US Aircraft Carrier to Visit Vietnam in Post-War First

HANOI (Reuters) – In a post-war first, the United States is poised to send an aircraft carrier to Vietnam in March, officials of both sides said on … The announcement came during a two-day visit to Hanoi by U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis that had been expected to focus on shared concerns about China.

“With mounting pressure on Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey to return, the U.S. government’s termination of temporary protected status for Syrians would send a particularly dangerous signal that could impact far larger numbers of Syrians at serious risk of forced return,” said Bill Frelick, …

Jamal Said (L) of St. Louis Park and Abdul Hersi of Minneapolis, watch the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC Championship football game at the Capitol Cafe, a popular Somali coffee shop, ahead of the NFL’s Super Bowl in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. January 21, 2018. Picture taken January 21, 2018.

The case began with a 2016 Indianapolis Star investigation of how USA Gymnastics handled sexual abuse allegations against coaches. That prompted former gymnast Rachael … “After that article, I knew this was the time,” Denhollander told The Associated Press. “This is always what I knew had to be …

Among the many things that helped define the 2016 U.S. presidential election, one slogan still rings strong: “Make America Great Again.” The Donald Trump campaign set out to regain the status that the United States had supposedly lost because of the Obama administration. How did Trump fare in making …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Illegal shipments of the powerful and addictive opioid fentanyl are pouring into the United States by mail from China and the U.S. Postal Service must step up the use of high-tech detection methods to fight the problem, according to a congressional report unveiled on Wednesday.

U.S. Sued Over Approval of Kentucky Medicaid Work Provisions … The proposed class action lawsuit, filed in Washington federal court against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), says the agency exceeded its authority under the federal Medicaid law when it approved Kentucky’s …

FILE PHOTO: A combination photo shows Democratic Alabama U.S. Senate candidate Doug Jones (L) and Republican U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore (R) at their respective election night parties in Birmingham and Montgomery, Alabama, U.S., December 12, 2017. REUTERS/Marvin Gentry/Jonathan …

David Turpin listens to his lawyer as he appears with his wife (not shown) in court in Riverside, California, U.S. January 24, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake Reuters. By Tori Richards. RIVERSIDE, Calif. (Reuters) – A judge on Wednesday barred a Southern California husband and wife from contacting the 13 …

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence cast the tie-breaking vote in the Senate to secure passage of the measure. Defunding Planned Parenthood’s was among Donald Trump’s promises to anti-abortion groups during the U.S. presidential campaign. (Reporting by David Alexander; Editing by Richard Chang).