| Woman Convicted of Goading Boyfriend Into Suicide Sentenced to 2 and a Half Years in Prison Posted: 03 Aug 2017 01:23 PM PDT  Michelle Carter, 20, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter last month in a trial that gained nationwide attention.
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| Kushner says Trump campaign was too dysfunctional to collude Posted: 02 Aug 2017 09:04 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's son-in-law told a group of congressional interns that the Trump campaign couldn't have colluded with Russia because the team was too dysfunctional and disorganized to coordinate with a foreign government.
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| White House argues with CNN reporter about meaning of Statue of Liberty Posted: 02 Aug 2017 08:46 PM PDT  Capping off weeks of tumult in Washington, the White House Press briefing recently descended into a heated argument between reporters and the administration about the Statue of Liberty. Senior presidential advisor Stephen Miller stopped by the press briefing to promote an immigration bill that Donald Trump has recently thrown his weight behind. Mr Miller – a central author of Mr Trump's travel ban on six Muslim majority countries – described this latest policy as "compassionate" and "common-sense".
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| Russian reporter punched live on air at paratrooper bash Posted: 02 Aug 2017 08:09 PM PDT  A Russian television journalist was punched in the face live on air Wednesday as he reported on raucous annual celebrations by paratroopers in Moscow. Nikita Razvozzhayev, a correspondent with the pro-Kremlin NTV channel, was extolling the professionalism of Russia's airborne forces when a bearded man staggered up to the presenter and began an expletive-laden rant about invading Ukraine. The incident in Moscow's famed Gorky Park -- which left the anchor back in the studio stunned -- quickly went viral in Russia with over 400,000 people viewing it on NTV's website.
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| Trump backs stiff curbs on legal immigration Posted: 02 Aug 2017 07:15 PM PDT  President Donald Trump on Wednesday threw his weight behind efforts to give English-speakers priority for US residency cards and halving the number of legal migrants admitted to the country. Trump backed proposals that would reform the process of obtaining a US "green card" by introducing a points-based system favoring skilled anglophone workers. Around one million immigrants are granted permanent residency each year, but the draft legislation -- presented at the White House by Trump and two senators who crafted it -- aims to cut that number by around 50 percent.
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| Donald Trump signs Russia sanctions bill as Dmitry Medvedev says move ends hopes of better relations Posted: 02 Aug 2017 05:27 PM PDT  Donald Trump reluctantly signed a bill imposing new sanctions on Russia yesterday, with Moscow saying the move ended hopes for better relations between the two countries. The US president himself called the measure "seriously flawed" and attacked Congress for forcing his hand. Dmitry Medvedev, the Russian prime minister, said the new sanctions were tantamount to a "full-scale trade war". He said that the move showed the Trump administration was utterly powerless. "The hope that our relations with the new American administration would improve is finished," he wrote on Facebook. The Russian prime minister suggested the sanctions were an attempt by the "US establishment" to remove Mr Trump from power. "The issue of new sanctions came about, primarily, as another way to knock Trump down a peg. New steps are to come, and they will ultimately aim to remove him from power," he wrote. Mr Medvedev later tweeted: "The Trump administration has shown its total weakness by handing over executive power to Congress in the most humiliating way. "The US establishment fully outwitted Trump. The President is not happy about the sanctions, yet he could not but sign the bill." We will steadily continue our work on developing the economy, relying mostly on ourselves. We have learned to do this— Dmitry Medvedev (@MedvedevRussiaE) August 2, 2017 The Russian government said it was considering imposing counter-measures against the US. President Donald Trump, flanked by Sen. Tom Cotton, R- Ark., left, and Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga Credit: AP Photo/Evan Vucci Mr Trump had privately opposed the move and approved the bill behind closed doors, unlike other bill signings for which he has invited television cameras into the White House. The president then issued a scathing statement which exacerbated divisions between himself and members of his own Republican Party in Congress, saying he had only consented to the new law "for the sake of national unity". Mr Trump had wanted the power to alter sanctions to give him room for diplomatic manoeuvre with Russia, with whom he has repeatedly suggested friendlier relations. But the bill, which was passed overwhelmingly by the Republican-controlled Congress last week, prevents him from doing so without Congressional approval. Some Republicans in Congress were concerned that if Mr Trump was allowed to dictate the future of sanctions, he could reduce them without gaining enough in return from his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Donald Trump's administration: Who has left? 00:45 Mr Trump accused Congress of acting "unconstitutionally" and "encroaching on the executive branch's authority". He said: "The bill remains seriously flawed. The framers of our Constitution put foreign affairs in the hands of the president. This bill will prove the wisdom of that choice. "I built a truly great company worth many billions of dollars. That is a big part of the reason I was elected. As president, I can make far better deals with foreign countries than Congress. Congress could not even negotiate a healthcare bill after seven years of talking." Mr Trump said he hoped there would be "cooperation" with Russia "on major global issues so that these sanctions will no longer be necessary". Russia's foreign ministry said that new US sanctions amounted to "dangerous" and "short-sighted" policy. In a statement, the ministry said the sanctions against Russia had put global stability at risk, a matter Moscow said it and the United States bear particular responsibility for, adding that the measures amounted to "hostile action" for which it reserves the right to respond. The foreign ministry statement also urged the US to "get rid of its illusions and understand that no threat or pressure will force Russia to change its policy or sacrifice its national interests". trump's America Puff The sanctions are aimed at punishing Moscow for interfering in the 2016 US presidential election in what intelligence agencies have concluded was an attempt to help Mr Trump win. They also penalise Russia for its military aggression in Ukraine and Syria, and impose further financial sanctions against Iran and North Korea. Russia's energy sector is targeted with new limits on US investment in Russian companies. US companies will also be banned from engaging in energy exploration projects in which Russian firms have more than a third stake. The European Union says the sanctions might impact its energy security. Jean-Claude Juncker, the European Commission president, said Europe would take counter-measures if the US sanctions harmed its companies involved in oil and gas projects with Russia. He said: "We are ready. We must defend our economic interests vis-à-vis the United States, and we will do that." Meanwhile, Mike Pence, the US vice-president, lambasted Russia for trying to "destabilise" the Western Balkans and "casting a shadow from the East". On a visit to Montenegro, the newest member of Nato, Mr Pence said: "The president and our Congress are unified in our message to Russia. A better relationship, the lifting of sanctions, will require Russia to reverse the actions that caused the sanctions to be imposed in the first place."
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| Arkansas Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Neighbors' Donkeys Posted: 02 Aug 2017 04:26 PM PDT  An Arkansas man is behind bars after allegedly trespassing onto his neighbors' property in order to sexually assault the couple's donkeys.
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| The Latest: 4 remain hospitalized after school explosion Posted: 02 Aug 2017 03:31 PM PDT  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on an explosion and partial building collapse at a Minneapolis school (all times local):
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| The Latest: EU disavows Venezuela constituent assembly Posted: 02 Aug 2017 02:50 PM PDT  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The Latest on Venezuela's political crisis and the dispute over a rewrite of its constitution (all times local):
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