LeBron James Says Trump Has Emboldened Racists in the US

Jan 12, 2018; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) shoots the ball in the first quarter against the Indiana Pacers at … on Monday President Donald Trump has emboldened racists in the United States and urged the country not to allow itself to be divided along racial lines.

WASHINGTON—U.S. counterintelligence officials in early 2017 warned Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, that Wendi Deng Murdoch, a prominent Chinese-American businesswoman, could be using her close friendship with Mr. Kushner and his wife, Ivanka Trump, …

FILE PHOTO: Head of Kosovo Serb delegation Oliver Ivanovic (R) speaks with Veton Surroi, member of the Kosovo Albanians delegation and leader of ‘ORA’ movement in Kosovo in Durres, Albania, some 40 km (25 miles) from Tirana, March 27, 2006. REUTERS/Arben Celi Reuters. PRISTINA (Reuters) …

A female passenger on a casino shuttle boat that was consumed by a huge fire off Florida’s Gulf Coast has died. Jan. 15, 2018, at 11:47 p.m.. The Latest: Passenger Who Died After Boat Fire Identified. Share. ×. Share on Facebook · Post on Twitter · Post to Reddit. Email. Share in LinkedIn · Share on StumbleUpon.

EARNINGS OUTLOOK: Investors are watching for the impact of Washington’s latest tax changes on U.S. companies as earnings season for the final quarter of 2017 gets into full swing. Many multinational corporations are taking a one-off charge for bringing home money held abroad. But investors expect …

Emergency rescue personnel attend to the scene where a building has collapsed in Antwerp, Belgium January 15, 2018 in this still image taken from a social media video. LANDRY ZOKI/via REUTERS Reuters. BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Two people were killed and 14 injured when an explosion in the …

This Year Looks Different for U.S. Inflation as Wall St. Braces. By … Laid low for most of the past decade, U.S. inflation is showing signs that it might begin to stage a comeback in 2018. … Investors are taking notice: Yields on the two-year U.S.Treasury note hit 2 percent on Friday for the first time since 2008.

The president spent his first Martin Luther King Jr. Day in office buffeted by claims that during a meeting with senators on immigration last week, he used a vulgarity to describe African countries and questioned the need to allow more Haitians into the U.S. He also is said to have asked why the country …

The backlash could complicate President Donald Trump’s efforts to expand oil and gas production offshore. A proposed leasing plan unveiled last week aims to open up all U.S. coasts to drillers over the next five years. Alaska and Maine are the only two U.S. states whose governors have expressed support …