Gabbard says Trump is committed to ensuring peace and security through ‘realism and pragmatism’

NEW DELHI (AP) — U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said President Donald Trump is committed to ensuring peace and security through “realism and pragmatism,” in remarks Tuesday before the U.S. leader speaks with Russian President
Detained Columbia University student disputes government’s ‘bedbugs’ claim in court papers

A Columbia University student says the subject of bedbugs never arose after he was arrested and flown to a Louisiana detention center by authorities who now say bedbugs helped force the long journey that made him fear
Teens charged with murder in fatal hit-and-run of bicyclist captured on video

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A 13-year-old boy has been charged with murder in a fatal hit-and-run of a bicyclist in Albuquerque that was captured on video from inside the boy’s stolen car, law enforcement said Monday. The
NASA’s stuck astronauts are finally on their way back to Earth after 9 months in space

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s two stuck astronauts headed back to Earth with SpaceX on Tuesday to close out a dramatic marathon mission that began with a bungled Boeing test flight more than nine months ago.
A highway pileup in western Kansas shows how dust storms can turn deadly

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A gust of wind sweeps over bare soil, kicking up enough dirt and dust to cut visibility to nearly zero, and for drivers, the dust storm seems to come out of nowhere. Such
Iranian dissident Masih Alinejad set to testify at trial of men accused of plotting to kill her

NEW YORK (AP) — Masih Alinejad, the charismatic Iranian dissident and journalist who prosecutors say was targeted by her former homeland’s government for assassination, is set to testify Tuesday at the trial of two men accused in
As Oklahoma reels from deadly wildfires, authorities warn of fresh fire threat

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — With Oklahomans still reeling from deadly wildfires that whipped across the state and destroyed hundreds of homes in recent days, authorities warned that Tuesday would bring a renewed risk of fire to an
Boat tours and ash scatterings help beleaguered California salmon fleet stay afloat

William Smith has long fished the California coast for salmon, taking avid anglers out on his boat in hopes they’ll get to wrestle with and reel in the prized catch. But not anymore. Smith, known as “Capt.