The archive of all headlines from April 13, 2017, organized by time of publication.
“I would like to think that they didn’t know, but certainly they could have. They were there,” President Trump said.The remarks amounted to an explosive suggestion at a time of heightened tension between the United States and Russia after the chemical attack in Syria.
President also says Nato is ‘no longer obsolete’ following his secretary of state’s visit to Moscow
To many in Damascus, the Assad government — widely reviled in the West — has become a bulwark against an insurgency that has come to be largely dominated by hard-core Islamists. BUSINESS
“I would like to think that they didn’t know, but certainly they could have. They were there,” President Trump said.The remarks amounted to an explosive suggestion at a time of heightened tension between the United States and Russia after the chemical attack in Syria.
To many in Damascus, the Assad government — widely reviled in the West — has become a bulwark against an insurgency that has come to be largely dominated by hard-core Islamists. NATION
Although the Kremlin earlier this week said Vladimir Putin would not greet U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, the Russian leader met the U.S. envoy for more than two hours in what appeared a determined effort to repair the growing breach. NATION
Although the Kremlin earlier this week said Vladimir Putin would not greet U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, the Russian leader met the U.S. envoy for more than two hours in what appeared a determined effort to repair the growing breach.Syrian President Assad faces international pressure to step down, but in Damascus there is a mood of defiance
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The Trump administration publicly chastised President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia but privately worked to hash out increasingly bitter differences.At the same time, President Trump embraced NATO as an effective and vital force for peace and security.
Jonathan’s week began the way it does for most children: He was dropped off at school in the morning after having spent the weekend playing with friends and family, according to neighbors. Then a gunman walked into his classroom. NATION
President also says Nato is ‘no longer obsolete’ following his secretary of state’s visit to Moscow
President also says Nato is ‘no longer obsolete’ following his secretary of state’s visit to Moscow
Trump and Clinton had the Republican and Democratic nominations practically sewed up — thanks to some pampered pipsqueak states — before Californians were heard from in the June primary. Politics
President also says Nato is ‘no longer obsolete’ following his secretary of state’s visit to Moscow
British recruiter Junaid Hussain shared texts or emails with dozens of Americans in 2015, and was involved in directing or inspiring numerous deadly plots. Here's how the FBI tracked him down. NATION
The case of Bruce Ward, diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, is glaringly at risk of flouting constitutional protections against cruel and unusual punishment
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For more than a year, one of the foods Los Angeles students like best has been all but absent from school menus. Last month, high school students, with two entree choices at lunch, were offered an oven-baked drumstick on the 24th — but that was it for chicken. Los Angeles Unified School District… L.A. Now
After the school board set new standards for how supplies should treat their poultry, their workers and the environment, contracts with their suppliers fell apart. This month, the Board of Education finally cleared the way for a chicken comeback.Two L.A. Unified schools win grants to re-create themselves elsewhere
GCHQ is said to have alerted US agencies after becoming aware of contacts two years ago
After the school board set new standards for how suppliers should treat their poultry, their workers and the environment, contracts with their vendors fell apart. This month, the Board of Education finally cleared the way for a chicken comeback.Two L.A. Unified schools win grants to re-create themselves elsewhere
An airstrike by the American-led coalition fighting the Islamic State killed Syrian fighters who are allied with the United States, the military said on Thursday.The strike on Tuesday was the third time in a month that American-led airstrikes may have killed civilians or allies. The military called the episode “tragic.”
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U.S. Central Command said that coalition aircraft were given the wrong coordinates by the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces for a strike intended to target militants south of their stronghold in Tabqa.Pressure grows for Assad to step down. But in Damascus, his backers say the alternatives may be worse
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U.S. Central Command said that coalition aircraft were given the wrong coordinates by the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces for a strike intended to target militants south of their stronghold in Tabqa.Who controls Syria?
U.S. Central Command said that coalition aircraft were given the wrong coordinates by the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces for a strike intended to target militants south of their stronghold in Tabqa.Syrian president calls poison gas attack 'fabrication' to justify U.S. strike, according to report
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Over the course of eight months, a lethal bacteria infected 10 critically ill infants in UC Irvine Medical Center’s neonatal intensive care unit – an outbreak that the public is only finding out about now. World
Over the course of eight months, a lethal bacteria infected 10 critically ill infants in UC Irvine Medical Center’s neonatal intensive care unit – an outbreak that the public is only finding out about now. BUSINESS