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1 month ago | japantoday.com | Andrea Shalal |Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen |Steve Holland

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday doubled down on his suggestion that the U.S. should take over Greenland as leaders from the semi-autonomous Danish territory criticized a planned trip there this week by a high-profile U.S. delegation. "I think Greenland is going to be something that maybe is in our future," Trump told reporters after a meeting with officials in his cabinet, saying it was important for U.S. national security.

Jan 31, 2025 | staradvertiser.com | David Shepardson |Jeff Mason |Steve Holland

WASHINGTON >> Federal authorities restricted helicopter flights near the U.S. capital’s Reagan Washington National Airport indefinitely today, two days after a midair collision between a passenger jet and a military helicopter killed 67 people. The Federal Aviation Administration took the action to reduce the risk of another collision as crews worked to pull the wreckage of America’s deadliest air disaster in two decades from the Potomac River.

Jan 30, 2025 | staradvertiser.com | Steve Holland |David Ljunggren

WASHINGTON >> President Donald Trump today said he would soon decide whether to exclude Canadian and Mexican oil imports from the 25% tariffs that he has vowed to impose on Saturday on the countries’ products. “We may or may not. We’re going to make that determination probably tonight,” Trump said about whether he would impose tariffs on Canadian and Mexican oil.

Jan 24, 2025 | staradvertiser.com | Nandita Bose |Steve Holland |Andy Sullivan

ASHEVILLE >> President Donald Trump visited disaster-hit western North Carolina today and was traveling later to Los Angeles, promising help while stoking partisan tensions with Democratic rivals over recovery efforts. Trump’s first trip since reclaiming the presidency on Monday could provide an opportunity to assure residents that the federal government will help those whose lives have been upended by hurricanes, wildfires and other natural disasters.

Jan 21, 2025 | staradvertiser.com | Steve Holland |Kanishka Singh

WASHINGTON >> President Donald Trump said today he was open to billionaire Elon Musk buying social media app TikTok if the Tesla CEO wanted to do so. WHY IT’S IMPORTANTThe short video app used by 170 million Americans was taken offline temporarily for users shortly before a law that said it must be sold by its Chinese owner ByteDance on national security grounds, or be banned, took effect on Sunday.