Category Archives: World
US Navy fires warning shots near Iran ship in Persian Gulf
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A U.S. Navy patrol boat fired warning shots Tuesday near an Iranian vessel that American sailors said came dangerously close to them during a tense encounter in the Persi...
Jul 25, 2017
Cheers for McCain, then a speech like impassioned prophet
WASHINGTON - The maverick stood with his party on Tuesday, casting a crucial vote in the Republican drive to repeal “Obamacare.” But then, like an angry prophet, Sen. John McCain condemned...
Jul 25, 2017
When he travels, Trump favours states that voted for him
GLEN JEAN, W.Va. - President Donald Trump surveyed the crowd of thousands of Boy Scouts at their summit Monday and assessed, “There’s a lot of love in this big, beautiful place. And a lot ...
Jul 25, 2017
Trump cranks up heat on Sessions, says "time will tell" fate
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump cranked up the heat Tuesday on Attorney General Jeff Sessions, scorning him as “very weak” and refusing to say whether he’ll fire the nation’...
Jul 25, 2017
4 meetings with Russians disclosed by Jared Kushner
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, disclosed in a statement to members of Congress four distinct interactions with Russians during the presidential campaign and tra...
Jul 25, 2017
House decisively passes sanctions bill curbing Trump's power
WASHINGTON - Eager to punish Russia for meddling in the 2016 election, the House on Tuesday overwhelmingly backed a new package of sanctions against Moscow that prohibits President Donald Trump from w...
Jul 25, 2017
Charlie Gard's parents ask court to let him die at home
LONDON - Charlie Gard’s parents know their treasured son is about to die. They have one final wish - to take him home, put him to bed and kiss him goodbye. The mother of the critically ill baby ...
Jul 25, 2017
House rejects effort to move money around to fund VA program
WASHINGTON - The House has rejected a plan to allow the Department of Veterans Affairs to shift $2 billion from other programs to cover a sudden budget shortfall in its Choice program of private-secto...
Jul 25, 2017
Smugglers offer crammed big rigs as 'VIP treatment' to US
SAN DIEGO - When Thomas Homan, the acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, was awakened Sunday morning with news that migrants were found dead inside a sweltering tractor-trailer ...
Jul 25, 2017
Official: Driver in smuggling attempt part of larger group
SAN ANTONIO - Investigators believe a truck driver accused in the deaths of 10 people found inside a packed, sweltering tractor-trailer is just one member of a larger organization involved in human sm...
Jul 25, 2017
