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These prosecutors want radical criminal justice change. Barr is fighting to stop them.

With progressive district attorneys on the march, Attorney General William Barr delivered a blistering attack speech.

17/02/2020

USA

14 Americans test positive for coronavirus after evacuation from quarantined cruise ship

More than 300 U.S. citizens and family members who had been on the Diamond Princess cruise ship were evacuated.

17/02/2020

USA

Fast-and-loose culture of esports is upending once staid world of chess

Grandmasters and upstarts are reinventing the game online, becoming its most visible ambassadors and arguably its first entertainers.

17/02/2020

USA

Kellyanne Conway says Trump 'works hand in glove' with Barr

The top White House aide's remarks come amid blowback over the Justice Department backtracking on its sentencing recommendation for Roger Stone.

16/02/2020

USA

Buttigieg hits back: I won't 'take lectures on family values' from Rush Limbaugh

Limbaugh suggested Americans wouldn't elect Buttigieg because he is gay, saying, "How's this going to look ... on stage next to Mr. Man Donald Trump?"

16/02/2020

USA

Rocket attack strikes near U.S. Embassy in Iraq

The incident remains under investigation, a U.S. military official told NBC News.

16/02/2020

USA

Bernie Sanders hits a voter ceiling

Skeptics will note that Sanders was likely hurt by the large field of candidates in Iowa and New Hampshire that gave the vote more places to go.

16/02/2020

USA

A powerful Ukrainian is playing both sides of Giuliani's Ukraine project

Ukraine official Arsen Avakov communicated with Guiliani pal Parnas, but also warned Amb. Yovanovitch that Giuliani wanted her ousted as U.S. ambassador.

16/02/2020

USA

Trump pushed CIA to find, kill Osama bin Laden's son over higher priority targets

When the CIA gave Trump a list of major terror leaders to kill, he said he'd never heard of them. Instead he focused on a target with a famous name.

16/02/2020

USA

As sea levels rise, Venice fights to stay above the waterline

A 17-year project to build underwater floodgates in the city has been mired in delays and corruption.

16/02/2020

USA

Two killed as U.K. hit with strong winds and flooding for a second straight weekend

Two bodies pulled from sea, as hurricane-force winds and monster waves rocked the region.

16/02/2020

USA

Saudi airstrikes kill at least 30 in Yemen, including civilians, Houthis say

The news followed a Houthi claim that they downed a Saudi coalition warplane in the area on Friday.

16/02/2020

USA

Biden calls on Sanders to take accountability for supporters' threats

The message comes after the powerful Culinary Workers Union said supporters of the Vermont senator had "viciously attacked" its members.

15/02/2020

USA

U.K. braces for hurricane force winds and enormous waves as Storm Dennis rolls in

Airlines have pre-emptively canceled hundreds of flights out of London and other U.K. airports and train lines have warned about possible delays.

15/02/2020

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Women in Mexico protest against the grisly murder of Ingrid Escamilla

The murder of Escamilla, whose body was mutilated and part of it flushed into the sewer, has horrified Mexicans.

15/02/2020

USA

Cute videos, but little evidence: Police say Amazon Ring isn't much of a crime fighter

Hundreds of police departments have signed agreements with Ring to gain access to footage filmed on home surveillance cameras

15/02/2020

USA

US targets Airbus as it raises import tariffs on EU aircraft

Tariffs were introduced in October after the WTO ruled that the EU was found to have illegally subsidised Airbus.

15/02/2020

USA

Why the coronavirus outbreak might be the biggest challenge for China's Xi

COVID-19 might be the greatest challenge yet for China's strongman, President Xi Jinping.

15/02/2020

USA

Coronavirus updates: U.S. to evacuate Americans from quarantined cruise ship

As U.S. plans to evacuate Americans from the quarantined cruise ship, here's latest.

15/02/2020

USA

LA County built its new voting machines from scratch. Will they be ready?

The county has been in a race against the clock to shore up vulnerabilities in its system ahead of the California Democratic primary.

14/02/2020

USA

Trump pushed U.S. and Iran 'close to the brink,' Iran's Zarif tells NBC News

Zarif also says Iran can't decipher the black box from a Ukraine plane shot down by Iran without help, but won't hand it over to the U.S. or others.

14/02/2020

USA

11th Democratic debate to take place next month in Arizona

The debate will take place two days before voters head to the primary in the Grand Canyon State, which is emerging as a 2020 battleground.

14/02/2020

USA

Euroviews. The Senate finally found its spine when it came to limiting Trump's war powers ǀ View

Thursday's vote to require the president to consult with Congress before further engaging in military actions against Iran was a welcome first step in the legislative branch's acceptance of its constitutional responsibilities.

14/02/2020

USA

A museum's narwhal tusk disappeared in the 1980s. The FBI wants your help to find it.

In the late 1800s, famed explorer Robert Edwin Peary returned from an Arctic excursion with a unique souvenir: the long, sword-like tusk of a narwhal. Then it went missing.

14/02/2020

USA

U.S. officials: Using Huawei tech opens door to Chinese spying, censorship

The closest U.S. ally, Britain, disagrees with U.S. warnings that any use of Huawei technology exposes a country to digital espionage.

14/02/2020

USA

Justice Department opens inquiry into FBI interview at heart of Flynn's guilty plea

AG Barr has asked a U.S. attorney to lead the inquiry. Flynn pleaded guilty to making false statements during the interview, but wants to withdraw plea.

14/02/2020