Feb 07, 2020 3:51PM (GMT 21:51) The decorated soldier and national security aide who played a central role in the Democrats’ impeachment case against President Donald Trump was escorted out of the White House complex on Friday. David Pressman, an attorney for Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, accused Trump of exacting revenge and said Vindman was…
(AP) China’s ruling Communist Party is faced anger and recriminations from the public over the death of a doctor who was threatened by police after trying to sound the alarm about the new coronavirus over a month ago. The death toll, meanwhile, has risen to nearly 640, and the number of people infected worldwide has…
Beijing, China (AP) Japan has reported 41 new cases of a virus on a quarantined cruise ship and turned away another luxury liner while the death toll in mainland China rose to 636, including a doctor who got in trouble with authorities in the communist country for sounding an early warning about the disease threat.…
Washington D.C. (AP) The Senate has acquitted President Donald Trump and the impeachment trial is over. Democrats always expected that. Now, they have to decide how the ordeal has affected the legislative and political landscape for the rest of this presidential and congressional election year. It’s clear that compromises on issues like health care will…
AP-US-Sexual-Misconduct-Weinstein, 7th Ld-Writethru Feb 06, 2020 4:53PM (GMT 22:53) Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers began calling witnesses as the landmark rape trial moves one step closer to a verdict. They haven’t said whether Weinstein himself will testify. After the prosecution rested Thursday, Weinstein’s defense asked the judge to dismiss the case, arguing that testimony from the woman…
(AP) A hospital in China says a doctor who got in trouble with authorities in the communist country for sounding an early warning about the coronavirus outbreak has died of the illness.. Dr. Li Wenliang, 34, was reportedly reprimanded for “spreading rumors” in late December. Meanwhile, a newborn discovered infected 36 hours after birth has…
Washington D.C. (AP) New results from the Iowa Democratic caucuses show Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders nearly tied with almost all the votes counted. But the race remained too early to call early Thursday with 97% of precincts reporting. Party officials were scrambling to verify the remaining results three days after Iowans gathered at caucus…
Washington D.C. (AP) The Senate’s impeachment trial has ended, and now President Donald Trump is barreling into his reelection fight with a united Republican Party behind him. And he’s emboldened by reassuring poll numbers and chaos on the Democratic side in the race to replace him. Republican senators voted almost in lockstep to acquit Trump…
AP-US-Trump-Impeachment, 10th Ld-Writethru Feb 05, 2020 5:27PM (GMT 23:27) The U.S. Senate has acquitted President Donald Trump of impeachment, ending only the third presidential trial in American history with votes that split the country and tested civic norms. The proceedings also are feeding the tumultuous 2020 run for the White House. A majority of senators…
Washington, DC (AP) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had the last word on President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech. As he finished speaking Tuesday, Pelosi, behind him on camera, ripped up her copy. After he’d left, she waved what remained of it to her family in the gallery. The moment echoed Pelosi’s smirking clap…