Houthis say that they launched a
Volcano H-2 missile targeting at the Al-Yamamah Palace in the Saudi capital city of
Riyadh. According to the Saudis, the missile was intercepted south of Riyadh and caused no casualties.
(Reuters)
The Secretary-General of the
OIC,
Yousef Al-Othaimeen, says the repeated launch of ballistic missiles at Saudi Arabia served to confirm the Houthis' "hostility and criminality" and further claimed "The Houthis are trying to destabilize
Saudi Arabia and the entire region."
(Anadolu Agency)
An
NTSB spokesperson says that preliminary indications are that the train was travelling at 80 miles per hour (130 km/h) on a 30 miles per hour (48 km/h) track. The
Positive train control (PTC) safety system was not operational on the train, says
Amtrak.
(BBC)
A tour bus crash in
Mexico leaves at least 12 people dead and 18 injured. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
(The Washington Post)
The
United StatesHouse of Representatives passes the
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 by 227 votes to 203. After being sent to the
United States Senate for a vote, the Senate's parliamentarian found that several provisions in the House bill violated Senate rules, which forced the House of Representatives to call a second vote on an altered version of the legislation that has the violating provisions removed. The second vote by the House of Representatives is expected to take place on December 20, 2017.
(NBC News)
Houthis say that they launched a
Volcano H-2 missile targeting at the Al-Yamamah Palace in the Saudi capital city of
Riyadh. According to the Saudis, the missile was intercepted south of Riyadh and caused no casualties.
(Reuters)
The Secretary-General of the
OIC,
Yousef Al-Othaimeen, says the repeated launch of ballistic missiles at Saudi Arabia served to confirm the Houthis' "hostility and criminality" and further claimed "The Houthis are trying to destabilize
Saudi Arabia and the entire region."
(Anadolu Agency)
An
NTSB spokesperson says that preliminary indications are that the train was travelling at 80 miles per hour (130 km/h) on a 30 miles per hour (48 km/h) track. The
Positive train control (PTC) safety system was not operational on the train, says
Amtrak.
(BBC)
A tour bus crash in
Mexico leaves at least 12 people dead and 18 injured. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
(The Washington Post)
The
United StatesHouse of Representatives passes the
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 by 227 votes to 203. After being sent to the
United States Senate for a vote, the Senate's parliamentarian found that several provisions in the House bill violated Senate rules, which forced the House of Representatives to call a second vote on an altered version of the legislation that has the violating provisions removed. The second vote by the House of Representatives is expected to take place on December 20, 2017.
(NBC News)