Backing down, Trump agrees to end shutdown without border wall money
President Donald Trump agreed under mounting pressure on Friday to end a 35-day-old partial U.S. government shutdown without getting the $5.7 billion he had demanded from Congress for a border wall, handing a political victory to Democrats. Powered by WPeMatico
Judge OKs new Harvey Weinstein lawyers who once represented accuser
A New York state judge on Friday approved Harvey Weinstein's overhaul of his legal team to defend him against criminal sexual assault charges, though two of his new lawyers represented one of the disgraced Hollywood mogul's most vocal accusers, actress Rose...
Factbox: Guilty pleas, indictments abound in Trump-Russia probe
U.S. President Donald Trump's long-time ally and campaign adviser Roger Stone was arrested on Friday on seven charges of obstruction, lying and witness tampering as part of the U.S. Special Counsel's Office Russia investigation. Powered by WPeMatico
Trump longtime ally Stone arrested in U.S. Special Counsel probe
U.S. President Donald Trump's longtime ally Roger Stone was arrested on Friday on charges of obstruction, witness tampering and making false statements related to the release of stolen Democratic Party emails during the 2016 presidential campaign. Powered by...
Remains of Australia explorer Flinders found in London rail dig
Archaeologists have found the remains of Captain Matthew Flinders, a British Royal Navy explorer who was the first to sail around Australia and is credited with naming it, while working on a rail project connecting London to other cities.Powered by WPeMatico
Singer Chris Brown files slander case over Paris rape allegation
American singer Chris Brown filed a legal complaint for defamation on Thursday after a woman accused him of rape in Paris, his lawyer said.Powered by WPeMatico
Senate stirs with votes on bills to end U.S. shutdown
The Republican-led U.S. Senate planned votes for Thursday on competing proposals, one broadly backed by Democrats and the other by Republicans, to end the partial government shutdown, both of which seemed unlikely to resolve the month-long impasse. Powered by...
Trump delays State of the Union Address until shutdown ends
U.S. President Donald Trump said in a late night Tweet on Wednesday that he would delay a State of the Union address until the government shutdown was over, responding to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's move to obstruct his plans for the speech. Powered by WPeMatico
Popular Zimbabwean musician Mtukudzi dies
Zimbabwe's most successful and internationally renowned musician Oliver Mtukudzi died on Wednesday after suffering from diabetes, ending a career that spanned four decades and 67 albums.Powered by WPeMatico
New York parking squabble lands Alec Baldwin in anger-management class
Actor Alec Baldwin on Wednesday agreed to take anger-management training, as he pleaded guilty in a Manhattan court to a harassment charge for a November confrontation in which he was accused of punching someone over a parking spot.Powered by WPeMatico