Libyan forces supported by the United States said on Wednesday they captured the headquarters of the Islamic State in the city of Sirte. With the help of American air strikes, the last […]
U.S.-backed fighters take IS headquarters
Olympics overshadow political campaigns
With the summer games dominating the news coverage in print and on TV, the presidential election campaigns of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton aren’t getting as much attention as they otherwise might. […]
China, U.S. jockey for Olympic lead
We’ve got more medals, but they’ve got more gold. At mid-day Monday, the United States Olympic team at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil had won a total of […]
Big jump in new hires across the U.S.
Over a quarter of a million new jobs were added in America in July, suggesting that the economy wasn’t slowing down as much as feared. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, […]
$400 million not ransom, says Kerry
The $400 million in cash that the U.S. government gave to Iran was not ransom money, Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday. The transfer occurred around the same time that a […]
Trump’s comments raise GOP worries
Republican Party leaders are trying to get presidential nominee Donald Trump to tone down his comments that threaten to divide the party, according to the Associated Press. Reine Priebus has reportedly spoken […]
Obama calls Donald Trump “unfit”
President Barack Obama turned up the heat on Donald Trump’s struggling campaign Tuesday by declaring him unfit for the presidency. “Yes, I think the Republican nominee is unfit to serve as president,” […]
Hillary Clinton to make her case tonight
Hillary Clinton will present her case to the nation Thursday evening when she makes her acceptance speech on the last night of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Her comments will be […]
Obama to speak at Demo convention
President Barack Obama will speak Wednesday on behalf of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton Wednesday evening at the party’s convention in Philadelphia. His address comes after Clinton’s history-making victory in the Democratic […]
Hillary Clinton to be Democratic nominee
The history-making nomination of Hillary Clinton as the first woman to be the presidential nominee of a major American political party is on the docket of Tuesday’s session of the Democratic National […]
