Not so easy to dump Trump
WASHINGTON - Pressure from high-profile Republicans mounted to reject Donald Trump’s candidacy following his remark that gun rights activists could stop Hillary Clinton from nominating liberal Supreme Court justices.
WASHINGTON - Pressure from high-profile Republicans mounted to reject Donald Trump’s candidacy following his remark that gun rights activists could stop Hillary Clinton from nominating liberal Supreme Court justices.
MOSCOW Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine on Wednesday of using terrorist tactics to try to provoke a new conflict and destabilize annexed Crimea after Russia said it had thwarted two armed Ukrainian attempts to get saboteurs into the contested peninsula.
WASHINGTON Detainees at the Guantanamo military prison include fighters who sought to kill Americans, but also men who cooked, translated or had only tenuous militant ties but were nonetheless held for many years, according to a report released on Wednesday that is likely to fuel debate over closing the facility.
Shake Shack Inc , known for indulgent antibiotic-free hamburgers, crinkle-cut fries and frozen custard shakes, on Wednesday reported a weaker-than-expected rise in quarterly sales at established restaurants.
WASHINGTON Baltimore officials on Wednesday pledged to carry out sweeping police department reforms after a scathing U.S. Justice Department report found that officers in the majority-black city routinely violated the civil rights of black residents.
Britain used to boast the most powerful navy in the world. No more.
HONG KONG Vietnam has discreetly fortified several of its islands in the disputed South China Sea with new mobile rocket launchers capable of striking China's runways and military installations across the vital trade route, according to Western officials.
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WASHINGTON The U.S. government posted a $113 billion budget deficit in July, a 24 percent drop from the same month last year, the Treasury Department said on Wednesday.