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Trump Says He Spoke To Taliban Leader Following Peace Agreement

President Trump said Tuesday he spoke with the head of the Taliban, just days after the two sides concluded an agreement that could bring peace to Afghanistan.

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Nashville tornado: Latest news and updates on damage, shelter and impact from powerful storm – Tennessean

Nashville tornado: Latest news and updates on damage, shelter and impact from powerful storm  Tennessean Tornadoes in Nashville area kill several  CBS This Morning Nashville tornado leaves several dead as severe weather strikes Tennessee  Fox News At least 10 killed after tornado strikes

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Stocks fall despite Fed intervention, dragging tech shares down once again

On a day that saw the U.S. Federal Reserve try to flip the only switch it can to light up investor confidence, investors remained unconvinced of the short-term financial prospects of the U.S. and global economies. All three major indices

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Lackluster showing sparks calls for ‘soul searching’ in left-wing alliance

Tamar Zandberg and Itzik Shmuli lament Labor-Gesher-Meretz’s projected 7 seats, though others praise merger for saving all three factions from falling under threshold

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Resurgent Biden challenges front-runner Sanders in Super Tuesday presidential contests

Bernie Sanders was looking to cement his lead in the Democratic U.S. presidential race as the biggest round of voting got underway on Tuesday, while his main rival Joe Biden aimed to muscle aside upstart Michael Bloomberg and consolidate support

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Google cancels its 2020 I/O developer conference

After Facebook canceled its F8 developer conference and Google itself moved its Cloud Next event in April to a digital-only conference, it doesn’t come as a huge surprise that Google is canceling its I/O developer conference in Mountain View for

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Chinese cybersecurity company accuses CIA of 11-year-long hacking campaign

Chinese anti virus firm Qihoo 360 said CIA hackers have spent more than a decade breaking into the Chinese airline industry and other targets, a blunt allegation of American espionage from a Beijing-based firm.

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At a glance: Super Tuesday states and delegate counts

On Super Tuesday, 14 states, one U.S. territory and Democrats living abroad will vote in contests to pick the party’s challenger to President Donald Trump in November.

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Factbox: Key Congressional primaries also on the line on Super Tuesday

Republican Jeff Sessions, former attorney general under President Donald Trump, will try to take a step toward returning to the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, in a wave of congressional primaries.

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Stocks slide, 10-year Treasury yield hits record low after Fed’s emergency rate cut

Global equity markets slid on Tuesday and the yield on 10-year U.S. Treasuries fell below 1% for the first time after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates in an emergency move to shield the U.S. economy from the impact of

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