Tag: Benjamin Franklin

President Xi Jinping praised Chinese socialism during a state dinner with President Donald Trump and what he described as China’s friendly relationship with the United States.

A federal district judge has denied in part the State of Texas’ motion to shutdown a lawsuit by a non-profit. The organization sued after the governor ordered their non-religious version of a nativity scene taken out of the Texas Capitol.

Former Democratic vice presidential candidate Joseph Lieberman said the United Nations should treat Iranian President Hassan Rouhani the same way it treats North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un and suggested that “Tehran has more blood on its hands than even the regime in Pyongyang.”

Last week, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas delivered the 2016 commencement speech at Hillsdale College — the highly respected liberal arts school famed for its adherence to conservative principles — garnering national attention as he declared, “Much that seemed inconceivable is now firmly or universally established.”

High winds in the Boston area on Sunday kicked up a gust powerful enough to knock over a 160-year-old statue of Benjamin Franklin.

Fake U.S. $100 bills featuring an image of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi have been found scattered around several locations in the Galilee, Israel Police spokesperson Luba Samri said Monday. The fake currency features al-Baghdadi in place of founding father

On Saturday, the Benjamin Franklin, one of the world’s largest cargo ships, will anchor at Port of Los Angeles as it continues its maiden global voyage that started December 10 in China.