Section: US & Canada
Released by Separatists, RFE/RL Journalists Describe Imprisonment in Eastern Ukraine
Stanislav Aseyev and Oleh Halazyuk, two contributors to RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service, were among the civilians released by Russia-backed separatists in a prisoner swap on December 29, 2019. Both had been held for more than two years. Shortly after their release, the two journalists told RFE/RL about the conditions of their imprisonment and...
As impeachment ritual begins, Pelosi names Schiff, Nadler to lead team of seven
WASHINGTON — Reps. Adam Schiff of California and New York’s Jerry Nadler will lead a team of seven Democrats in the prosecution of President Donald Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstructing U.S. Congress. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has also appointed freshman Jason Crow of Colorado, former Orlando police chief Val Demings of...
As impeachment ritual begins, Pelosi names Schiff, Nadler to lead team of seven
WASHINGTON — Reps. Adam Schiff of California and New York’s Jerry Nadler will lead a team of seven Democrats in the prosecution of President Donald Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstructing U.S. Congress. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has also appointed freshman Jason Crow of Colorado, former Orlando police chief Val Demings of...
‘Crazy Shit’: Connecticut Landscaper Snooped On Ukraine Envoy With Giuliani Buddy
The already bonkers Ukraine scandal took on another level of absurdity on Wednesday night when the House released texts suggesting that a Connecticut landscaping contractor surveilled U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch last year. Hartford County landscaping contractor Robert F. Hyde sent updates on Yovanovitch’s whereabouts to...
Democrats Disclose New Documents Ahead of Impeachment Trial
House Democrats have released documents they obtained from a close associate of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, including a handwritten note that mentions asking Ukraine’s president to investigate “the Biden case. …read more Source:: U.S....
Giuliani Associates May Have Surveilled U.S. Ambassador, New Evidence Shows
The latest batch of House evidence before Trump’s impeachment trial begins includes explosive evidence linking the president’s lawyer and associates to the campaign to bully Ukraine to investigate Trump’s rivals. …read more Source:: Foreign...
New video shows that 2 missiles struck the Ukrainian plane that crashed in Iran
A new video shows that two missiles struck Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752, which crashed shortly after taking off from the airport in Tehran early last Wednesday. The video appears to be from a security camera on the roof of a building near where the plane was struck. The video, which was uploaded to YouTube by an Iranian user early on...
Delay over, House to send articles of impeachment to Senate
WASHINGTON — The House is set to vote Wednesday to send the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate for a landmark trial on whether the charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress are grounds for his removal. Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans a morning announcement to name the House managers who will prosecute the...
Universities plan moment of silence and the growing deficit; In The News for Jan. 15
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of Jan. 15 … What we are watching in Canada … Universities across Canada are coming together today to honour the victims of a plane crash in Iran that left no survivors a week...
Iran Warns Europe as Diplomat Says Officials ‘Lied’ on Crash
Iran’s top diplomat acknowledged Wednesday that Iranians “were lied to” for days following the Islamic Republic accidentally shooting down a Ukrainian jetliner, killing 176 people, as the country’s president warned that European soldiers in the Mideast “could be in danger” after three nations challenged Tehran...
