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by Frankie Taggart Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Two 15-year-old students in Los Angeles were shot and wounded in class Thursday, in the latest school shooting to hit the United States, reigniting the long-running debate over gun control. A boy was shot in the head, while a girl was hit in the wrist, emergency services personnel said, confirming that a 12-year-old girl was arrested over the incident. Paramedics sent to Salvador Castro […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump is set to approve the release of an explosive memo alleging abuse of power in the FBI’s probe of his election campaign, a White House official said Thursday. Rejecting entreaties from the Justice Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation to block the document on the grounds it could expose top secret counterintelligence data, the official told AFP the president’s green light would likely come on Friday. “The president is […]
by Michael Mathes Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A train carrying several dozens of Republican lawmakers including US House Speaker Paul Ryan collided with a garbage truck Wednesday in Virginia, killing one person and sending six others, including a congressman, to a hospital, officials said. The White House said no members of Congress were seriously injured, and that President Donald Trump had been briefed on the accident. At least 300 people, including lawmakers, […]
by Paul Handley Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – The first and only US citizen caught on the battlefield allegedly fighting for the Islamic State is in a legal limbo, held in Iraq without rights as Washington grapples with his fate. Identified in court papers as “John Doe,” the man has been held for nearly five months, the military allowing him access to legal advice only after being forced to do so by a federal judge […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – The Trump administration will ask Congress to cut funding for clean energy and energy efficiency programs by 72 percent in this year’s budget, according to a report in the Washington Post, underscoring its preference for fossil fuels. The Post said it had obtained draft documents that outlined the administration’s starting point for negotiations for the 2018 budget, set to be unveiled in February. Congress, which is ultimately tasked with deciding appropriations, could […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The FBI warned Wednesday it has “grave concerns” over the accuracy of a secret Congressional memo that could depict the agency as deeply politicized, as President Donald Trump’s top aide signaled the White House would allow the document’s release. Based on highly classified information, the four-page memo — written by Republican lawmaker Devin Nunes, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee — suggests that the Justice Department and the FBI abused their […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea has denounced US President Donald Trump’s administration as a “gross violator of human rights,” its state media reported Wednesday. The official Korean Central News Agency released its English-language report on Pyongyang’s annual white paper on US human rights violations as Trump began his State of the Union speech, in which he condemned the North. North Korea’s human rights record is heavily criticized by both the United States and […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump delivered his maiden State of the Union address on Tuesday, calling for national unity, strong borders and a powerful US military to repel threats to America. Here are some key points from the speech: Appeal to unity Trump — one of most divisive and controversial presidents in US history — sought to highlight things that Americans share, and appealed to the power of unity: “All of us, […]
by Andrew Beatty Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump made a pitch for national unity and strong borders in his maiden State of the Union address Tuesday, calling for “one American family” after a year plagued by acrimony, division and scandal. Delivering his biggest speech of the year, this most polarizing of presidents sought to put the spotlight on a robust Trump economy, while pointedly calling on a packed joint […]
by Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Dozens of immigrants in legal limbo — including a young teacher named America — will have front row seats for President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday, getting a close-up look at US history despite their own precarious status. Trump’s primetime address will be delivered in the hallowed House of Representatives chamber, where immigrants from Chile, Guatemala, Mexico and South Korea will […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump will warn that much more work remains in the war against the Islamic State group when he delivers his State of the Union address on Tuesday. According to advance excerpts of the speech, Trump will declare that a US-led coalition has “liberated almost 100 percent of the territory once held by these killers in Iraq and Syria.” “But there is much more work to be done,” he […]
by Andrew Beatty Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump will make a pitch for national unity in his maiden State of the Union address Tuesday, calling for “one team, one people, and one American family” to work together. Delivering his biggest speech of the year before a joint session of Congress, this most polarizing of presidents was to declare a “new American moment,” according to excerpts of his speech […]
