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Impeachment probe reaches into White House with new subpoena
Washington, Oct 5 (AP/UNB) — For the first time, the impeachment inquiry reached directly into the White House on Friday as Democrats subpoenaed officials about contacts with Ukraine and President Donald Trump signaled his administration would not cooperate.
Mother: Daughter treated like 'animal' in Minnesota arrest
Minneapolis, Oct 5 (AP/UNB) — The mother of a Minnesota girl whose videotaped arrest sparked an angry backlash on social media says her 13-year-old daughter has a mental illness and that officers were overly aggressive in handling her.
Trump formally objecting to probe, won't say he'll cooperate
WASHINGTON, Oct 4 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump said Friday he will formally object to Congress' impeachment inquiry even as he acknowledged that House Democrats "have the votes" to proceed.
Mother: Daughter treated like 'animal' in Minnesota arrest
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct 4 (AP/UNB) — The mother of a 13-year-old girl whose arrest by St. Paul, Minnesota, police sparked an angry backlash on social media says her daughter has a mental illness and that officers were overly aggressive in handling her.
Narco testifies he gave $100k to Honduran candidates in 2009
NEW YORK, Oct 4 (AP/UNB) — A Honduran drug trafficker is giving more details about campaign contributions he says he gave to the current and former presidents of the Central American nation — money he says was channeled through the brother of now-President Juan Orlando Hernández.
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.