Dianne Feinstein

Legislation was introduced in the US Senate and US House of Representatives commemorating the 202nd anniversary of Greece's independence and celebrating democracy in Greece and the US.

Before he mowed down concertgoers from a perch high in a hotel tower, Stephen C. Paddock created a ring of surveillance around him, with video cameras in his suite and in the hallway, law enforcement officials said on Tuesday. But investigators were still at a loss to offer a motive for the massacre.

These days, the price of a San Francisco home can easily top a million dollars. But one savvy investor has bought up a whole street in the city’s most exclusive neighborhood for a mere $90,000.

Trouble is, some of the extremely wealthy residents of Presidio Terrace were not aware their street was up for sale and are not pleased it has been sold.

The Senate blocked the latest Republican attempt to repeal Obamacare in a dramatic floor vote early Friday morning, yet again stalling — for now — the key campaign goal that eludes the GOP six months into the Trump administration.

The United States announced tighter security measures on August 6 for visitors from the 38 countries in its visa waiver program, which include European nations that have seen hundreds of residents traveling to fight with militant groups in Syria and Iraq. 

Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov will discuss the latest developments in the country's partnership with the United States during a working visit to Washington, D.C. this week.

MP Ana Birchall of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), chair of the Committee on European Affairs of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies and high governmental representative for European affairs and partnership with the US, is paying an official visit to the US, March 23-28 to discuss parliamentary diplomacy cooperation as well as consolidating and deepening the strategic partnership between Romani

Ben Emerson, UN special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism has called for prosecution of those responsible for torturing terrorism suspects.

"It has taken four years since the report was finalised to reach this point," said Emmerson in a statement, released by the UN news centre.

The CIA has conceded that it had improperly monitored computers used by the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee in an investigation of interrogation tactics and secret prisons for terrorism suspects after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.