Daniel Chaitin

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According to Park Chan-mo, the chancellor of the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology, on Sunday, April 23, 2017, North Korea has detained a U.S. citizen, Tony Kim, who also goes by his Korean name Kim Sang-duk. (AP Photo)

National Security

US citizen detained in North Korea

Daniel Chaitin · April 23, 2017 5:53 pm

Hillary Clinton appears at a panel called "Tribeca Talks Virtual Reality: The Protectors," during the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival at Spring Studios Saturday, April 22, 2017, in New York. (Anthony Behar/National Geographic via AP)

Hillary Clinton makes Earth Day pitch to save the elephants

Daniel Chaitin · April 23, 2017 1:54 pm

Vice President Mike Pence, second from right, his wife Karen, center, and their daughters Charlotte, front second from left, and Audrey, front left, are shown an emu during a visit to Taronga Zoo in Sydney. (Peter Parks/Pool via AP)

Pence and crew visit kangaroos and koalas at Sydney zoo

Daniel Chaitin · April 23, 2017 12:16 pm

Former Fox News host Bill O'Reilly plans to return with a podcast starting Monday. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Bill O’Reilly: ‘No spin news returns’ Monday with new podcast

Daniel Chaitin · April 23, 2017 2:52 am

For many CEOs in Silicon Valley, many of whom are immigrants themselves, immigration is a particularly sensitive issue — not just because it could impact their bottom line but because it strikes a personal chord. Mark Zuckerberg has often touted that his great-grandparents were immigrants. He also co-founded FWD.us, a political advocacy group dedicated to immigrant rights. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Facebook defiant in the face of Trump’s immigration crackdown

Daniel Chaitin · April 23, 2017 12:44 am

"A Le Pen victory would be devastating to any mainstream definition of US interests and values since WWII," tweeted Ben Rhodes. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

National Security

Former Obama adviser Ben Rhodes: A win for Marine Le Pen in France would be ‘devastating’

Daniel Chaitin · April 22, 2017 9:05 pm

During the short ceremony, the president placed the Purple Heart on the lapel of Sgt. First Class Alvaro Barrientos. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

National Security

Trump awards Purple Heart to wounded service member at Walter Reed

Daniel Chaitin · April 22, 2017 5:47 pm

Trump's campaign website does not currently have any new events listed. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump announces ‘BIG’ rally in Pennsylvania to mark first 100 days in office

Daniel Chaitin · April 22, 2017 4:20 pm

Walter Reed is located in Bethesda, Md., across the street from the headquarters of the National Institutes of Health. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump to visit Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Daniel Chaitin · April 22, 2017 4:13 pm

Multiple congressional panels, as well as the FBI, are conducting separate Russia inquiries. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

National Security

Carl Bernstein: ‘Serious belief’ in FBI and Congress that there is an ‘active cover-up’ on Russia

Daniel Chaitin · April 22, 2017 2:12 pm

Nye characterized the state of science as being in a "dangerous place right now." (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Bill Nye: Scott Pruitt and Betsy DeVos are ‘the least qualified’ to run their agencies

Daniel Chaitin · April 22, 2017 1:02 pm

National Security

Pence says US will honor refugee deal with Australia — the same one Trump called ‘dumb’

Daniel Chaitin · April 22, 2017 11:34 am