Monday's Headlines: Trade war escalates as China slaps tariffs on 128 U.S. exports, including pork and fruit
'Fat Leonard' corruption probe helped derail Pentagon's pick to lead Joint Chiefs; 'No more DACA deal': Trump imperils future of millions of undocumented people with anti-immigrant...
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The Chinese government said the tariffs would serve as retaliation for restrictions Trump announced last month. If U.S. goods become more expensive in China, Chinese buyers could opt to purchase products from Europe, South America or elsewhere.
Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III was secretly investigated after he was wined and dined by a corrupt contractor. Locklear was later cleared of wrongdoing, but his association with Leonard Glenn Francis — the man behind the worst corruption scandal in Navy history — helped sink his chance to become the nation's top military officer.
In addition to directing Republicans to pass tougher immigration legislation, the president threatened to exit the North American Free Trade Agreement unless Mexico increases border security.
More than a thousand Central Americans are reportedly making their way through Mexico and headed to the U.S. border. They're traveling in large numbers for safety, and they hope to escape violence and poor economic opportunities back at home.
The two hope that the Fraenkelufer synagogue can serve as a house of worship and meeting place for people of all faiths — and as a message of comity amid rising Islamophobia and fears of a new wave of anti-Semitism in Germany.
California's capital has seen near daily protests — some tense — since the police shooting of the unarmed black father last month, but some rally organizers have expressed cautious optimism for how Sacramento Police Chief Daniel Hahn — the city's first African American police chief — has handled the crisis.
Preliminary data from the SUV's air bag module suggested the vehicle came to stop on a gravel pullout roughly 70 feet from the cliff before it accelerated and plunged over the edge.
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The Fighting Irish beat Mississippi State, 61-58, on Ogunbowale's three-pointer with 0.1 seconds left, capping an epic Final Four weekend in Columbus, Ohio.
The aurora borealis is a staple of Alaskan winters from roughly late August through mid-April, drawing skygazers from afar. But on a recent trip, the author discovered the terrestrial joys of the far north: making pies, riding trains and seeing wildlife — maybe even a moose.
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The government says Canada's multiculturalism is threatened by the rise of ultranationalist movements. "We've seen a fast growth that needs to be addressed now," a former intelligence officer said.
Investigators believe that Wenliang Sun, an international student from China, could be a danger to himself and to others. He will be deported because of an unrelated visa violation, officials say.
The injured man was airlifted to a hospital with what were described as critical injuries in the first shark attack off Hawaii's biggest island since 2015.
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