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(CNN) — NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch conducted the first all-female spacewalk outside of the International Space Station. The spacewalk officially began Friday at 7:38 a.m. EDT and lasted for seven hours and 17 minutes, ending at 2:55 p.m. EDT. The spacewalk went well, according to both astronauts, and they were even able […]
DETROIT — There are reports that General Motors and United Auto Workers have reached an agreement to end a strike. The deal on a four-year agreement comes on day 31 of a strike that has kept tens of thousands of workers from their jobs and cost the company more than a billion dollars. The union said […]
WESTERVILLE, Ohio — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg fired back at his opponents in the 2020 race. The South Bend mayor had some heated exchanges in Tuesday night’s Democratic debate in Ohio. In an argument about gun policy, former Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke accused him of being limited by polls and focus groups, and Buttigieg told […]
WASHINGTON — President Trump has ordered Vice President Mike Pence to visit Turkey in order to persuade the president of Turkey to call off their invasion of Kurdish lands in Syria. Pence told reporters yesterday that Trump has spoken with President Erdoğan (AIR-doo-WAHN) asking him for an immediate cease-fire and for the Turks to […]
WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is calling for a vote this week on President Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria. The New York Democrat said yesterday he believes Trump’s decision could put the United States at risk of a terror attack. Schumer says his proposed resolution would be bipartisan and have a plan to […]
WASHINGTON — Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina was pranked by two Russians pretending to be Turkey’s minister of defense in an August phone call, his office said on Thursday. A spokesperson for Graham confirmed to CNN that the South Carolina Republican spoke with Russian pranksters Alexey Stolyarov and Vladimir Kuznetsov in a conversation he thought […]
WASHINGTON — The US military has taken two high-profile members of a British ISIS cell into custody, according to three US officials. Two officials said the transfer was made Wednesday. It comes amid US concerns that the Turkish offensive in northeastern Syria could result in ISIS prisoners escaping from undermanned prisons guarded by Syrian Democratic Forces inside Syria. President […]
WASHINGTON — Presidential candidate Joe Biden is announcing a higher-education plan that includes two years of free community college. The Biden campaign said Tuesday that giving free access to community college courses would cut the cost of a four-year degree in half. Biden’s plan would also invest 50-billion dollars in high-quality job training programs, reduce […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Undeterred by a fall Sunday morning, former President Jimmy Carter traveled to Nashville in the evening, where he spoke on stage at the iconic Ryman Auditorium alongside former first lady Rosalynn Carter. “Well, first of all, I want to explain my black eye,” Carter, who walked with a cane, said. Carter, who […]
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Vice President Mike Pence is defending President Trump’s phone call with the president of Ukraine. Speaking Thursday in Arizona, Pence said the fact that Joe Biden’s son was paid $50,000 a month to be on a Ukrainian oil company’s board is “worth looking into.” “I think the American people have […]