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From Car and Driver The VW Atlas Cross Sport is a two-row version of the family-friendly Atlas SUV. With a coupe-like roofline, the Cross Sport is 2.3-inches lower than the standard model but rides on the same wheelbase. A 235-hp and a 276-hp V-6 will both be offered, along with VW’s 4Motion all-wheel drive system…

Turkey’s military stepped up airstrikes and a ground offensive into Kurdish-held parts of northeastern Syria after President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops who fought alongside Kurds battling the remnants of the Islamic State group. Thursday marked the second day of Turkey’s assault on Kurdish forces in the region. Reports rapidly changed amid the fluid situation,…

Khalil Ashawi/Reuters Turkish artillery fire nearly hit a small group US troops stationed near the Kurdish-held city of Kobane on Friday afternoon, according to multiple media reports. The report comes hours after senior US military officials addressed concerns of a disconnect between Turkish and US forces, amid the offensive that the Turkey has dubbed Operation…

U.S. special forces based in Syria have been caught in Turkish artillery fire, according to Newsweek. It remains unclear whether there were any other casualties. The contingent of U.S. troops was operating in the Kurdish-dominated city of Kobani in northeastern Syria when they were hit by shelling from Turkey’s military, which is currently invading the…

At least four national security officials flagged to a White House lawyer their concerns about the Trump administration’s political dealings with Ukraine – even before President Donald Trump’s July phone call with that country’s president, according to The Washington Post. Official warnings to National Security Council legal adviser John Eisenberg were issued earlier than what…

Washington (AFP) – The US ambassador to the European Union will testify to Congress next week as part of the impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump, despite a State Department order not to, his lawyer said Friday. Gordon Sondland, a wealthy donor to Trump’s 2016 campaign who was part of text message chains discussing the…

President Trump suffered defeats in three major court rulings Friday that address the limits of his executive authority. The rulings come as the White House has sought to thwart House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry into the president’s request that the Ukrainian government investigate one of his political rivals, former Vice President Joe Biden. While Friday’s decisions…

Fox News anchor Shepard Smith, both a critic of President Trump and a target of his scorn, announced Friday that he was leaving the network. “Recently I asked the company to allow me to leave Fox News and begin a new chapter,” said Smith. “After requesting that I stay, they graciously obliged.” Smith’s colleague Neil…

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump sought Friday to distance himself from attorney Rudy Giuliani, even casting doubts about whether the former New York mayor is still his lawyer. Asked whether Giuliani remained his personal attorney, Trump said: “I don’t know.” “I haven’t spoken to Rudy,” Trump told reporters as he was leaving the White House for…

Four men are dead and at least five other people were injured after gunshots rang out at a private licensed club in Brooklyn early Saturday morning, authorities said. At least five people, including two men and one woman, were taken to a local hospital with serious but not life threatening injuries, authorities said. The shooting…