In annual address where U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama wish Americans a Merry Christmas, Obama says the U.S. mission in Afghanistan will end "in just a few days." Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
An Army general who investigated the abuse of prisoners 20 years ago at Iraq's infamous Abu Ghraib prison testified Tuesday that a civilian contractor instructed prison guards to “soften up” detainees for interrogations. The retired general, Antonio Taguba, told jurors that the contractor, Steven Stefanowicz, even tried to intimidate the general as he investigated the Abu Ghraib abuses. Taguba's testimony was the strongest evidence yet that civilian employees of the Virginia-based military contractor CACI played a role in the abuse of Abu Ghraib inmates.
A Missouri ethics panel is at an impasse over reported misconduct by the powerful state House speaker, who allegedly used his office to stymie an investigation into his actions. A draft of the Ethics Committee report recommended that the House formally denounce actions taken by Republican Speaker Dean Plocher that “substantially impair public confidence in the General Assembly.” Committee members voted 6-2 against the report but made it publicly available Monday.
The U.S. State Department will ask Israel for more information about the January death of 6-year-old Palestinian Hind Rajab in Gaza, spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Tuesday, calling for a full investigation into the matter after a Washington Post report cast doubt on Israel's earlier explanation. The terrified girl trapped in a car in Gaza with her dead family had begged for help in a phone call to rescuers, in which gunfire could be heard as she described Israeli forces drawing near.
The case stems from a complaint filed after seven baristas who were attempting to organize a union at a Starbucks shop in Memphis, Tennessee, were fired.
A federal appeals court struck down a West Virginia law that barred transgender athletes from competing on girls’ and women’s sports teams in public schools and colleges.
Shares of Trump Media have fallen more than 60% since the company's public markets debut at the end of March.
United Airlines said Tuesday that it lost $124 million in the first quarter, which it blamed on a three-week grounding of all Boeing 737 Max 9s after a panel blew off an Alaska Airlines Max jetliner in January. United indicated it would receive far fewer new planes from Boeing this year than it expected, and it has begun leasing Airbus jets to fill out its fleet. United forecast better-than-expected profit in the second quarter.
Israel is vowing to retaliate against Iran, risking further expanding the shadow war between the two foes into a direct conflict after an Iranian attack over the weekend sent hundreds of drones and missiles toward Israel. Iran says it carried out the strike to avenge an Israeli airstrike that killed two Iranian generals in Syria on April 1. It has pledged a much tougher response to any Israeli counterattack attack on its soil.
Honduras is recalling its senior diplomat in Ecuador, the Central American country's foreign minister announced on Tuesday, in the latest action taken in response to Ecuador's shocking raid this month on the Mexican embassy in Quito. Foreign Minister Enrique Reina said the Honduran business manager, Clarivel Vallecillo, who has been stationed at the embassy, will return to Tegucigalpa for consultations, stressing that Honduras backs Mexico's recently-filed case against Ecuador in the U.N.'s International Court of Justice.
Tesla stock slipped again on Tuesday, with shares now down nearly 9% since yesterday after the company announced a “more than 10%” staff reduction.
A contentious bill that aims to eventually phase out smoking in Britain advanced in parliament on Tuesday, as the House of Commons voted in favour of the controversial measure. In the first vote of the bill, 383 MPs voted in favour with 67 voting against.
Ukraine has deployed considerable effort to secure the backing of China, which has close ties with Russia, for a peace summit due to take place in Switzerland in June. Russia is not invited to the gathering and has dismissed any such meeting as meaningless without Moscow's participation.
With very few Americans without an opinion of Donald Trump, it will be hard to find a truly neutral jury in the New York hush-money case.
April means severe weather, and this month has been no exception. Plus there's more on the way.
Stocks eyed a broader comeback from a steep sell-off as investors digested results from Bank of America and other heavyweights.
Three district attorneys in Georgia have renewed their challenge of a commission created to discipline and remove state prosecutors, arguing it violates the U.S. and Georgia constitutions. Democrats fear the commission has one primary goal: derailing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis ' prosecution of former President Donald Trump.
Joe Biden drew a stark contrast between himself and Donald Trump Tuesday, taking his reelection bid to his beloved Pennsylvania birthplace as the tycoon languishes in court and off the campaign trail.Biden however made no mention of the trial that is keeping Trump off the campaign trail this week.
One said he'd read Donald Trump's books.One older man, sporting graying hair and dark-rimmed glasses, said he had read several of Trump's ghost-written bestsellers, including "The Art of the Deal" and "How to Get Rich."
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan helped to defend Israel from missile and drone attacks by Iran. Their resolve may soon be tested.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on Tuesday said Iraq has not received any reports or indications that missiles or drones were launched from Iraq during Iran's attack on Israel. Iraq is a rare ally of both Washington and Tehran. Iraqi airspace was a main route for Iran’s unprecedented drone and ballistic missile attack on Israel, and Iraqi officials say Iran informed them, as well as other countries in the region, ahead of the attack.
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