Tag: attacks

WASHINGTON (AP) — On the eve of almost-certain impeachment, President Donald Trump fired off a furious letter Tuesday to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi denouncing the “vicious crusade” against him, while Democrats amassed the votes they…

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans are commemorating 9/11 with mournful ceremonies, volunteering, appeals to “never forget” and rising attention to the terror attacks’ extended toll on responders. A crowd of victims’ relatives is expected at…

Middle East policymakers in Washington these days should take some advice from that noted diplomat, Bob Dylan. His adage “When you ain’t got nothing, you got nothing to lose” is getting tested with the Trump…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday the U.S. was “cocked and loaded” to retaliate against Iran for downing an unmanned American surveillance drone but he canceled the strikes minutes before they were to…

President Donald Trump continued his tiresome and inaccurate attack on wind power during a speech this week to fellow Republicans. “If you have a windmill anywhere near your house, congratulations, your house just went down…

Iola is 8,000 miles from Christchurch, New Zealand, the site of a pair attacks Friday that killed 50 and left another 50 injured. The incident hit agonizingly close to home for Thandinkosi Mnqathu, who has…

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — At least 49 people were killed in mass shootings at two mosques full of worshippers attending Friday prayers in an attack broadcast in horrifying, live video by an immigrant-hating white…

I had a hard time getting in gear Friday morning. Instead of heading out the door to work, I tarried to water my plants, carefully pruning the leaves past their prime. I gently wiped them…

In the hours, days and weeks that followed Sept. 11, 2001, citizens throughout our communities taped American flags printed in newspapers to windows as a show of solidarity. The pages were ephemeral, colors dimming in…