Czechs boost controls on Austrian border over migrants: minister
Prague (AFP) – The Czech Republic said Sunday it will boost controls on its border with Austria over the refugee crisis, following a similar move by Germany.
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Britain's Labour must reconnect with public: unions
Britain’s Trades Union Congress on Sunday hailed the election of Jeremy Corbyn to the Labour leadership, but warned that the main opposition party had to regain the trust of workers. “Only the most hard-bitten cynic wouldn’t have been impressed by the way that this campaign seems to have taken off and particularly the way young people have been excited about getting involved in politics,” said TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady.
Insider vs. Outsider Matchup Finds Clinton, Trump Near Even
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump run essentially evenly among registered voters in a head-to-head matchup for president in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll, testament to the strength of party loyalty as well as to Trump’s anti-establishment profile and anti-immigration views. The biggest by far is whether or not registered voters support Trump’s positions on immigration.
GOP leaders' complex fight to avoid federal shutdown
No government shutdown this year, Republican congressional leaders say. But with Congress, it’s never easy.
The migrant crisis explained
The current migrant crisis is being called the worst since World War II, with hundreds of thousands of people flooding to Europe. Yahoo Global News Anchor Katie Couric explains.
Trump criticizes Ben Carson, says he doesn't have 'energy'
BOONE, Iowa (AP) — With Rick Perry out of the Republican race for president, Donald Trump on Saturday focused his barbs on another opponent in the crowded field of primary candidates, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson.
Kentucky clerk asks for delay in allowing gay marriage licenses
The county clerk from Kentucky who was jailed after refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples has asked an appeals court to let her continue her stand until a lawsuit against her is decided. Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis, due back at work Monday after six days behind bars, has said her beliefs as an Apostolic Christian prevent her from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples and her attorneys
America's city rankings set for Texas-sized shake up; Houston to edge past Chicago
By Jon Herskovitz HOUSTON (Reuters) – Hidden in the haze of the petrochemical plants and beyond the seemingly endless traffic jams, a Texas city has grown so large that it is poised to pass Chicago as the third biggest in the United States in the next decade. Houston has been one of the fastest-growing U.S. cities for years, fueled by an energy industry that provided the backbone of the economy,
Ex-tennis star Blake says New York cop should be fired for abuse
By Katie Reilly NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former professional tennis player James Blake said on Saturday that an undercover policeman who body-slammed him outside a Manhattan hotel in a case of mistaken identity did not deserve to wear an officer’s badge, and he told CNN he should be fired for abusing his powers. Blake, who reached a career high of No. 4 in the world and retired two years ago,
Report: Hillary Clinton's private emails may be recoverable
The company that managed Hillary Clinton’s private email server said it has “no knowledge of the server being wiped,” indicating that tens of thousands of emails Clinton said were deleted could be recovered, the Washington Post reported on Saturday. Clinton, the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination, and her aides have said she deleted her personal emails from her time as secretary of state, but unless the server has been