National / Media | BIG IN JAPAN Oct 10, 2020
U.S. election coverage falls flat in Japan
by Mark Schreiber
Japan's mainstream media might be taking their cue from the new administration of Yoshihide Suga
World / Crime & Legal Nov 6, 2019
Jury selection underway in trial of longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone
The criminal trial of President Donald Trump's long-time adviser, Roger Stone, began on Tuesday with the start of jury selection as he faces charges arising from former special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation that documented Russian interference to help Trump win the 2016 U.S. election. The ...
World / Crime & Legal Oct 9, 2019
Russian operative said 'we made America great' after Trump's win: GOP-led Senate report
by Steven T. Dennis and Ben Brody
Kremlin-directed operatives opened champagne when Donald Trump won the presidency in 2016, according to a communication disclosed in a new Senate Intelligence Committee report outlining Russia's sweeping social media efforts to help him win. "We uncorked a tiny bottle of champagne ... took one gulp ...
World / Crime & Legal Sep 27, 2019
Computer server haunted Hillary Clinton in 2016, but now it may be Trump's turn
As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump repeatedly attacked his Democratic adversary, Hillary Clinton, in 2016 over her use of a private computer server for official emails when she was U.S. secretary of state. Now the Republican president has his own server problem as he seeks ...
World / Crime & Legal Sep 19, 2019
Prominent California Democratic Party donor Edward Buck has been charged with operating a drug den after injecting a man with methamphetamine in his West Hollywood home where two other men previously died of apparent overdoses, prosecutors said. Buck, who donated to former President Barack Obama ...
Business / Corporate Aug 23, 2019
Overstock shares surge 15% as CEO quits after revealing role in FBI probe of Russia and Clinton
Overstock.com's stock surged 15 percent on Thursday after Chief Executive Officer Patrick Byrne resigned following his claim of being involved in a Federal Bureau of Investigation probe into Russia and former U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. His resignation follows a drop of over 30 percent ...
World / Crime & Legal May 29, 2019
British ex-spy will not talk to U.S. prosecutor examining Trump probe origins, says source
The former British spy who produced a dossier describing alleged links between Donald Trump and Russia will not cooperate with a prosecutor assigned by U.S. Attorney General William Barr to review how the investigations of Trump and his 2016 election campaign began, a source ...
National / Politics May 8, 2019
Support act: Behind every Japanese prime minister is a fascinating first lady
by Andrew McKirdy
When Chizuko Obuchi's husband, Keizo, became prime minister of Japan in July 1998 and the couple moved into the official residence, she was taken aback by what she found. "People from overseas might be surprised to hear it, but there was absolutely no one and ...
World / Politics Apr 29, 2019
Republican Sen. Lindsay Graham, a close ally of Donald Trump, called for more sanctions on Russia and criticized presidential adviser Jared Kushner's statements downplaying the significance of that country's interference in the 2016 election. "I like Jared a lot, but he's leaving out a big ...
World / Crime & Legal Apr 23, 2019
The leader of an armed group stopping undocumented migrants who cross into the United States from Mexico had boasted that his members had trained to assassinate former President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, an FBI agent said in court papers ...
World / Politics Apr 13, 2019
Want to beat Trump? Do a balancing act, says Hillary Clinton
Presidential hopefuls must walk a fine line to defeat U.S. President Donald Trump, presenting their own views while fending off his attacks, said former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who lost to Trump in a bitter 2016 race. Speaking on Friday, the fourth anniversary of ...
World / Crime & Legal Apr 12, 2019
Trump's 'I Love WikiLeaks' praise fades as U.S. charges Julian Assange
Donald Trump made no secret during the 2016 campaign that he appreciated WikiLeaks and founder Julian Assange for publishing thousands of hacked Democratic emails, many of them damaging to Hillary Clinton. "I love WikiLeaks," he said more than once as the group posted emails stolen ...