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Trump accuses Watergate scandal reporter Carl Bernstein of 'making up' stories
U.S. President Donald Trump took aim Wednesday at Carl Bernstein, one of the reporters who helped bring down Richard Nixon's presidency, accusing him of "making up" stories. Bernstein and Bob Woodward led the Washington Post team that investigated the 1972 break-in at the Democratic National ...
LeBron James praised by Ohio school district after Trump tweet trashing
National Basketball Association star LeBron James won praise on Monday from an Ohio school district for his support of disadvantaged children in his hometown of Akron, after U.S. President Donald Trump attacked him in a weekend tweet questioning his intelligence. The president lashed out at ...
Trump takes aim at LeBron; Michael Jordan, other athletes respond
Ahead of campaigning in Ohio on Saturday, President Donald Trump unleashed a withering attack on the state's favorite son, savaging NBA star LeBron James in a late-night tweet that derided the intelligence of one of the nation's most prominent African-American men. Melania Trump's spokeswoman quickly ...
Trump's attacks on media may lead to real violence, U.N. expert says
U.S. President Donald Trump's verbal attacks on the media run the risk of triggering real violence against journalists, the U.N. rapporteur for freedom of expression said on Thursday. In a joint statement with Edison Lanza, who holds the same post at the Inter-American Commission on ...
U.S. authorities are considering eliminating passenger screening at small and midsize airports across the country, a report said Wednesday, creating concern among terrorism experts. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), which was created in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, is looking at a ...
Leaked hush-money tape piles pressure on Trump, with ex-lawyer bent on speaking the 'truth'
The dramatic leak of a taped conversation between Donald Trump and his longtime attorney, Michael Cohen, signals an aggressive new strategy by Cohen, raising questions about how much Trump has to fear if the former fixer cooperates with prosecutors. On the tape, which was broadcast ...
Arizona State University is awarding its 2018 Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism to CNN anchor Anderson Cooper. He will receive the award on Oct. 17 in Phoenix from the university's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Cooper says he's honored and humbled ...
In apparent defeat for Trump, court OKs AT&T's bid to buy Time Warner for $85 billion
AT&T Inc. won approval from a U.S. court on Tuesday to buy Time Warner Inc. for $85 billion, allowing AT&T to compete with internet companies that dominate digital advertising and providing new sources of revenue. The planned deal is seen as a turning point for ...
Anthony Bourdain, rebellious chef and food writer, dead at 61
American TV celebrity and food writer Anthony Bourdain was found dead in his hotel room Friday in France while working on his CNN series on culinary traditions around the world. He was 61. CNN confirmed the death, saying in a statement that Bourdain was found ...
Morgan Freeman's lawyer demands CNN retract sexual harassment claims
Morgan Freeman's lawyer demanded Tuesday that CNN retract a story accusing the 80-year-old movie star of multiple cases of sexual harassment. "We presented CNN with objective evidence, including videotapes and on-the-record denials by the claimed 'victims,' that the alleged incident that gave rise to the ...
Saudis will seek nuclear weapon if Iran does, minister tells CNN
Saudi Arabia will seek to develop its own nuclear weapons if Iran does, Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir told CNN on Wednesday, amid spiraling tension between the regional rivals. Asked whether Riyadh would "build a bomb itself" if Tehran seizes on Washington's withdrawal from the 2015 ...
Judge hearing $85 billion AT&T-Time Warner deal signals middle-of-road ruling
The judge who will decide if AT&T will be allowed to buy movie and TV show maker Time Warner indicated on Monday that he could be considering a decision that wasn't a clear approval or blocking of the $85 billion deal. In his closing remarks, ...
