Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden raised eyebrows on Monday when he echoed rhetoric that was famously used by Chinese communist dictator Mao Zedong, according to reports.Biden held a digital fundraiser featuring former President Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett. According to The Atlantic's Edward-Isaac Dovere, the former vice president "cited an old Chinese proverb" while discussing economic relief for women during a…
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Ms Maxwell was arrested at her New Hampshire home on 2 July and faces sex trafficking charges Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite and ex-girlfriend of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is due to appear at a bail hearing via video link later on Tuesday.It will determine whether she…
Politics|Roger Stone Denies Withholding ‘the Goods’ on Trump in Exchange for ClemencySpeaking out days after the president commuted his 40-month sentence for obstructing a congressional investigation, Mr. Stone said that “I would not lie against my friend of 40 years.”Roger J. Stone Jr. outside his home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., after President Trump commuted his…
A person suspected of killing a Washington state police officer and injuring another after a traffic stop turned into a deadly foot chase Monday night was arrested "without incident,” police said.The deadly encounter took place around 9:40 p.m. in Bothell, outside of Seattle. The suspect led police on a brief pursuit following the attempted traffic stop, after which he…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…