Doug Stanglin USA TODAY Published 2:25 p.m. UTC May 26, 2018 Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that investigations swirling around President Trump are interfering with improved relations with Moscow, noting he has had little contact with the U.S. president. “We are hostages to this internal strife in the United States,”
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Kim Jong-un Meets South Korean Leader in Bid to Salvage US Talks
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“We’ll see what happens,” Mr. Trump told reporters. “We’d like to do it. We’ll see what happens.” For weeks, Mr. Trump had issued a steady stream of enthusiastic comments and tweets on his planned summit with Mr. Kim, although he also warned it might not happen. Signs of trouble emerged last week, when North Korea…
Ireland on course to overturn abortion ban, exit polls show
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Kim Hjelmgaard USA TODAY Published 10:52 p.m. UTC May 26, 2018 DUBLIN — Irish voters overwhelmingly backed repealing a decades-old constitutional ban on abortion, according to two exit polls, paving the way for sweeping cultural change and a move away from the nation’s conservative Catholic roots. The exits polls by state broadcaster RTE television and the…
Driver facing attempted murder charges after alleged hit-and-run injures 3, police say
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A male driver whose vehicle struck three women Friday morning on the campus of Portland State University in Oregon was arrested nearly three hours later in what authorities called a hit-and-run. The suspect, identified as Greg Phillip Porter, 61, faces three counts each of attempted murder and assault, FOX12 Oregon reported. He was being held…
Driver accused of crashing into 3 women near PSU booked into jail
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Greg PorterMultnomah County Sheriff’s Office An SUV driver accused of crashing into three women on the sidewalk near Portland State University has been booked into the Multnomah County jail. Greg P. Porter, 61, faces accusations of attempted murder, first-degree assault, reckless driving and failure to perform the duties of a driver after witnesses said he appeared…
EPA Chief’s Spending on Security: Nearly Double His Predecessors’
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Scott Pruitt, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, spent roughly $3.5 million in taxpayer funds on his personal security detail during his first year in office, 1.7 times what his predecessors spent each year on average, according to records made public Friday by the agency. Those figures included $2.7 million on salaries and overtime…
‘Satan is after me’: Oklahoma gunman who targeted restaurant posted troubling videos online
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Christal Hayes USA TODAY Published 8:29 p.m. UTC May 25, 2018 The gunman who burst through an Oklahoma restaurant and opened fire at random, before being fatally shot by two armed citizens, left a troubling digital footprint on social media, documenting his life and what he believed to be the devil following him. Oklahoma City police…
USC president stepping down amid gynecologist scandal
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LOS ANGELES (KABC) — University of Southern California President C.L. Max Nikias has agreed to step down amid public outcry over the handling of sexual misconduct allegations against a former campus gynecologist. The USC Board of Trustees sent a letter Friday to faculty, staff, students and alumni to confirm that Nikias will be replaced as…
Trump Says North Korea Summit May Be Rescheduled
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As with so many issues involving this president, the views of his aides often have little effect on what he actually says. On Thursday, for example, a senior White House official told reporters that even if the meeting were reinstated, holding it on June 12 would be impossible, given the lack of time and the…
Hillary Clinton says she wants to be the CEO of Facebook
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Hillary Clinton would like to take over the tech giant. Kevin Hagen/Getty Images Hillary Clinton is apparently willing to swap a life in politics to lead the world’s largest social-networking company. The 2016 presidential candidate was at Harvard on Friday receiving the Radcliffe Medal, which honors people who’ve “had a transformative impact on society.” Attorney General…