House chairman to move forward with push to hold FBI director in contempt, even after viewing internal document
House Oversight Chairman James Comer on Monday said he will move ahead this week with efforts to hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt, even after the bureau allowed top members of the committee to view an internal law enforcement document.
2023-06-06 04:27
Top US officials have 'candid and productive discussions' in Beijing amid ongoing tensions
Top US State Department and National Security Council officials "had candid and productive discussions" with Chinese officials in Beijing on Monday "as part of ongoing efforts to maintain open lines of communication and build on recent high-level diplomacy between the two countries," according to a readout from the US State Department.
2023-06-06 04:22
Convicted spy Robert Hanssen dies in prison
Robert Philip Hanssen, who received payments of $1.4 million in cash and diamonds for the information he gave the Soviet Union and Russia, has died, the Federal Bureau of Prisons announced Monday.
2023-06-06 03:58
Fact check: Trump boasts about a massive oil purchase that never happened
Former President Donald Trump, now a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, claimed in a television interview on Thursday that he not only purchased 75 million barrels of oil for the national Strategic Petroleum Reserve but did so for a remarkably low price.
2023-06-06 03:51
The skeletal remains of a child who died over 100 years ago were discovered during construction of a house in Virginia
A contractor discovered skeletal remains while working on a new home in Fishersville, Virginia, late last month. Forensic anthropology revealed they belong to a child who died over 100 years ago, local officials say.
2023-06-06 03:18
Biden administration announces clean hydrogen goal to slash planet-warming pollution by 10% by 2050
The Biden administration on Monday announced a goal to produce 50 million metric tons of clean hydrogen fuel by 2050 -- an ambitious roadmap that, if successful, would cut around 10% of the country's planet-warming pollution by the same date.
2023-06-06 01:46
Remains of 3 victims recovered from Iowa apartment building collapse, Davenport police say
A week of agony has culminated for the families of three Iowa men missing since their six-story Davenport apartment building partially collapsed.
2023-06-06 01:22
Vienna finds off-kilter solution to controversy over statue of antisemitic mayor
A statue of an antisemitic politician who is said to have inspired Adolf Hitler is to be tilted 3.5 degrees to the right.
2023-06-06 00:56
Police search for suspects after Sunnyvale, Texas, shooting leaves 1 dead, 4 injured, including children
Police are searching for suspects after a shooting left one person dead and a man and his three children injured in a shooting near an apartment complex in Sunnyvale, Texas, Sunday evening.
2023-06-06 00:26
Hundreds of White women gather at Colorado Capitol after plea from women of color to use their 'privilege' to demand action on gun violence
Hundreds of White women gathered at the Colorado Capitol Monday morning, with more expected to show up throughout the day, to use their "privilege" in a silent sit-in to demand Gov. Jared Polis ban guns and create a gun buyback program.
2023-06-06 00:26
Kyiv warns against loose talk as Russia claims to repel a Ukrainian 'large-scale' offensive attack in Donetsk
Russia says it has resisted a "large scale" attack from Ukrainian forces in the eastern Donetsk region, amid speculation that Kyiv will soon launch a spring counteroffensive that could swing the course of the conflict.
2023-06-06 00:17
CNN Exclusive: New Hampshire GOP Gov. Sununu says he will not run for president in 2024
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, a frequent Republican critic of former President Donald Trump, said Monday in an exclusive interview with CNN's Dana Bash that he will not seek the party's 2024 presidential nomination.
2023-06-06 00:17