Secretary of State Rex Tillerson makes a statement at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) WASHINGTON (Sinclair Broadcast Group) — On Thursday afternoon, the U.S. Geological Survey detected a 2.9 magnitude earthquake in North Korea near the vicinity of previous nuclear tests, raising concerns that Pyongyang has tested yet another nuclear weapon. While the Pentagon has yet to confirm the cause of the tremor, the war of words between the President...

WASHINGTON (Sinclair Broadcast Group) — The number of deaths directly or indirectly related to Hurricane Harvey has reached 93, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), but those numbers are expected to change. On Friday, the state agency reported that 62 people died as a direct result of the hurricane and flooding. Another 26 died from indirect causes, including medical complications, fires, car accidents and other causes. Five deaths are still being investigated...

WASHINGTON (Sinclair Broadcast Group) — It is no secret that the United States pays more in prescription drug costs than any other industrialized country. It's a fact that has fueled outrage in Washington but has yet to translate into action to lower prices. On Monday, President Donald Trump ripped into the drug companies, saying they are "getting away with murder," charging U.S. consumers far more than other countries and taking advantage of U.S. government-sponsored research and...

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Latvian President Raimonds Vejonis, Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid, and Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, April 3, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) WASHINGTON (Sinclair Broadcast Group) — On Tuesday, President Donald Trump stated that the United States should withdraw its troops from the region and focus on "rebuilding our country" after recent U.S.-led coalition...

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the winner of a Democratic Congressional primary in New York, reacts to a passerby, Wednesday, June 27, 2018, in New York. Ocasio-Cortez, 28, upset U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley in Tuesday's election. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) WASHINGTON (Circa) — When the 28-year-old self-declared democratic socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defeated the 10-term incumbent and fourth-highest ranking House Democrat Joe Crowley, some on the left interpreted it as a gut-check moment. On...