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Four killed in wrong-way crash on U.S. Northern California highway
San Francisco, Oct. 3 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Four people were killed Thursday after a car heading against traffic collided with a taxi on a highway in Northern California, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) said.
White House prepares formal objection to impeachment probe
Washington, Oct 4 (AP/UNB) — The White House is preparing to formally object to Democrats’ impeachment inquiry as soon as Friday, saying it won’t cooperate with the probe because it was initiated without a vote of the House.
At UN, Trump focuses on religious freedom, not climate
United Nations, Sept 24 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump made his political priorities clear Monday within an hour of arriving at the United Nations for a three-day visit: He breezed by a major climate change summit to focus instead on religious persecution, an issue that resonates with his evangelical supporters.
Bus with Chinese tourists crashes in Utah; 4 dead
Panguitch, Sep 21 (AP/UNB) — A tour bus crashed on a highway running through the red-rock landscape of southern Utah, killing four people from China and injuring dozens more.
US to deploy more troops to Saudi Arabia, UAE
Washington, Sep 21 (AP/UNB) — The Pentagon says the U.S. will deploy additional troops and military equipment to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to beef up security, as President Donald Trump has at least for now decided against any immediate military strike on Iran in response to the attack on the Saudi oil industry.
About 75 people gather at Area 51 gate, 2 people detained
Hiko, Sep 20 (AP/UNB) — About 75 people arrived early Friday at a gate at the once-secret Area 51 military base in Nevada — at the time appointed by an internet hoaxster to "storm" the facility to see space aliens — and at least two were detained by sheriff's deputies.
Trump sues Manhattan DA seeking to block tax return subpoena
New York, Sep 19 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump asked a federal judge Thursday to block an effort by New York prosecutors to obtain his tax returns.
Trump names hostage envoy O'Brien national security adviser
Washington, Sep 18 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday named Robert O'Brien, his chief hostage negotiator and an established figure in Republican policy circles, as his new national security adviser.
White House upgrade: First lady's done a lot with the place
Washington, Sep 18 (AP/UNB) — She's done a lot with the place.
Trump outpaces Obama, Bush in naming ex-lobbyists to Cabinet
Washington, Sep 18 (AP/UNB) — In less than three years, President Donald Trump has named more former lobbyists to Cabinet-level posts than his most recent predecessors did in eight, putting a substantial amount of oversight in the hands of people with ties to the industries they're regulating.