Month: February 2020

MANCHESTER, N.H. — If Amy Klobuchar is going to capitalize on her strong third-place finish in New Hampshire, she’ll need to use her Midwestern moderate appeal to win over Democratic voters in Nevada and South Carolina over the next two weeks. One issue that could help her accomplish this, especially in the latter contest in…

WASHINGTON — Legal experts and former federal prosecutors say the Justice Department’s reversal of the sentencing recommendation for President Trump’s former campaign adviser is an extraordinary development that could have a long-term impact on public perception of federal law enforcement’s independence from political interference. Roger Stone, a longtime friend of Trump, was convicted last November…

Key Republican senators expressed reservations over Judy Shelton’s nomination for an open seat at the Federal Reserve, despite efforts from President Donald Trump’s nominee to backtrack on some of her previous writings. Shelton, a former economic adviser to Donald Trump, faced the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday and drew skepticism from some Republicans who were…

WASHINGTON – Eight Senate Republicans broke with President Donald Trump on Thursday – joining all the chamber’s Democrats to support legislation that would restrict the president’s ability to wage war with Iran. The 55-45 vote marked a rare bipartisan effort to curb Trump’s powers and underscored lawmakers’ concerns that U.S. tensions with Iran could escalate into a full-fledged war.…

CARMEL, Ind. — He was swift and fierce and saw the football field with the eyes of a bird of prey. If the opposing offense ran a pitch out, Evan Hansen would pull the runner to earth in the backfield. If the quarterback grew desperate and fell back to pass, well, God help him. Evan…

“The 360” shows you diverse perspectives on the day’s top stories and debates. What’s happening For a brief moment, Elizabeth Warren looked like she might be on the path to the Democratic presidential nomination. After lagging in the early months of the campaign, the Massachusetts senator gained steam over the summer and rose to the…

Polémique en Australie : la rumeur court que Johnny Depp n’aurait pas hésité à planter l’équipe de tournage du cinquième opus de Pirates des Caraïbes pour courir retrouver Amber Heard, sa dulcinée fâchée. La production dément. La semaine dernière, c’est le ministre de l’agriculture australien qui faisait connaître son agacement puis son soulagement de savoir…

Missing 6-year-old Faye Swetlik found dead, being treated as homicide: South Carolina police originally appeared on abcnews.go.com A 6-year-old South Carolina girl has been found dead, authorities said Thursday, three days after she vanished outside her home. The death of first-grader Faye Swetlik is being treated as a homicide, Cayce Department of Public Safety Director…

A peine 22 ans et déjà en reconversion professionnelle. L’icône de la mode, Cara Delevingne, qui a tout arrêté pour le cinéma, s’est confiée sur son passé de mannequin. Désormais actrice, Cara Delevingne est revenue sur ses années d’égérie mode dans le supplément magazine du Wall Street Journal, dont elle fait la une. Et on…

Les élèves d’Harvard ont eu droit à une belle surprise lors de leur cérémonie de remise des diplômes : Natalie Portman, ancienne élève de l’établissement, est venue prononcer le discours de fin d’année. Avec un message important : ne jamais hésiter à prendre des risques. Recevoir son diplôme d’Harvard, ça fait déjà quelque chose. Mais…