President Donald Trump on Wednesday continued to defend his decision to withdraw US troops from northeastern Syria, abandoning Kurdish forces in the region, by saying the Kurds did not help the US during World War II."They didn't help us in the Second World War; they didn't help us with Normandy," Trump said of the Kurds,…
The Vermont senator vowed to slow his grueling campaign pace. He also acknowledged that voters would take his health into account when deciding whether to support him. ImageSenator Bernie Sanders spoke to voters in Davenport, Iowa, last month.CreditCreditHilary Swift for The New York TimesOct. 8, 2019BURLINGTON, Vt. — Senator Bernie Sanders, in a striking concession…
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The White House told House Democrats on Tuesday that President Donald Trump "cannot permit his administration" to cooperate with their impeachment inquiry.In a letter sent to the House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the three committee chairmen conducting the investigation, White House Counsel Pat Cipollone said the Trump administration wouldn't cooperate because it sees the process…
He was among four homeless men beaten to death on Saturday. “Our friend and brother,” read a note left at a memorial.ImageA mourner placed incense at a memorial created near where Chuen Kwok slept, and died. CreditCreditGabriela Bhaskar for The New York TimesFor years, he lived outside, sleeping in a small alcove in a storefront on…
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Late last month, Benson High School senior KeShon Henderson officially accepted a scholarship to play college basketball at Judson University in Elgin, Illinois.Hours later, while walking down the streets of Omaha, Henderson was robbed and shot twice. Henderson was shot once in the leg and once in his lung. He was rushed to a local hospital…
BREAKINGImageKurdish fighters in Baghuz, Syria, in February. Turkey considers the Kurdish fighters to be a terrorist insurgency, and has long sought to end American support for the group.CreditCreditIvor Prickett for The New York TimesOct. 7, 2019Updated 1:23 a.m. ETWASHINGTON — In a major shift in United States military policy in Syria, the White House said…
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After nuclear talks between the US and North Korea broke down in Stockholm on Saturday, Pyongyang accused the Trump administration of "misleading" the public by claiming the discussions were "good."North Korea simultaneously warned that if the US does not change its approach by the end of the year then relations between the two countries "may…
