Warren Buffett charity lunch sells for $2.68 million
FILE PHOTO - Investor Warren Buffett arrives for the premiere of the film ''Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps'' in New York, U.S. on September 20, 2010. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo Powered by...
Trump goes on offensive against ex-FBI chief, calling him a ‘leaker’
By Doina Chiacu | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said he was vindicated and derided James Comey as a "leaker" on Friday after the fired FBI director accused him of lying and trying to quash an investigation into a former national security adviser.Trump...
Russia may seize U.S. property if its own compounds not returned: Kommersant
MOSCOW Russia may seize U.S. diplomatic property in Moscow and complicate life for an Anglo-American school unless Washington hands back two diplomatic compounds in the United States before July, the daily Kommersant newspaper reported on Friday. In December, then...
Prosecutors seek to turn Cosby’s words against him as trial nears end
By Joseph Ax | NORRISTOWN, Pa. Prosecutors were expected to continue using comedian Bill Cosby's own words against him at his sexual assault trial on Friday, as they appeared close to completing their case.Jurors in Norristown, Pennsylvania, read excerpts of a sworn...
Polanski’s 1977 rape victim to attend LA court in bid to end case
70th Cannes Film Festival - Photocall for the film ''Based on a True Story'' (D'apres une histoire vraie) out of competition - Cannes, France. 27/05/2017. Director Roman Polanski poses. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau Powered by...
Cosby defense focuses on accusers’ credibility as trial continues
By Joseph Ax | NORRISTOWN, Pa. Prosecutors in entertainer Bill Cosby's sex assault trial on Thursday were expected to present a psychological expert who will testify that inconsistencies in his accusers' accounts are normal because sexual trauma victims often have...
Phil Collins postpones London concerts after gashing head
British pop singer Phil Collins has canceled two London concerts due to take place this week after gashing his head in a fall at his hotel, his concert promoter said.Collins, 66, slipped while going to the toilet on Wednesday night and hit his head on a chair,...
Comey’s caution to meet Trump’s tweets in Russia hearing
By Warren Strobel and Patricia Zengerle | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Former FBI Director James Comey will tell Congress on Thursday that President Donald Trump pressed him repeatedly to halt a probe into his ex-national security adviser's ties with Russia and to declare...
Debt limit showdown looms sooner as wealthy bet on Trump tax cut
By David Morgan and Trevor Hunnicutt | WASHINGTON/NEW YORK WASHINGTON/NEW YORK The U.S. Congress may be headed for a reckoning with the federal debt limit within weeks, thanks to wealthy Americans and corporations deferring tax payments in the hope that they would...
Ex-FBI head Comey accuses Trump of pressure on Russia probe
By Patricia Zengerle | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Former FBI Director James Comey accused U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday of asking him to drop an investigation of former national security adviser Michael Flynn as part of a probe into Russia's alleged meddling in...