Washington — Democrats on the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday released emails exchanged between Jeffrey Epstein and others about President Trump. Among the documents is a 2011 message from Epstein to Ghislaine Maxwell, his longtime associate, that said Mr. Trump "spent hours at my house" wit...
People visit the AfricaCom exhibition during the Africa Tech Festival 2025 in Cape Town, South Africa, Nov 11, 2025. [PhotoXinhua] CAPE TOWN - The Africa Tech Festival kicked off on Tuesday in Cape Town, the legislative capital of South Africa, gathering innovators, policymakers, and investors to...
LONDON -- Catherine Connolly was sworn in as Ireland's 10th president at Dublin Castle on Tuesday. During the ceremony around noon, Connolly repeated the Declaration of Office after the country's Chief Justice Donal O'Donnell, then signed the Declaration and accepted the seal of office, officially ...
US manufacturing jobs contracted for the eighth straight month in October, driven by lower demand and companies pulling back on production, figures showed. The sector — which is responsible for approximately 10.1 percent of GDP as of 2024 — is an important barometer of the health of the economy and...
ISLAMABAD -- At least 12 people were killed and 27 others injured on Tuesday afternoon in a suicide blast outside the district courts in Pakistan's capital Islamabad, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi told lolcal media. Naqvi said at the explosion site that a suicide bomber exploded his explosive-lade...
A cashier scans groceries, including produce, which is covered by the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program SNAP, at a grocery store in Baltimore on Monday. Stephanie ScarbroughAP The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended an order blocking full SNAP payments, amid signals that the governmen...
House Speaker Mike Johnson R-La. delivers remarks to reporters on Monday on Capitol Hill. Tom BrennerGetty Images On the 41st day of a record-long government shutdown, the U.S. Senate voted 60 to 40 to approve a continuing resolution to reopen the government. The measure would fund much of the g...
The families of multiple campers and two counselors at Camp Mystic who died in the devastating flash flood in Texas in July are suing the camp, alleging gross negligence and reckless disregard for safety led to a "self-created disaster" that claimed the lives of 28 people total. The Fourth of July ...
Jacob Brinnad strikes a hung gar martial arts pose at his school in Katy, Texas on Sept 9. May Zhou China Daily Growing up in the Bay Area, Jacob Brinnand spent a lot of time in the Asian and Pacific Islander community where martial arts was a big part of the culture. "I became really inter...
PARIS -- Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been released from prison in Paris after spending around 20 days in detention, following a decision by the Paris Court of Appeal on Monday, which ordered his release under strict judicial supervision. He was seen leaving the prison this afternoon...
Sen. Bernie Sanders said Monday he's "very disappointed" that eight members of the Democratic caucus voted to advance a bill to reopen the government, arguing that Democrats got little in exchange aside from a "meaningless" vote on health insurance subsidies. Asked by CBS News' Caitlin Huey-Burns w...
President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media following a swearing in ceremony for Sergio Gor, the new U.S. Ambassador to India, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, on Nov. 10, 2025. | Craig Hudson for POLITICO President Donald Trump’s adversaries say his sweeping pardon ...
This combination photo of eight senators is Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., top row from left, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill., Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and bottom row from left, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, Sen. Jacky...
Documentary revives century-old bonds forged in Kuliang, Fuzhou The premiere of the documentary Dear Kuliang and related exchange events take place in Los Angeles on Friday. ZHANG SHUOCHINA NEWS SERVICE High in the hills above Fuzhou in Southeast China lies Kuliang, once a summer retreat where...
Teenagers pose for a photo while holding smartphones in front of a Instagram logo in this illustration taken Sept 11, 2025. [PhotoAgencies] Denmark's government has agreed to implement a minimum age requirement of 15-years-old for use of certain social media platforms. The plan, led by the Minis...