Trump vows no third-party bid, will back GOP primary winner
Presidential candidate Donald Trump ruled out the prospect of a third-party White House bid Thursday and vowed to support the Republican Party’s nominee — whoever it may be.
Trump vows no third-party bid, will back GOP primary winner
Presidential candidate Donald Trump ruled out the prospect of a third-party White House bid Thursday and vowed to support the Republican Party’s nominee — whoever it may be.
Kentucky clerks to license marriages as their boss is jailed
ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) — A defiant county clerk went to jail Thursday for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples, but five of her deputies agreed to end the church-state standoff in Rowan County, Kentucky.
Kentucky clerks to license marriages as their boss is jailed
ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) — A defiant county clerk went to jail Thursday for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples, but five of her deputies agreed to end the church-state standoff in Rowan County, Kentucky.
Judge rules for Tom Brady, overturns four-game deflate-gate suspension
Judge Richard M. Berman offered his ruling of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s appeal in the deflate-gate controversy.
France confirms wing part found on Reunion is from MH370
French prosecutors confirmed Thursday that a wing part found on a remote Indian Ocean island was from ill-fated Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, a month after tests on the flaperon began. “It is possible today to say with certainty that the flaperon discovered on Reunion island on July 29 came from flight MH370,” Paris prosecutors said in a statement, confirming claims made by Malaysia’s prime minister last month. The disappearance turned
Hungary police prise migrants from train tracks; dead boy's image shocks Europe
By Marton Dunai and Ece Toksabay BICSKE, Hungary/MUGLA, Turkey (Reuters) – Migrants forced from a train threw themselves onto railway lines and scuffled with helmeted riot police in Hungary on Thursday as politicians across Europe struggled to respond to public opinion appalled by images of a drowned 3-year-old boy. France said European countries must be required to accept their share of refugees, proposing what would potentially be the biggest change
Kentucky clerk faces judgment day in same-sex marriage dispute
By Steve Bittenbender ASHLAND, Ky. (Reuters) – A county clerk in Kentucky who refuses to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples on religious grounds heads to U.S. federal court on Thursday where a judge could hold her in contempt for defying his order to do so. Lawyers for Kim Davis, the elected Rowan County clerk who is an Apostolic Christian, on Wednesday asked U.S. District Judge David Bunning to temporarily
Judge tosses Tom Brady's 'Deflategate' NFL suspension
New England Patriots star quarterback Tom Brady’s “Deflategate” suspension was thrown out by a federal judge in New York on Thursday, following a seven-month standoff between the National Football League and its players union. U.S. District Judge Richard Berman vacated NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s decision in July to uphold Brady’s four-game suspension over his alleged role in a scheme to deflate footballs used during a January playoff victory. The ruling
South Carolina prosecutor to announce death penalty decision in church massacre: reports
(Reuters) – A South Carolina prosecutor is expected to announce a decision on Thursday over whether to seek the death penalty in the June massacre of nine worshippers at a Charleston church, local media reported.
China pledges to cut 300,000 troops from its massive army
China’s leader announced the cuts at the start of a huge parade marking Japan’s WWII defeat.
‘Relentless’ writer on bin Laden raid mistake, deadly ‘Xbox’
To find out how the difference between a chain-link fence and a stone wall nearly spelled disaster for the Americans carrying out the raid to kill Osama bin Laden, pick up “Relentless: The Secret History of Joint Special Operations Command.”
GOP reportedly seeks pledge to avert Trump third-party run
WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking to avert a 2016 disaster, the Republican National Committee on Wednesday challenged every GOP presidential candidate to sign a pledge not to undertake a third-party bid under any circumstances.
Kentucky clerk unlikely star in fight against gay marriage
Fans of Kim Davis have rallied around the Kentucky clerk while foes have lined up in protest since she touted her religious beliefs in defiance of a court order to issue same-sex marriage licenses. From the overwhelmed florist in Morehead, Kentucky, delivering bouquets to her nearby office, to a fellow county clerk biking across the state to show solidarity, to a Republican presidential candidate calling hers a fight against tyranny,
Obama gets Iran deal win as Senate Dems amass enough votes
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama secured a landmark foreign policy victory Wednesday as Senate Democrats amassed enough votes to ensure the Iran nuclear deal survives in Congress, despite ferocious opposition from Republicans and the government of Israel.
Clerk in gay marriage fight: 'A heaven or hell decision'
MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) — Kim Davis sat in a church pew on a Sunday morning about four years ago, listening as the man in the pulpit preached of forgiveness and God’s grace.
Hunt for 3 suspects in Illinois officer's death widens
A huge manhunt continued overnight for the suspects in the slaying of a veteran officer.
Baltimore judge: Charges against police in Gray case can go forward
By Ian Simpson BALTIMORE (Reuters) – A judge on Wednesday rejected defense motions to drop charges against six police officers in the case of a black man who died in April from injuries in police custody. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams also rejected a motion from the defense calling for prosecutor Marilyn Mosby and her office to recuse themselves from the Freddie Gray case. The death of Gray,
Texas police audio indicates deputy shooting victim was armed, suicidal
An audio recording released on Wednesday of a conversation between a dispatcher and Texas county deputies, whose fatal shooting of a man raised questions of whether they acted properly, indicate the man was armed and suicidal and had just harmed his wife and baby. Gilbert Flores, 41, was killed on Friday by two Bexar County deputies. A cell phone video of the incident, which took place near San Antonio, appeared
Manhunt for suspects in Illinois police officer's death enters day two
The police hunt in northern Illinois for three suspects believed to be involved in the fatal shooting of a 30-year veteran police officer entered a second day on Wednesday, as local schools were closed and a vigil for the slain officer was planned. More than 100 officers, including federal marshals, Illinois State Police and McHenry and Lake County Sheriff’s units, have searched by air and ground in dense woods in
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Coalition attacks Yemen capital after UAE, Saudi soldiers killed
By Mohammed Ghobari SANAA (Reuters) – Warplanes from the United Arab Emirates struck Houthi targets across Yemen, state news agency WAM said on Saturday, a day after at least 60 soldiers from a Saudi-led coalition, mostly Emiratis, were killed in an attack in central Yemen. WAM said the UAE air force struck a mine-making plant in the Houthi-dominated Saada province in northern Yemen, as well as military camps and weapon
At least 47 killed in clashes between Islamic State and Syrian rebels: monitor
At least 47 fighters were killed in clashes between the Islamic State group and rival Syrian rebels, a monitor said on Saturday, in an area where the United States and Turkey are planning to open a new front against Islamic State militants. The renewed fighting raged on Friday around the rebel-held town of Marea, 20 km (12 miles) from the Turkish border, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
New polls show Syriza narrowly ahead in Greek election
The leftist Syriza party is on course to win 26.5 percent of votes in the snap Greek election in September, slightly ahead of the conservative New Democracy party on 25.9 percent, a new poll by Kapa Research showed on Saturday. A separate poll by Marc showed Syriza on 24.4 percent, and New Democracy on 24 percent. Syriza’s former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had called for the election to win a
Missing Turkish soldier seen in Islamic State hands: Hurriyet
By Jonny Hogg ANKARA (Reuters) – A Turkish soldier who went missing this week on the border with Syrian territory controlled by Islamic State has been seen in a hospital run by the militants, Hurriyet newspaper reported on Saturday. If confirmed, the soldier’s capture would be a major problem for Turkey, after it stepped up military action against Islamic State in July, opening its air bases to U.S.-led coalition war
At least four die as violence flares in eastern Turkey
One civilian was killed and a district official from the ruling AK Party was wounded by Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) fighters in Semdinli district of Hakkari province, close to Turkey’s borders with Iraq and Iran, security sources said. The attack happened after a car carrying the two victims refused to stop at a roadblock thrown up by the outlawed PKK, and the militants opened fire. In the town of Cizre,
French Front National founder creates new party after expulsion
PARIS (Reuters) – Jean-Marie Le Pen, the expelled founder of France’s National Front (FN), launched a new party on Saturday, adding fuel to a family feud that has dogged his daughter Marine’s campaign to become president. The announcement of the new party, to be called “Blue-White-Red rally” after the colors of the French flag, overshadowed an annual gathering of Marine Le Pen’s FN taking place in Marseille, three months before
Drowned Syrian boys' aunt fights to bring family to Canada
COQUITLAM, British Columbia (AP) — The aunt of a drowned Syrian boy whose death has sparked global outrage about the plight of refugees in Europe says she still hopes to bring the rest of her family to Canada.
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NARAHA, Japan (AP) — Japan’s government on Saturday lifted a 4 1/2-year-old evacuation order for the northeastern town of Naraha that had sent all of the town’s 7,400 residents away following the disaster at the nearby Fukushima nuclear plant. Naraha became the first to get the order lifted among seven municipalities forced to empty entirely due to radiation contamination following the massive earthquake and tsunami that sent the plant’s reactors
Iran photographer to share prize money with Syria refugees
Iranian photographer Newsha Tavakolian has said she will donate part of a 100,000-euro ($112,000) Dutch award to charity, including Syrian and Iraqi refugees. The 34-year-old self-taught photographer considered as one of the first professional female photojournalists in Iran, said she would be donating 15,000 to an organisation helping Syrian and Iraqi refugees. The Amsterdam-based Prince Claus Fund dedicated to culture and development said on its website Thursday that it had
Drowned migrant boys buried as Hungary warns of 'mass inflow' of refugees
By Rodi Said and Krisztina Than KOBANI, Syria/BUDAPEST (Reuters) – – A Syrian father on Friday buried his wife and two little boys, drowned as they tried to flee to Europe, while Hungary’s right-wing leader told Europeans they risk becoming a minority on their own continent. With desperation and anger deepening among migrants escaping conflict and poverty, hundreds broke out of a Hungarian camp and others set off on foot
Saudi king to meet with Obama amid Gulf concerns over Iran deal
By Yeganeh Torbati WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Saudi King Salman will meet with U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington on Friday to seek more support in countering Iran, as the Obama administration aims to use the visit to shore up relations after a period of tensions. The visit is the king’s first to the United States since ascending to the throne in January, and comes after the United States agreed to
Exclusive: U.S. pressed Guatemala's Perez to back corruption probes that toppled him
By Sofia Menchu and Enrique Pretel GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – In a series of meetings that began early this year, the U.S. government pressured Guatemala’s then-President Otto Perez to rid his administration of corrupt officials and to renew the mandate of a U.N. Commission charged with investigating corruption in Guatemala, according to officials with direct knowledge of the talks. In April, Perez reluctantly approved the continued operation of the Commission
Eight policemen killed in Tajikistan, U.S. embassy shut
Eight policemen were killed in Tajikistan on Friday in attacks the authorities in the Central Asian nation blamed on gunmen loyal to the country’s own deputy defense minister. Tajikistan, an impoverished Muslim nation of 8 million and the poorest ex-Soviet state, is still volatile after a 1992-97 civil war that killed tens of thousands. The events prompted the U.S. embassy in Dushanbe, the Tajik capital, to shut on Friday.
Drowned migrant boys buried as Hungary warns of 'mass inflow' of refugees
By Rodi Said and Krisztina Than KOBANI, Syria/BUDAPEST (Reuters) – – A Syrian father on Friday buried his wife and two little boys, drowned as they tried to flee to Europe, while Hungary’s right-wing leader told Europeans they risk becoming a minority on their own continent. With desperation and anger deepening among migrants escaping conflict and poverty, hundreds broke out of a Hungarian camp and others set off on foot
Thai probe hits hurdle; no bomb match to suspects' DNA
By Aukkarapon Niyomyat and Martin Petty BANGKOK (Reuters) – Forensic tests on two suspects have failed to find a link to the site of Thailand’s deadliest bomb attack, police said on Friday, dealing a blow to the investigation. DNA examination of the two foreigners tie them to a stash of explosives found in a Bangkok apartment block, but not to evidence collected at the Hindu Erawan Shrine where 20 people
Ahead of Greek election, Syriza's 'lost generation' deserts Tsipras
By Renee Maltezou ATHENS (Reuters) – So divided has Syriza’s youth wing become over the direction of Greece’s leftist party, that when its council planned to convene at the end of August, the meeting was abandoned. The incident showed the disillusionment Syriza’s twenty-somethings feel with leader Alexis Tsipras, the former Communist student activist they once celebrated as one of their own. In just seven months as premier, Tsipras, under pressure
Saudi king to meet with Obama amid Gulf concerns over Iran deal
By Yeganeh Torbati WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Saudi King Salman will meet with U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington on Friday to seek more support in countering Iran, as the Obama administration aims to use the visit to shore up relations after a period of tensions. The visit is the king’s first to the United States since ascending to the throne in January, and comes after the United States agreed to
The Latest: Report: Over 364,000 migrants reach Europe
BICSKE, Hungary (AP) — The latest news as tens of thousands of migrants pour into countries across Europe. All times local (CET):
Exclusive: U.S. pressed Guatemala's Perez to back corruption probes that toppled him
By Sofia Menchu and Enrique Pretel GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – In a series of meetings that began early this year, the U.S. government pressured Guatemala’s then-President Otto Perez to rid his administration of corrupt officials and to renew the mandate of a U.N. Commission charged with investigating corruption in Guatemala, according to officials with direct knowledge of the talks. In April, Perez reluctantly approved the continued operation of the Commission
Eight policemen killed in Tajikistan, U.S. embassy shut
Eight policemen were killed in Tajikistan on Friday in attacks the authorities in the Central Asian nation blamed on gunmen loyal to the country’s own deputy defense minister. Tajikistan, an impoverished Muslim nation of 8 million and the poorest ex-Soviet state, is still volatile after a 1992-97 civil war that killed tens of thousands. The events prompted the U.S. embassy in Dushanbe, the Tajik capital, to shut on Friday.
