National Nov 18, 2020
Obama recalls with frustration Japan's 'revolving-door' leadership
The former U.S. president describes one of his former counterparts, Yukio Hatoyama, as "awkward" in his new book "A Promised Land."
General Nov 13, 2020
Sports at White House will remain changed, even with new president
by Kurt Streeter
The traditional Rose Garden ceremony for national championship winners, once a carefree event, has become politically divisive during Trump's term in office.
World Jul 16, 2020
Hacking spree alarms experts concerned about Twitter's security
The company statements confirmed the fears of security experts that the service itself — rather than users — had been compromised.
World / Politics May 17, 2020
Obama tells graduates coronavirus has 'torn back curtain' on government
Barack Obama tells graduates at historically black colleges and universities that the coronavirus pandemic has "torn back the curtain” on the idea that those in charge of the country know what they’re doing.
Commentary / World May 14, 2020
Trump unmasks Obama administration’s unmaskers
by Eli Lake
The Trump administration's attempt to explain what happened to Michael Flynn isn't very revealing.
World / Politics Apr 15, 2020
Obama bursts back on the scene with endorsement of Joe Biden
Barack Obama roared back into presidential politics by endorsing Joe Biden on Tuesday as Democrats work to unify ahead of a nasty general election campaign against President Donald Trump made trickier by the coronavirus pandemic and a worsening economy. The party’s most popular leader, outshone ...
National Apr 12, 2020
Renovated Hiroshima A-bomb museum reeled in record 1.76 million visitors in 2019
Some 520,000 foreign visitors helped the museum break its record for the seventh year in a row following a two-year break to revamp exhibitions and bolster against quakes.
Business / Economy Feb 21, 2020
With the U.S. presidential campaign heating up, the White House continues to look backward, comparing President Donald Trump's economic record to his predecessor, Barack Obama. The Trump administration released the Economic Report of the President on Thursday, which in nearly every metric claims a vast ...
World Jan 22, 2020
U.S. military claimed 'success' in hacking Islamic State online propaganda efforts, documents show
The U.S. military claims to have "successfully" disrupted the online propaganda efforts of the Islamic State in a hacking operation dating back at least to 2016, according to declassified national security documents released Tuesday. The heavily redacted, previously top secret documents said the U.S. Cyber ...
World / Politics Dec 17, 2019
Cuba-U.S. relations backslide five years after landmark thaw
by Katell Abiven
Five years ago this week, Washington and Havana surprised the world when they agreed to reopen diplomatic ties severed in 1961, but relations have since slid downhill as if on a fresh layer of Cold War ice. United States President Donald Trump has regularly assailed ...