Washington Under Fire After Massive Sewage Leak Sends Hundreds of Millions of Gallons of Raw Waste into Potomac River

Washington Under Fire After Massive Sewage Leak Sends Hundreds of Millions of Gallons of Raw Waste into Potomac River

A nonprofit environmental group has accused authorities in the US capital of failing to adequately warn the public after a massive sewage spill dumped hundreds of millions of gallons of untreated waste into the Potomac River, in what is believed...
Todd Lyons, acting director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Judge Orders ICE Acting Director to Appear in Court, Citing Trump Administration’s Failure to Hold Bond Hearings for Detained Immigrants

The chief federal judge in Minnesota has ordered the head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to appear in court this week, saying the Trump administration has repeatedly failed to comply with court orders requiring bond hearings for detained...
Donald Trump

Trump Says US Will ‘Work Out’ South Korea Tariff Solution After Surprise Announcement

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States and South Korea will “work something out” following his surprise announcement Monday to raise tariffs on imports from the Asian ally to 25 per cent. Trump offered no further details as...
Donald Trump.

Trump Breaks With Gun Rights Allies After Minneapolis Shooting, Says Man Killed by Federal Agent Should Not Have Been Carrying Loaded Firearm

United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday (Jan 27) said the man fatally shot by a federal agent during a confrontation in Minneapolis should not have been carrying a gun or fully loaded magazines, remarks that have placed him at...
Donald Trump

Trump Sends Border Czar to Minneapolis as White House Seeks to Defuse Fallout From Fatal Federal Shootings

The Trump administration moved to dial down tensions in Minneapolis on Tuesday after weeks of unrest and national outrage over the fatal shooting of two U.S. citizens by federal immigration agents, dispatching border czar Tom Homan to take direct charge...
Pedestrians walk down Fifth Avenue during a winter storm in New York

Deadly Winter Storm Tightens Grip on US, Leaving at Least 29 Dead, Hundreds of Thousands Without Power as Arctic Cold Persists

Many across the United States endured another punishing night of subfreezing temperatures and widespread power outages as a colossal winter storm dumped more snow on the Northeast on Monday, Jan. 26, while large parts of the South remained locked under...
Federal agents stand amid teargas near the site where a man identified as Alex Pretti was fatally shot by federal agents trying to detain him, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

Minnesota Deaths Force White House Reset as Trump Sends Border Czar Amid Protests and Party Dissent

US President Donald Trump moved on Monday to defuse mounting political fallout over the killing of a second person by federal immigration agents in Minnesota, dispatching his “border czar” to the state and striking a notably conciliatory tone with Democratic...
KIA Motors vehicles are parked to be exported at a port in Pyeongtaek, South Korea

Trump Raises Tariffs on South Korean Autos and Key Goods, Accusing Seoul of Delaying Trade Deal Implementation

United States President Donald Trump said on Monday (Jan 26) that his administration would raise tariffs on imports from South Korea, including automobiles and other major goods, accusing Seoul’s legislature of failing to implement a trade framework agreed between the...
flight cancellations

Massive Winter Storm Sweeps Southeastern US, Over 15,000 Flight Cancellations, Widespread Power Outages Across Multiple States

A powerful winter storm sweeping across the southeastern United States has caused massive travel disruptions, forcing the cancellation of more than 15,000 flights and leaving thousands of passengers stranded. As of Monday morning (1000GMT), flight tracking data showed over 6,000...
White House Border Czar Thomas Douglas Homan speaks to the press in front of the Oval Office at the White House in Washington DC., United States

Trump Dispatches Border Czar Tom Homan to Minnesota as Protests Erupt After Two Fatal Immigration Enforcement Shootings

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he is dispatching border czar Tom Homan to Minnesota as tensions escalate following two fatal shootings involving immigration enforcement agents, incidents that have triggered mass protests across Minneapolis. “I am sending Tom...
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