Author: DA Correspondent

President Donald Trump impeachment trial to begin with rules fight, long days

Who’s who on Trump’s legal team for impeachment trial

8:53 pm January 18, 2020

Washington: President Donald Trump’s legal advocates for his Senate impeachment trial will include a pair of well-known attorneys who have vigorously defended Trump on television and played roles in some of the most consequential legal dramas in recent history. Among those assisting White House counsel Pat Cipollone and longtime Trump attorney Jay Sekulow on the […]

Police: 2 young brothers among 5 shot in Chicago barbershop

9:41 pm January 17, 2020

Chicago: Two young brothers were among five people shot and wounded when gunmen fired through the window of a Chicago barbershop, police said Friday. Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said it’s “heartbreaking” the youths were among the five shooting victims — ages 11, 12, 16, 30 and 40. He said the five remained in serious […]

Scarlett Johansson, Sterling K. Brown and Taika Waititi among Screen Actors Guild Awards presenters

Johansson, Sterling K. Brown among SAG Awards presenters

9:33 pm January 17, 2020

Los Angeles: Scarlett Johansson, Sterling K. Brown and Taika Waititi will be up for Screen Actors Guild Awards and also handing them out at Sunday’s ceremony. They’re part of a new batch of SAG Awards presenters announced Friday, along with Roman Griffin Davis, Jason Bateman, Lili Reinhart and Kaitlyn Dever. They’ll join previously announced presenters […]

Stock indexes edge lower, pulling S&P 500 below record high

US stock indexes rally following solid retail sales report

9:44 pm January 16, 2020

NEW YORK: Stocks rallied on Wall Street in early trading as a solid retail sales report injected more optimism into markets following the signing of an initial trade deal between the US and China. Consumers have been the backbone of economic growth and the government’s December report on retail sales showed that they continued spending […]

Mariah Carey, the Neptunes in Songwriters Hall’s 2020 class

9:36 pm January 16, 2020

NEW YORK: It’s one sweet day for Mariah Carey: the pop diva, who has co-written 18 of her 19 No. 1 hit songs, will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Joining Carey for the 2020 class are the Neptunes (the duo of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo), former Eurythmics members Annie Lennox and […]