More than two years after Robert Mueller began investigating whether President Donald Trump attempted to obstruct justice, the special counsel offered the American people a sobering conclusion in his final report, released Thursday: The most powerful law enforcement officials in the country are not in a position to prosecute their boss, the President. But Congress,…
Special Counsel Robert Mueller investigated a number of ways in which President Donald Trump may have have attempted to obstruct justice. In an almost 400-page report sent to Congress Thursday, the former FBI director said that he had decided against accusing Trump of obstructing justice because the President would not have the ability to defend…
Image copyright SpaceX Image caption If serious, the incident could delay plans to fly astronauts aboard the capsule later this year SpaceX has confirmed that its Crew Dragon capsule suffered an “anomaly” during routine engine tests in Florida.A US Air Force spokesperson told local press the incident, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, had been…
Media playback is not supported on this device ‘I’d rather be knocked out’ – Amir Khan explains bizarre end to Terence Crawford fight Amir Khan’s WBO world welterweight title fight with Terence Crawford ended in bizarre fashion when he was pulled out by his corner after a low blow.Floored in the opening round, Khan took…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionSamantha Haviland was a student at Columbine High School when the 1999 shooting happened Survivors of the Columbine High School shooting have been speaking at a remembrance ceremony in Denver to mark the twentieth anniversary of the massacre.Twelve students and a teacher were murdered by two teenagers.…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionPetro Poroshenko and Volodymyr Zelensky held a long-awaited head-to-head televised debate at Kiev’s Olympic stadium Ukrainians are heading to the polls in a run-off election to pick the country’s next president.Voters face a stark choice between tycoon Petro Poroshenko, the incumbent president, and television comedian Volodymyr Zelensky,…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Members of the United Constitutional Patriots have been seen patrolling with weapons US authorities have arrested an alleged member of a militia that has been stopping migrants trying to cross the US-Mexico border.Larry Mitchell Hopkins, 69, was detained in New Mexico as a felon in possession of a weapon.It…
Image copyright AFP Image caption Liverpool FC topped the list of Premier League club names used as passwords Millions of people are using easy-to-guess passwords on sensitive accounts, suggests a study.The analysis by the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) found 123456 was the most widely-used password on breached accounts.The study helped to uncover the…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe toxic legacy of the Vietnam War The US has launched a multi-million dollar clean-up operation at an air base in Vietnam it used to store the notorious chemical Agent Orange.The ten-year programme, unveiled more than four decades after the end of the Vietnam War, will cost…
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Omar al-Bashir was deposed by the military after months of protests A large hoard of cash has been found at the home of Sudan’s ousted president Omar al-Bashir and he is now being investigated for money laundering, prosecutors say.Security services found euros, dollars and Sudanese pounds totalling more than $130m…