May 20 2019 — Associated Press — President Donald Trump directed former White House counsel Don McGahn to defy a congressional subpoena, citing a Justice Department legal opinion that McGahn would have immunity from testifying before Congress about his work as a close Trump adviser. The decision is certain to deepen tensions between congressional Democrats and the Trump administration. They’ve accused Trump […]
May 20 2019 — Associated Press — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has sometimes used her personal email accounts for government business and has not always properly saved the messages, according to an internal investigation released Monday.
May 20 2019 — Associated Press — Swedish authorities on Monday issued a request for a detention order against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is now jailed in Britain, a Swedish prosecutor said. Prosecutor Eva-Marie Persson says if the Swedish court decided to detain Assange “on probable cause suspected for rape … I will issue a European Arrest Warrant.” The development sets […]
May 20 2019 — Associated Press — Ford is almost finished with a major global restructuring, and by the time it ends in August, the automaker will have shed 7,000 white-collar jobs. The company said Monday the plan will save about $600 million US per year by eliminating bureaucracy and increasing the number of workers reporting to each manager. The cuts amount […]
May 20 2019 — Associated Press — President Donald Trump is insisting he didn’t borrow from many banks because he “didn’t need the money,” not because they wouldn’t do business with him.
May 20 2019 — Associated Press — Google assured users of Huawei smartphones on Monday the American company’s basic services will work on them following U.S. government curbs on doing business with the Chinese tech giant. The announcement highlighted the potential impact on global consumers and technology industries of the Trump administration’s decision to tighten controls on Huawei Technologies Ltd., which Washington […]
May 19 2019 — Associated Press — U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted Sunday that it will be the “official end of Iran” if the country threatens the United States again. The inflammatory tweet comes as relationship between Washington and Tehran has become increasingly strained in recent weeks, raising concerns about a potential U.S.-Iran conflict.
May 17 2019 — Associated Press — Talks between Britain’s government and opposition aimed at striking a compromise Brexit deal broke down without agreement Friday, plunging the country back into a morass of uncertainty over its departure from the European Union.
May 16 2019 — Associated Press — Woodstock 50 organizers have won a court order against Dentsu Aegis, the investor that dropped out of the festival earlier this month and subsequently attempted to cancel it.
May 16 2019 — Associated Press — Walmart warned on Thursday that higher tariffs on imports from China will mean higher prices. The comments came after the nation’s largest retailer reported its best sale performance at its established U.S. namesake stores for the fiscal first quarter in nine years. It marked 19 straight quarters of same-store sales gains. “We’re monitoring the tariff […]
May 16 2019 — Associated Press — Prince Harry settled privacy and data protection claims Thursday against a news agency that hovered over his home in a helicopter and took photos directly into his living room and bedroom.
May 16 2019 — Associated Press — China has formally arrested two Canadian citizens it is believed to be holding to pressure Canada into releasing a Chinese telecoms executive. The move brings the two closer to trial on vaguely defined state security charges. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said Thursday that Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor have been arrested for allegedly […]
May 14 2019 — Associated Press — Spyware crafted by a sophisticated group of hackers-for-hire took advantage of a flaw in the popular WhatsApp communications program to remotely hijack dozens of phones, the company said late Monday.
May 14 2019 — Associated Press — U.S. officials listed $300 billion more of Chinese goods for possible tariff hikes while Beijing vowed Tuesday to “fight to the finish” in an escalating trade battle that is fueling fears about damage to global economic growth.
May 13 2019 — Associated Press — Actor Felicity Huffman has pleaded guilty to paying $15,000 to rig her daughter’s SAT score in a U.S. college admissions scheme that involved wealthy parents and athletic coaches at some of the country’s top schools. The 56-year-old Desperate Housewives star didn’t speak as she walked into a federal courthouse in Boston on Monday with her […]