Xi warns Taiwan independence is ‘a dead end’ CNN
Hong Kong (CNN) Xi Jinping called on Taiwan to reject independence and embrace “peaceful reunification” with China, in a conciliatory speech that …
Pelosi plan for ending shutdown ‘a non-starter,’ White House says Fox News
The White House has made it clear that top Democrats in Congress will be facing a difficult battle if they try to advance their agenda for re-opening the federal …
Mitt Romney says Trump has failed the presidency character test and that’s hurt the United States INSIDER
Former Republican presidential candidate and incoming US senator, Mitt Romney says Trump has failed to live up to the office of the presidency.
U.S. fires tear gas across Mexico border to stop migrants NBCNews.com
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a statement that the gas was used to target rock throwers apart from the migrants who were trying to cross.
Security guards kill armed man at casino near Las Vegas, police say NBCNews.com
The man was walking through the Green Valley Ranch resort when people told security that he was carrying a handgun, police told the Las Vegas …
Trump Says Retired 4-Star Gen. Stanley McChrystal Has ‘A Big, Dumb Mouth’ HuffPost
Trump was apparently mad that Stanley McChrystal called him “shady” and “immoral.”
Child falls into rhinoceros exhibit at Brevard Zoo in Melbourne, Florida CBS News
Brevard Zoo in Melbourne, Florida, said the child was taking part in a “hands-on, educational experience” with the zoo’s southern white rhinos.
Marine shot and killed on duty at Marine Barracks in Washington, DC CNN
A US Marine was shot and killed while on duty at the Marine Barracks in Washington, DC, early Tuesday morning, the Marine Corps said in a news release.
Police Treating Stabbing Of 3 At U.K. Train Station As Terrorism NPR
On New Year’s Eve, a man with a knife was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after three people were stabbed at a busy railway station in Manchester, …