Friday, December 29, 2017

Friday's Headlines: White House pursues internal changes amid worries about a difficult year ahead

 
Democracy Dies in Darkness
 
 
Today's Headlines
The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors
 
 
White House pursues internal changes amid worries about a difficult year ahead
In recent weeks, President Trump has heard from outside advisers, confidants and members of Congress, warning that the White House is poorly positioned to handle a tough 2018 political landscape.
Other nations face a quandary as Iraqi courts quickly send foreigners to the gallows
Iraq's rapid-fire trials and death sentences have other governments wondering if they should claim citizens who could threaten their home countries, or stand aside for judicial proceedings that have been heavily criticized by human rights observers.
 
After chilly forecast, Trump tweets U.S. 'could use a little bit of that good old Global Warming'
Since becoming president, Donald Trump has held back from tweeting his disbelief in the broad scientific consensus that human activity is indeed warming the planet — until now.
 
Is the polar vortex back? Be afraid, frigid friends.
Much of the country is locked in a record-breaking freeze as relentless waves of cold air sweep down from higher latitudes.
 
'It's finished for now': Defeat of brutal militia in Libya chokes off flow of African migrants to Europe
The Libyan city of Sabratha was one of North Africa's largest smuggling hubs, a gateway for tens of thousands of migrants. But after street battles that drove out a young warlord's militia, refugees disappeared from the beaches where hundreds of rickety boats once ferried them to Italy illegally.
 
The dark side of a $5 Footlong: Business owners say it could force them to close
Fast-food chains are slashing prices to bring in customers, and franchisees are fighting mad. "The numbers don't work for us," said the chair of an industry group.
 
ADVERTISEMENT
Opinions
 
A storm is gathering
 
Leave Robert Mueller alone
 
Republicans' attack on conservation law would shock their conservative predecessors
 
One nation, divided under Trump, with perilous consequences
 
Why do so many Republicans hate college?
 
Letting Saudi Arabia host a chess tournament was a big mistake
ADVERTISEMENT
More News
 
At least 12 killed in Bronx fire, New York City's deadliest blaze in years
A young child was among those who died in Thursday's fire at a five-story apartment building about a block from the Bronx Zoo. Four people injured in the blaze were fighting for their lives, Mayor Bill de Blasio said. The fire was the city's deadliest blaze in at least 25 years.
 
 
Apple apologizes, offers discounts on replacement batteries for slowed iPhones
Facing several lawsuits in the U.S. and overseas, the tech giant apologized but rejected allegations that it slowed older phones to push people into buying new devices.
 
WorldViews | Analysis
Opioid abuse in the U.S. is so bad it's lowering life expectancy. Why hasn't the epidemic hit other countries?
Blame the U.S. medical system and its health insurance structure, where insurers are much more likely to pay for a pill than for physical therapy or repeat treatments.
 
'Cannabis will be everywhere': California towns brace for legal pot on Jan. 1
One town is transforming into a smoker's paradise, while one county has forbidden sales. The state's conflicting views have sharpened to a point since Californians voted to legalize marijuana for adult use and small-scale cultivation.
 
Rose Marie | 1923–2017
Wisecracking actress on 'The Dick Van Dyke Show' dies at 94
Rose Marie, who played Sally Rogers on the classic 1960s sitcom, began her career in vaudeville and worked for nine decades in theater, radio, TV and movies.
 
     
 
 
 
 

No comments:

Post a Comment