Top aides talked Trump out of firing Mueller
Comey testified last week before the Senate Intelligence Committee, where he gave a detailed account of his conversations with the president , whom he said asked him for his "loyalty" and insinuated that his job as Federal Bureau of Investigation chief might depend on providing such a pledge.
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COSBY TRIAL: Prosecutors rest case against Bill Cosby
According to the deposition, Cosby engaged in "petting" with Constand "at least" four times at his home - each time initiated by him - and that she only rebuffed him once. Cosby might testify at his sexual assault trial. Cosby didn't respond Friday when asked by The Associated Press if he would take the stand to defend himself against the charges that could put him in prison for the rest of his life.
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Here are the Southern Californians playing in the charity congressional baseball game
In a statement , the hospital said Mr Scalise had "sustained a single rifle shot to the left hip". Instead of wearing hats representing their home teams , as is the normal tradition, this year players on both teams wore Louisiana State University hats in honor of Scalise, a Louisiana Republican, for part of the game.
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London fire: Theresa May orders public inquiry into blaze
Authorities said the cause of the blaze remained unclear and is under investigation. The cause of the fire isn't yet known, but residents say they've known for years that the Grenfell building was a fire hazard. Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London Thursday called for an interim report into the Grenfell Tower fire to be published within weeks, saying: "There are questions that demand answers ".
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Washington gunman who shot congressman had history of anti-GOP activity
Let me be as clear as I can be. The shooter died in the exchange of gunfire between him and the police. In the wake of the shooting, the office of Rep. The Daily Beast is reporting that Hodgkinson called Republicans "racist & sexist" on his Facebook page ."Trump is a Traitor", Hodgkinson wrote in a May 22 Facebook post .
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Russia claims it has killed IS leader al-Baghdadi
If confirmed, it would mark a major military success for Russian Federation, which has conducted a military campaign in support of Syrian President Bashar Assad since September 2015. To read this article in one of Houston's most-spoken languages, click on the button below. The strike is believed to have killed several other senior leaders of the group, as well as around 30 field commanders and up to 300 of their personal guards, the Russian defense ministry statement said.
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APNewsBreak: About 4000 more US troops to go to Afghanistan
That decision, however, stalled amid the administration's Afghan review and a push for North Atlantic Treaty Organisation to contribute more troops. "We're not looking at a purely military strategy", he said. Any increase of several thousand troops would leave American forces in Afghanistan well below their 2011 peak of more than 100,000 troops.
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Mayor on Grenfell Tower visit heckled by crowds including boy, seven
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan outlined ambitions to make London the world's leading "smart city" as he opened London Tech Week. "We saw them dying", said Adi Estu, 32, who was evacuated from her home nearby. Harley Facades, which fitted the panels, told the BBC: "At this time, we are not aware of any link between the fire and the exterior cladding to the tower".
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U.S. adds 3 Islamic State group leaders to terrorism blacklist
Two other ISIS leaders in Europe and the Middle East, Oussama Ahmad Atar and Mohammed Isa Yousif Saqar Al Binali were also listed as Specially Designated Global Terrorists by the US. terrorist sanctions list. However, every time intelligence agencies began giving credence to such reports, his name or voice cropped up in intercepts.
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London's tower fire now a criminal probe
May said people "deserve answers ", BBC reported . Now that the smoke has cleared, the public could only gape at the huge burned-out hulk in the working class, multi-ethnic neighborhood. Flames could still be seen inside the building more than a day after the disaster . Mr Clarke, who lives locally said: " I saw those cladding panels, the cladding on the outside and the insulation was just peeling off, like you'd peel a banana.
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It may take months to ID London's fire victims
After a massive fire tore through the Grenfell Tower high-rise apartment building in London yesterday claiming the lives of 12 people and injuring 74 others, Adele attended a vigil for all of the victims affected by the tragedy. " People deserve answers . The inquiry will give them". Following the fire, the building's safety precautions have been called into question, with some saying cladding - building material usually attached directly to the frame of a building to act as an ...
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Pence offers prayers for Scalise, praise for police officers
U.S. Rep. John Katko wasn't at the Republicans' baseball practice where a mass shooting occurred Wednesday, but the incident hit close to him. So far, investigators have not linked Hodgkinson to any radical groups, said a law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity because the official was not authorized to discuss the investigation publicly.




