BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) – China scrambled fighter jets on Tuesday as a U.S. navy ship sailed close to a disputed reef in the South China Sea, a patrol China denounced as an illegal threat to peace which only went to show its defense installations in the area were necessary. Guided missile destroyer the USS William […]
The U.S. state of North Carolina sued the federal government Monday to keep its law requiring transgender people to use restrooms that correspond to their gender at birth rather than their self-identified gender. The country’s Justice Department last week claimed the state law violated national civil rights standards. It gave North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory […]
An anonymous bidder paid $17.2 million for a statue of Adolf Hitler at an auction Sunday. The statue is the work of Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, and is called “Him.” Completed in 2001, the statue depicts an adult Hitler sculpted with childlike proportions, kneeling as if in prayer. Auctioneer Christie’s had expected the statue would […]
President Barack Obama visited Flint, Michigan, Wednesday to review federal and state progress in ending the city’s contaminated water crisis. Obama was greeted by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, who has come under withering criticism from locals, as well as federal officials, lawmakers and civil rights activists for what is widely seen as negligence in addressing […]