The White House has named a replacement for the director of the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a day after its previous leader was forced out of the job. read more
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un will attend a military parade in Beijing on 3 September, China's foreign ministry has said. read more
The director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Susan Monarez, has been ousted from her role as head of the public health agency, a source familiar with the matter told the BBC's US partner CBS News. read more
President Donald Trump on Monday said he has fired Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, according to a letter addressed to her posted on his social media " the first instance of a president firing a central bank governor in the central bank's 111-year history. The unprecedented move represents a significant escalation of the president's battle against the Fed, which he has blamed for taking too long to lower interest rates.
North Korean state media has said two new air defence missiles have been fired in a test overseen by the country's leader Kim Jong Un. The weapons had "superior combat capability" and used a "unique technology", the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said, without adding details. The launches, carried out on Saturday, "proved that the technological features of two types of projectiles are very suitable for destroying various aerial targets" including drones and cruise missiles, KCNA said. read more
I guess a better question would be what idiot, who bitches daily about how horrible California is, would live there?