KERMAN responsibility for this deplorable attack For N.P.R. News I m Terry Schultz in Brussels Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he ll legalize an unauthorized Jewish settlement in the West Bank as N.P.R. s Daniel Estrin reports from Jerusalem the pronouncement comes 2 days before Israeli elections it s a tight race and its own Yahoo is appealing to right wing voters with promises to strengthen Israel s grip over the West Bank he convened his cabinet in the Jordan Valley an area of the occupied West Bank that he vows to annex a few wins his cabinet voted to legalize a small Jewish settlement there built 20 years ago without government permission the move would only be official if he wins elections Israel s attorney general opposed such a dramatic move during the election campaign but the Justice Ministry said in a statement that he relented when it s on Yahoo presented evidence of quote diplomatic developments in the last 24 hours that made the move urgent Palestinians wa
Used to comply with the panel subpoena for 6 years of Trump s tax returns the committee chairman says the panel needs the documents to determine the extent to which the I.R.S. Enforces tax laws against the president in a new filing the Justice Department says Congress is essentially trying to enlist the judiciary in a fight with the executive branch and that the department says is inconsistent with the separation of powers it argues that the court should dismiss the case for a number of reasons including that it lacks jurisdiction to settle the dispute this is just one of several cases involving a fight between Democratic led House committees and President Trump over access to his financial records Ryan look at N.P.R. News Washington it looks as if India s attempt to become the 4th nation to land a vessel on the moon failed in a national address India s prime minister Narendra Modi said the space agency lost contact with the vessel on its approach to the moon South Pole Saturday. But
This week President Trump told Fox News Radio that he had planned to reduce the number of troops in Afghanistan by more than half to about 8600. A federal appeals court is affirming a ban on assault weapons in Cook County Illinois for member station to be easy Shannon Heffernan has details the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals previously upheld a similar band in Highland Park a suburb of Chicago the court said this new case offer no new are compelling reasons to revisit the issue gun rights lawyers tried to argue that Cook County which includes Chicago should be considered differently because higher crime means residents need more firepower for protection in response to the ruling Cook County state s attorney Kim Fox said quote assault weapons and large capacity magazines are designed to kill in mass and have no business on our streets the director of the Illinois State Rifle Association said its attorneys will likely ask the Supreme Court to reverse the decision For N.P.R. News I m Shanno
The clarification comes authorities are still trying to work out a motive for the shooting which left 3 people dead and 13 others wounded Nathan Rott n.p.r. News Pedro Pierre the e.c. Is the new governor of Puerto Rico sworn in a short time ago after Ricardo Rowe seo stepped down as promised an e-mail from his office Rosales saying that Pierre Louis c. Does not require confirmation from both houses of the territory s legislature because he was named secretary of state will sail was forced to step down amid mass protests over corruption as chosen successor is widely expected to face similar protests and possibly a legal challenge a bottled water company in Massachusetts that was found to be selling tainted water is shutting down as Gabriel Emanuel of w. G.b.h. In Boston reports the water had elevated levels of chemicals known as p. Fast but been linked to numerous health problems a month ago Massachusetts officials warned that infants as well as pregnant and breastfeeding women should
Puerto Ricans are known they house is meeting to question people Lucy speaking outside the capital House President Johnny Mendis said he was the process to be transparent the process on a monitor. I want a clear process Lisa so what degree can skin present at the final decision is what s best for Puerto Rico last week Mendis said he supports Thomas treated as ship s The president of the Senate to succeed. And other legislators have raised issues of conflict of interest for pedal. Mary s opinion n.p.r. News San Juan Puerto Rico China s foreign ministry is pushing back against new terrorists a President Trump announced this week N.P.R. s Emily Fang reports China views the new tariffs as a violation of a consensus between the u.s. And China spokesperson while training says that China doesn t want to trade war but isn t afraid of fighting one the strong words came after President suddenly announced on Twitter that the u.s. Would enact 10 percent tariffs on 3 $100000000000.00 remaining of