A drone crash on the White House grounds closed the complex putting it in lock-down on Monday morning. The crashing drone also spurred a Secret Service investigation. A Washington D.C. man came forward and claimed responsibility for the wayward drone, saying he lost control of the airborne radio-controlled vehicle just before it crashed on to […]
BEIJING—North Korea on Thursday threatened to carry out a fresh nuclear test in response to a U.N. committee’s condemnation of Pyongyang’s alleged human rights abuses. In a statement Thursday, the North’s foreign ministry said Pyongyang will be “unable to refrain any longer” from conducting a fourth nuclear test after the United Nations moved to bring […]
CAPITOL HILL—U.S. lawmakers are speaking out on the eve of President Barack Obama’s address outlining U.S. plans to combat radical Islamic State fighters. Both parties say action is warranted, but some disagree on whether Congress must authorize the use of force. For months, Republican lawmakers have slammed the Obama administration’s response to chaos and fanatical […]
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Congress is in recess and members are scattered across the country in their home districts. But a number of congressional leaders appeared on Sunday talk shows to voice alarm about the threat posed by the Islamic State militant group in the wake of the brutal murder of American journalist James Foley. The Republican chairman […]