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Gov. Ricardo Rossello, the embattled leader of Puerto Rico, has resigned after weeks of protest and multiple declarations he would remain in office through January 2021. Rossello, who has faced intense pressure from protesters and politicians to step down after the leak of offensive text messages between the governor and his top aides, made the announcement in a livestreamed message late Wednesday. His resignation is effective Aug. 2 at 5…

North Korea conducted its last major weapons test in November 2017, when it launched a missile believed powerful enough to reach the continental United States. After the Singapore meeting, Mr. Trump vowed to halt major joint military drills with South Korea. But the South Korean and American militaries have agreed to hold smaller and reconfigured joint drills, and 19-2 Dong Maeng is one of them. The Singapore meeting ended with…

Convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein was found in his cell on Tuesday nearly unconscious with injuries to his neck after a possible suicide attempt, sources said. Epstein was discovered by guards sprawled out on the floor at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, where he’s being held without bail on sex-trafficking charges, according to law enforcement sources. The multi-millionaire financier was taken to a nearby hospital. It’s unclear how Epstein suffered his neck…

A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from enforcing new asylum restrictions for immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border, marking the latest defeat for a president waging an all-out battle in the courts to stop the flow of migrants into the country. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar in San Francisco came hours after a judge in Washington decided to let the rules stand. The California ruling…

“I can’t answer that question,” Mr. Mueller replied. It became a frequent refrain. He repeatedly declined Democrats’ invitations to read passages from his report, consciously depriving Democrats of potentially useful footage of him speaking aloud some of the most damaging material he uncovered. When Representative Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat of New York, walked through an analysis suggesting that several episodes documented by Mr. Mueller met the criteria for obstruction of justice,…

The White House on Wednesday praised a federal judge who ruled against blocking the Trump administration’s effort to restrict Central American migrants’ ability to apply for asylum in the U.S. “Today’s ruling in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia is a victory for Americans concerned about the crisis at our southern border,” press secretary Stephanie Grisham wrote in a statement. “The court properly rejected the attempt of…

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg gestures to the audience at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington on July 2. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP) Helena Andrews-Dyer July 24 at 2:11 PM In a new interview with NPR, 86-year-old Supreme Court justice and three-time cancer survivor Ruth Bader Ginsburg had a familiar (and oft-repeated) message for her doubters: “I am very much alive.” Ginsburg has said “her dream” is to remain on…

For most of former special counsel Robert Mueller’s testimony on Wednesday, he refused to offer any opinion or speculation beyond the bounds of his report — except for one remarkable moment when he offered his most direct critique of President Donald Trump yet. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) asked Mueller to opine on a series of public statements Trump made during the 2016 presidential campaign praising WikiLeaks after the site dropped…

Video Boris Johnson addresses Conservative Party after being named new UK prime minister Former London Mayor Boris Johnson addresses the Conservative Party in London after winning the vote to replace Theresa May. Sure, Boris Johnson, could use a comb. But he’s already got what matters most in a leader and ally: a backbone. With Johnson as its new British Prime Minister, the United Kingdom can expect a bolder and more…

Video Mueller corrects testimony, says his probe did not reach determination as to whether Trump committed a crime Former special counsel Robert Mueller corrects the answer he gave to Rep. Ted Lieu that guidance from the Office of Legal Counsel prevented an indictment of President Trump. Robert Mueller kicked off his testimony before the House Intelligence Committee Wednesday afternoon by issuing a clarification of something he said during a morning hearing…

The Puerto Rican Legislature is ready to initiate an impeachment process against embattled Gov. Ricardo Rosselló. The news on Wednesday came after three attorneys commissioned by the president of Puerto Rico’s House of Representatives, Carlos Méndez Núñez, found five offenses that constitute grounds for impeachment, according to Telemundo and other news outlets. Rosselló’s public affairs secretary, Anthony Maceira, issued a statement reacting to rumors about the governor’s possible resignation. “Rosselló…

Former special counsel Robert S. Mueller III now testifies before the House Intelligence Committee. It’s the first time he’s answered questions in public since taking over the Russia investigation more than two years ago. Watch the hearing live | Read the Mueller report

BOSTON — A California entrepreneur pleaded guilty Wednesday to paying $250,000 to get his son in to the University of Southern California as a fake volleyball recruit. Jeffrey Bizzack, of Solana Beach, California, was the 51st person to be charged in a sweeping scheme that involved rigging test scores and bribing coaches to get students into elite schools including Georgetown, Stanford and Yale universities. Bizzack is the 23rd defendant to…

Andrew Harnik/AP Republican Rep. Jim Jordan grilled Robert Mueller on why he charged some people, but not others. Jordan specifically referred Joseph Mifsud, the Maltese academic suspected of being a link between the Trump campaign and Russian officials.  “This is the guy who told Papadopoulos he’s the guy who starts it all,” Jordan told Mueller. “And when the FBI interviews him, he lies three times and yet you don’t charge…

SAN JUAN, July 24 (Reuters) – Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló was expected to step down on Wednesday after almost two weeks of protests against his administration that were sparked by the publication of offensive chat messages with aides, several of whom have already quit. Rosselló had made no announcement by early Wednesday, but major local media were reporting his resignation was imminent. Protesters had cheered those reports late on…

William Booth Karla Adam July 24 at 10:47 AM The British government is in transition on Wednesday, with Prime Minister Theresa May stepping down and Boris Johnson taking her place. Here’s how the day is unfolding: ●Johnson has formally become prime minister following an audience with the queen. ●Johnson next will deliver his first speech at Downing Street. ●He will then begin to form his cabinet. LONDON — The transition…

A Pennsylvania school district that warned parents that unpaid lunch fees could lead to their children being placed in foster care rejected a businessman’s offer to clear the debts, a Philadelphia CEO said. La Colombe Coffee CEO Todd Carmichael said the Wyoming Valley West School Board’s president on Monday told him “no” when he offered to give the district $22,000 to cover the outstanding debts. Carmichael said in a letter…

Video Fox News Flash top headlines for July 24 Fox News Flash top headlines for July 24 are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com The rumors that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s former sushi chef was arrested were cleared up on Tuesday after the British ambassador to the country shared a photograph with him. Kenji Fujimoto, a Japanese national, has served as personal chef to the Kim family…

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