lists 4 troops killed during renewed fighting

The four American troops killed during renewed fighting between the U.S. and Iran in recent weeks are no longer listed as part of the Iran war death toll in the…