And he's also the person who would physically bring Trump checks every day when he was at the Trump Organization , and Trump would go through each check that he had to sign and say, what's this one for, why is this so much, and ask him to hold off on various payments. Read More »

That makes it $50 billion worth of imports subjected to tariffs on either side since early July, and more are in the pipeline, adding to risks for global economic growth. Thursday's 25 percent increase came as envoys from the two countries met in Washington , DC in their first high-level talks in two months. Business groups expressed hope that the meeting would mark the start of serious negotiations over Chinese trade and economic policy changes demanded by President Donald Trump . Read More »

The woman who was killed has been identified as Aileen Pizarro , according to Fox 5 News . Two other people in the Hyundai - a 43-year-old mother and her 12-year-old daughter - were killed. McSkillet was known to live in the Southern California area and in December 2017, the YouTuber posted a video of his black McLaren sports vehicle. He also had a YouTube channel with nearly 900,000 subscribers. Read More »

Violent crime , such as homicide, kidnapping, carjacking, and robbery, is widespread. It warns against traveling to the states of Colima, Guerrero, Michoacán, Sinaloa and Tamaulipas and offers detailed advice regarding travel to other parts of the country. Read More »

In its initial report, the forensic team stated that there are no signs of criminal resistance or violence existing on the two bodies. Thomas Cook said it evacuated its customers from the hotel amid "further reports of a raised level of illness among guests". Read More »

They contacted the Federal Bureau of Investigation after the computer security firm Lookout Inc. alerted them to a phishing scheme. "Despite our misstep and the alarms that were set off, it's most important that all of the security systems in place worked", Brandon Dillon, the chair of the Michigan Democratic Party , said in a statement. Read More »

A day after replacing Malcolm Turnbull following a ballot among parliamentarians from the ruling Liberal Party , Morrison had what he called a "great" phone conversation with the U.S. Beleaguered Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull demanded the signatures as proof that most of his government had lost faith in him. It started around midday Friday after the 43 signatures were verified. Read More »

Mr Trump argued the move would have dire economic consequences. Correspondents say it is unlikely Mr Trump's opponents would try to impeach him before November's mid-term elections. By Thursday, Trump learns that David Pecker, a longtime friend who owns the National Enquirer's parent company, has been granted immunity by the Southern District of NY. Read More »

As well as child sexual abuse, Varadkar may raise the mistreatment of vulnerable women in the Magdalene Laundries , the forced or coerced adoption of babies born to unmarried women, and the church's attitude to LGBT people and the role of women. Read More »

In an unusual move, Pakistan has asked the USA to "immediately correct" a readout issued by the State Department in which Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was quoted as saying that he asked Pakistan's new prime minister to take "decisive action" against all terrorists operating in the country. Read More »

It is just the latest effort in their ongoing campaign to remove him from the office he won in an Electoral College landslide. One was the conviction of Paul Manafort , the president's former campaign chairman, on eight counts of fraud, after a 12-day trial brought by special counsel Robert Mueller's Russian Federation investigators. Read More »

It is unclear why Trump finally chose to acknowledge the fact that North Korea is not actually dismantling its nuclear program, much less, why he opted to take the drastic measure of cancelling Pompeo's trip just days before it was set to commence. Read More »

A number of structures on the Big Island were destroyed and some residents were reported to be fleeing their homes, a weather service spokeswoman said . Experts said a direct strike is not needed to see a significant impact from such a strong hurricane. Hawaii County's hurricane watch was also downgraded to a tropical storm warning, but National Weather Service meteorologist Maureen Ballard said that Lane can still cause a lot of damage across the state, including the Big Island, as it ... Read More »

Hours later, Trump responded. "Stay out of South Africa's domestic affairs", Malema also said , echoing a demand once made by the apartheid regime. Hotheads like Julius Malema, who regularly makes veiled threats of violence against the white population of South Africa also hasn't gone unnoticed by the global community. Read More »

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Deputy Liberal leader Josh Frydenberg after a swearing in ceremony at Government House in Canberra (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) Mr Morrison has vowed to "bring our party back together", acknowledging it has been "bruised and battered this week". Read More »

To date, not much is known about Rivera. "I know Cristhian from my sister". The toddler cried out and repeatedly asked her mom what was happening as her father was led into the courtroom in shackles and a jail-issue striped jumpsuit. Friends of his told DailyMail.com he crossed the border around six years ago with a cousin, although Rivera's attorney Allan Richards has insisted his client is in the USA lawfully. Read More »

The Trump Administration has been at loggerheads with Pakistan after the American president's New Year's tweet, accusing Pakistan of sheltering terrorists. Khan was sworn in as the prime minister of Pakistan on Saturday. What U.S. believes it has said, Pakistan does not believe it has heard. "I can only say we stand by our readout", Nauert told a news conference on Thursday, calling Pakistan "an important partner" in the region. Read More »

There was no immediate comment on the case from Iranian authorities, but the country's ambassador to the UK, Hamid Baeidinejad, described a photo showing Zaghari-Ratcliffe reuniting with her daughter as "lovely" in a post on Twitter. Hunt - who recently replaced Boris Johnson, who resigned over the government's faltering Brexit plans - tweeted about the "good news", but stressed that her release should be permanent: "Really good news that Nazanin has been released on furlough, credit to ... Read More »

Arguments in Wednesday's court ruling saw Chamisa's lawyer, Thabani Mpofu, suggesting that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) had cooked up 69,000 votes in favour of Mnangagwa. Meanwhile, Nelson Chamisa of the opposition MDC Alliance has told supporters before today's ruling that "Mnangagwa is illegitimate" and the opposition outfit will fight and soldier on. Read More »

Hunter, an early supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump , is the second Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives to face criminal charges this month. Dozens of protesters and about 10 TV cameras were waiting outside the federal courthouse Thursday, with protesters chanting "Shame" as they waited for Rep Duncan D. Read More »

In the event that discussions go poorly, both countries are preparing to hit each other with new tariffs Thursday, as their trade dispute continues. US President Donald Trump has directed the US trade representative to consider increasing the additional duty from 10 percent to 25 percent on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports , targeting thousands of consumer products ranging from chemicals to cosmetics. Read More »

Instead of being recognized as a conscience-driven whistleblower whose disclosure helped protect USA elections, victor was prosecuted with vicious resolve by the Justice Department under the Espionage Act . Reality Winner , the former National Security Agency contractor who pleaded guilty to leaking classified intelligence to a media outlet, has been sentenced to more than five years in prison. Read More »

Geological Survey. The tremor was felt for several seconds some 400 kilometers (250 miles) away in the capital Caracas , notably in tall buildings. USGS Geophysicist Jessica Turner said the quake's depth, 76.5 miles (123.11 km) below the surface, would dampen some of the shaking but not enough to prevent damage. Read More »

Duncan offered her observations of the attorneys on both sides of the case. Notes written by the jury during Paul Manafort's trial have been released to the public. The maximum time in prison for the counts Manafort was found guilty of totals 80 years , though he would be expected to receive much less when sentenced. Read More »

Briefing the media here about the summit, China's assistant foreign minister Chen Xiaodong said Swaziland did not have relations with Beijing "for reasons that everyone knows". Wooing El Salvador was also a warning shot to the United States, said Fan Shih-ping, a political analyst at National Taiwan Normal University. At an anniversary ceremony held in a former army bunker and combat centre in Kinmen, Taiwan's Defence Minister Yen De-fa said today's troops in Taiwan must again make "combat ... Read More »

The message was released today by the media wing of the terror outfit, but it is yet to be confirmed if the voice in the video message was that of Baghdadi. A 25 million reward is being offered by the United States for the capture of Baghdadi. According to some reports, Baghdadi may now be in hiding somewhere in the Iraqi-Syrian border region. Read More »

The social media giant said it just took down 652 Pages, groups and accounts for "coordinated inauthentic behavior" that originated in Iran and Russian Federation. Sheryl Sandberg , Facebook's chief operating officer, and Jack Dorsey, Twitter's chief executive, as well as others, are expected to appear at the hearing. Read More »

However, Trump told " Fox & Friends" he would not interfere in department matters. Last year, Graham said there would be "holy hell" if Trump fired Sessions, but now he is more than fine with it. "I took control of the Department of Justice the day I was sworn in, which is why we have had unprecedented success at effectuating the President's agenda". Read More »

But Macdonald says that's about to change, with wind and rain showers predicted for Friday in much of Alberta. And, while Environment Canada has reduced the level of risk on the Health Index, it still reports that Metro Vancouver's air is at a level 9, or High risk. Read More »

The regime holds the southeastern tip of the province that is home to some 2.5 million people - more than half displaced by Syria's war or bused into Idlib under surrender deals. "I think the effects, the economic effects certainly, are even stronger than we anticipated", Bolton said. A senior Iranian cleric warned Washington yesterday that if it attacked Iran, the USA and Israel would be targeted, as a war of words escalated after the re-imposition of U.S. Read More »

The UAE is among countries such as Qatar (Rs 35 crore) and Maldives ($50,000) that have offered financial assistance for relief and rehabilitation, following the floods that have devastated the state. Syed Akbaruddin, who was the spokesperson for the ministry of external affairs in 2013, had said after the 2013 Uttarakhand floods that India had declined Russia's offer of help as India had the adequate ability to deal with an emergency of any nature. Read More »

EDT/0401 GMT). Washington's latest tariffs apply to products including semiconductors, plastics, chemicals and railway equipment that the Office of the U.S. The International Monetary Fund has warned the escalating trade dispute threatens to derail the global economic recovery and growth. Meanwhile, negotiators are continuing talks in Washington with Chinese and Mexican trade officials to try to find a solution. Read More »

Besides the sister and the mother of the dead attacker who were both killed, there were several people seriously injured, including one who was airlifted to hospital in critical condition. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident, which triggered a terrorist alert, but police said that the deaths may have resulted from a family quarrel. Read More »

Cohen said he also paid former Playboy Karen McDougal , who also said she had an affair with Trump. The campaign finance charges involve payments to two women, the two people said. Cohen was Trump's longtime personal lawyer until weeks ago. Cohen has also come under fire for offering access to Donald Trump in a payola scheme. Read More »

Made public in early August and put into effect on Wednesday, the latest USA sanctions are related to the Novichok poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal in Britain. Putin said the "problem" came not just from US President Donald Trump, but from what he called "the establishment". "And that's a big thing for them", Trump said in an Oval Office interview with Reuters . Read More »