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by Leila MACOR / with Michael Mathes in Washington Agence France Presse PARKLAND, United States (AFP) — Students grieving for slain classmates prepared for an emotional return Wednesday to their Florida high school, where a mass shooting shocked the nation and led teen survivors to spur a growing movement to tighten America’s gun laws. The community of Parkland, Florida, where residents have plunged into tragedy two weeks ago, steeled itself for the resumption of classes […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior aide Jared Kushner has lost his top-level security clearance, sources familiar with the matter said Tuesday, a decision with potentially profound implications for the US administration. Two sources, who could not speak on the record because the status of security clearances is classified, confirmed US media reports that the 37-year-old White House aide had lost access to America’s most closely protected secrets. The White House, […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Is it out of bounds to ask a White House advisor about the US president’s behavior when that advisor also happens to be his daughter? Ivanka Trump says yes. Donald Trump’s eldest daughter was confronted with that situation when a journalist asked her about the women who accuse her father of sexual misconduct before he became president. “Do you believe your father’s accusers?” an NBC News journalist asked her in […]
by Carole Landry Agence France Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — The United States is seeking to have the United Nations ban 33 vessels from ports worldwide and blacklist 27 shipping businesses for helping North Korea circumvent sanctions. The US request to a UN sanctions committee, a copy of which was obtained by AFP, came as President Donald Trump announced Friday the “heaviest sanctions ever” on North Korea over its nuclear and ballistic missile […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump has rolled out fresh sanctions against North Korea-linked shipping assets, hailing the package as the “heaviest sanctions ever” levied on the Pyongyang regime. Trump used a speech to conservatives just outside Washington to step up his campaign of “maximum pressure” designed to force North Korea to roll back its weapons programs. “We imposed today the heaviest sanctions ever imposed on a country before,” Trump claimed at […]
by John BIERS Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) – Just two days before the school shooting in Florida revived the US gun control debate, debt-plagued gun maker Remington Outdoor announced it will file for bankruptcy. The financial woes of the more than 200-year-old company illustrate a paradox of the Trump era: weapon manufacturers miscalculated, ramping up production in anticipation of a Hillary Clinton presidency that would drive sales of those fearing increased gun control. Instead, […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump’s former campaign deputy Rick Gates pleaded guilty Friday to fraud and lying, pledging to assist special prosecutor Robert Mueller’s probe into alleged campaign collusion with Russian interference in the 2016 election. Gates was the third former Trump aide to agree to cooperate in exchange for reduced charges by Mueller, who is also examining whether the president illegally sought to obstruct the probe. The plea deal in […]
by Leila Macor with Chris Lefkow in Washington Agence France Presse MIAMI, United States (AFP) — A police officer will be stationed at every public school in Florida, the state’s governor announced Friday as part of a plan to improve security following last week’s deadly high school shooting. President Donald Trump repeated his call, meanwhile, for arming some of America’s teachers and claimed the controversial proposal was increasingly drawing support. The push to make […]
By Alfred Acenas and Reina Robles EBC Hawaii Bureau KAPOLEI, HAWAII (Eagle News Service) – Heavy rains and flash floods that drenched the Hawaiian Islands the day before did not stop the members of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) or Church of Christ in Hawaii from conducting their outreach Evangelical Mission at Kapolei Regional Park in West Oahu on Monday, February 19, where they also invited public officials in the event. Brother Reynaldo M. […]
by Michael Mathes Agence France Presse NATIONAL HARBOR, United States (AFP) — Florida college student Sarah Gibson renewed her National Rifle Association membership with a credit card swipe at a conservative conference Thursday, days after a deadly school shooting in her state triggered soul-searching about America’s gun violence. “I don’t think guns are the problem, they’re in fact the answer,” the 20-year-old said. “When you have more security and you have more people carrying (firearms), […]
by Andrew Beatty with Michael Mathes in National Harbor, Maryland Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — America’s powerful gun lobby on Thursday accused its critics of exploiting a deadly Florida school shooting for political gain, as President Donald Trump responded to demands for tougher regulation with a deeply controversial call to arm teachers. National Rifle Association chief Wayne LaPierre hit back at what he called “the shameful politicization of tragedy,” fighting a rearguard […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — New claims for US unemployment benefits dropped last week, remaining near their lowest level in 45 years as employers struggle to fill open positions, according to government data released Thursday. Though the weekly figures are volatile, the data is consistent with reports from the Federal Reserve and business groups indicating the supply of available workers is drying up as the unemployment rate reaches historic lows. The result also pointed to […]
