The U.S. had seized the ship, the “Wise Honest,” because of violations of international sanctions against North Korea.
Author: Nicholas Wu, USA TODAY
Iran shoots down US drone: What Iran and the United States are saying
The rising tensions between the United States and Iran continued on Thursday morning, when a U.S. surveillance drone was shot down by Iran.
Jon Stewart slams Mitch McConnell over reauthorizing 9/11 victims fund
Jon Stewart lashed out at Sen. Mitch McConnell, saying that he was using the 9/11 community as a “political pawn.”
Trump says he doesn’t want war, but Sen. Cotton called for ‘retaliatory strikes’ on Iran
“These unprovoked attacks on commercial shipping warrant a retaliatory military strike,” Sen. Tom Cotton said in a television interview.
Trump waved an alleged ‘secret’ Mexico deal around. A photographer got a picture of it.
When Trump started waving around what he called his “secret agreement,” a photographer managed to get a picture of it at just the right angle.
Mike Pence says banning pride flags at US embassies is ‘the right decision’
Pence said that he was aware of reports that only the American flag was allowed to be flown, and added, ‘I support that.’
Vietnam says that China is mislabeling products as Vietnamese to avoid U.S. tariffs
According to Vietnamese officials, Chinese firmsfirst exportproducts to Vietnam, then changethe labeling on packages before exporting the goods.
Iranian foreign minister: US ‘cannot expect to stay safe’ because of ‘economic war’
“Whoever starts a war with us will not be the one who finishes it,” said Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran’s foreign minister.
Donald Trump claims there’s more to migrant deal with Mexico than he announced but offers no specifics
Donald Trump said Mexico agreed to steps that were “not mentioned” in his announcement and he would make those public “at the appropriate time.”
Trump says climate change happens ‘both ways’
Trump, a longtime climate skeptic, added, “the United States has among the cleanest climates there are based on all statistics.”