That time Hillary Clinton emailed about Gefilte fish
The latest batch of Clinton’s emails includes high-level diplomatic discussions — and a few surprises.
Federal judge orders Kentucky clerk and her staff to court
Kim Davis invokes her religious beliefs and “God’s authority” — this time in defiance of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling against her.
This senator is the GOP's anti-Trump
Jeff Flake still believes politics is “a noble profession” — a view that makes him an anomaly in 2015
Citing God's authority, clerk defies U.S. top court on gay marriages
Citing her religious objections, Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis has refused to issue any marriage licenses since the Supreme Court in June ruled that same-sex couples had the right to marry under the U.S. Constitution. On Monday the same court rejected Davis’ request for an emergency order allowing her to deny marriage licenses to same-sex couples while she appeals a federal judge’s order requiring her to issue them. Eight people
Police seek suspects after officer shot dead north of Chicago: reports
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Police in suburbs north of Chicago were searching for two armed suspects after a police officer was shot dead on Tuesday in the village of Fox Lake, the Sun-Times and other local media reported.
How Trump could turn the presidency into a 'litigation circus'
Judge to rule on deflate-gate 'in next day or two'
The NFL and Tom Brady failed to reach a settlement in their deflate-gate court proceedings, and the judge will rule soon.
White House renames Mount McKinley as Denali on eve of trip
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration will change the name of North America’s tallest mountain peak from Mount McKinley to Denali, the White House said Sunday, a major symbolic gesture to Alaska Natives on the eve of President Barack Obama’s historic visit to Alaska.
Walker says wall along Canadian border worth reviewing
WASHINGTON (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is putting a new twist on the topic of securing the border, a staple among the GOP candidates running for president, by pointing north.
Katrina anniversary brings tears, gratitude to tiny Mississippi town
While the narrative for New Orleans after a decade has become one of rebirth and renewal, the same cannot be said for small Pearlington, Miss. that saw just as much devastation. Many here acknowledge that Pearlington may physically never be the same. But just as Katrina broke their buildings, townspeople say one unexpected positive note is that the unity required for the recovery also broke a longstanding racial divide.
Fan dies after falling from upper deck at Turner Field
This is the second major incident involving a fan falling from the upper deck at Turner Field in the last three years.
Police investigate motive in ambush of Houston area deputy
HOUSTON (AP) — The man charged with capital murder in the fatal shooting of a uniformed suburban Houston sheriff’s deputy will be arraigned this week, jail records show.
Sharper forecasts may help avert repeat of Katrina disaster
By David Adams MIAMI (Reuters) – The science of predicting hurricanes has come a long way since Katrina caught New Orleans officials off guard 10 years ago. A range of technological advances, from a new generation of satellites to supercomputers and unmanned drones, promises more-accurate forecasts that would increase public officials’ confidence in weather experts’ advice. If authorities were quicker to heed warnings about the devastating potential of Katrina before
Two dead, massive outages after windstorm slams Washington state
(Reuters) – A powerful windstorm toppled trees, killing two people in Washington state as work crews scrambled on Sunday to restore power to 450,000 customers, a TV report showed. A father driving with his three-year-old daughter in Gig Harbor, just west of Tacoma, was killed on Saturday when a tree fell on his car, KOMO 4 TV reported. Within two hours, a falling branch struck and killed a 10-year-old girl
Hurricane Ignacio strengthens but forecast to just miss Hawaii
Packing potentially destructive winds of 140 miles per hour (220 kph), the hurricane was about 450 miles (720 km) east of Big Island of Hawaii moving north-northwest at 9 miles per hour (15 kph), the center said. With hurricane force winds extending 30 miles (45 km) from its center, waves as high as 20 feet (4 meters) could be expected on Sunday and Monday, along with sustained winds of 39
Republican Christie proposes tracking immigrants like FedEx packages
(Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said on Saturday if he were elected president he would combat illegal immigration by creating a system to track foreign visitors the way FedEx tracks packages. Christie, who is well back in the pack seeking the Republican nomination for president, told a campaign event in the early voting state of New Hampshire that he would ask FedEx Chief Executive Officer Fred Smith to
Man charged with murder in ambush of Houston area deputy
HOUSTON (AP) — A sheriff’s deputy in uniform was shot and killed Friday night while filling up his patrol car at a suburban Houston gas station, according to authorities.
Sarah Palin gushes over Donald Trump in highly-anticipated interview
With rhythm and reverence, New Orleans marks 10 years since Katrina
New Orleans, a town renowned for staging big celebrations, faces a tricky challenge on Saturday, 10 years to the day from when Hurricane Katrina slammed into southeast Louisiana and triggered flooding that would leave 80 percent of the city under water. Thousands of people are expected to turn out as the city’s trademark “second line” parades snake through the streets and New Orleans puts its famous musical traditions on display.
Erika no longer a tropical storm, loses steam over Cuba
By David Adams MIAMI (Reuters) – Erika, a tropical storm that was losing strength as it hit Haiti with heavy rains and strong winds, fell apart on Saturday over eastern Cuba, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. “Erika has degenerated into a trough of low pressure,” the Miami-based hurricane center said in a Saturday morning forecast advisory. Erika’s maximum sustained winds had dropped to 35 mph (56 kph), just below
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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
Key dates in Europe's escalating migrant crisis
Around 350,000 migrants and refugees have risked their lives since the beginning of the year making the treacherous crossing across the Mediterranean to Europe, with 2,643 dying in the process, according to the International Organization for Migration. – April 23: EU leaders triple the bloc’s budget for sea rescues and mull military action against human smugglers in Libya after 1,200 migrants drown in a single week off Libya. – June
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
Immigration figure to face San Francisco murder trial
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A judge ruled Thursday that a man at the center of the national immigration debate will stand trial on a murder charge in the shooting of a young San Francisco woman.
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):
Key dates in Europe's escalating migrant crisis
Around 350,000 migrants and refugees have risked their lives since the beginning of the year making the treacherous crossing across the Mediterranean to Europe, with 2,643 dying in the process, according to the International Organization for Migration. – April 23: EU leaders triple the bloc’s budget for sea rescues and mull military action against human smugglers in Libya after 1,200 migrants drown in a single week off Libya. – June
2,200 Austrian drivers join campaign to pick up refugees in Budapest
Some 2,200 people had joined a social media campaign in Austria by Friday afternoon to organise a convoy of private cars and vans on Sunday to help pick up hundreds of migrants stranded in Hungary. “The Austrian government and the EU stand by idly and watch as people on the streets of Budapest — without any appropriate supplies — have to endure appalling conditions,” organisers of the citizen initiative wrote
Immigration figure to face San Francisco murder trial
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A judge ruled Thursday that a man at the center of the national immigration debate will stand trial on a murder charge in the shooting of a young San Francisco woman.
2,200 Austrian drivers join campaign to pick up refugees in Budapest
Some 2,200 people had joined a social media campaign in Austria by Friday afternoon to organise a convoy of private cars and vans on Sunday to help pick up hundreds of migrants stranded in Hungary. “The Austrian government and the EU stand by idly and watch as people on the streets of Budapest — without any appropriate supplies — have to endure appalling conditions,” organisers of the citizen initiative wrote
Migrants shut Eurostar trains to UK, chaos at station in Hungary
By John Pullman and Marton Dunai CALAIS, France/BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hundreds of migrants poured overnight onto the high-speed railway linking Paris with London near the French port of Calais, stranding thousands of passengers in darkness for hours aboard Eurostar trains. At the EU’s opposite end, another angry crowd camped outside a Budapest train station demanding to board trains for Germany, as Europe’s asylum system crumbled under the continent’s biggest migration
Eighteen Turkish workers kidnapped in Baghdad, firm says
By Stephen Kalin and Asli Kandemir BAGHDAD/ANKARA (Reuters) – Gunmen in military uniform seized 18 Turkish workers from a sports stadium they were building in northeastern Baghdad on Wednesday, their company said, in what Ankara said appeared to have been a targeted attack. Diplomats have said Turkey could suffer reprisals after abandoning months of reticence to launch air strikes against Islamic State in neighboring Syria and open its bases to
Russia risks Japanese ire with Far East war commemoration
By Jack Stubbs MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia staged a military parade on Wednesday to commemorate seizing a group of Pacific islands from Japan at the end of World War Two, a move likely to inflame tensions over a long-running territorial dispute with Tokyo. The show of force, the first of its kind on the island of Sakhalin in Russia’s Far East, is part of a push by President Vladimir Putin
Red Cross says two staff members shot dead in northern Yemen
Two Red Cross employees were shot dead in the northern Yemeni province of Amran by an unknown attacker on Wednesday, the international aid group said, in a rare case of violence against humanitarian workers in a five-month war. The pair were Yemeni nationals and were returning from aid work in the far northern province of Saada, spokesman Adnan Hizam said by telephone. A civil war in Yemen escalated in March
North Korea tells South not to crow about deal that ended standoff
By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea on Wednesday accused South Korea of claiming victory for an accord that ended an armed standoff, saying that was “cowardly” and urging the South to be “discreet in words and deeds”. South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s approval ratings surged after the deal, which many South Korean media outlets portrayed as a win for her tough stance against the North. “Nothing is more
Ex-president's backers in power struggle before Ivory Coast polls
By Joe Bavier ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Two years ago, Pascal Affi N’Guessan was in jail after backing the losing side in Ivory Coast’s civil war. While N’Guessan appears likely to lose in October, the fact that the former prime minister is even contesting the election for the main opposition Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) ought to mark a step towards national reconciliation. Under the incumbent President Alassane Ouattara, Ivory Coast is
Chair built for Pope Francis for his Mass in NYC is unveiled
NEW YORK (AP) — The Archdiocese of New York has unveiled the large wooden armchair that’s been built for Pope Francis when he celebrates Mass at Madison Square Garden.
Suicide bombers hit Shiite mosque in Yemen capital: witnesses
Sanaa (AFP) – Two suicide bombers hit a Shiite mosque in the Yemeni capital Sanaa in quick succession on Wednesday, witnesses told AFP, reporting casualties.
Gunmen kill 2 Yemeni Red Cross workers in rebel-held area
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Gunmen shot dead two Yemenis working for the International Committee of the Red Cross on Wednesday as they were traveling from the northern Saada province to the capital, Sanaa, the group said.
Latest on US Open: Madison Keys makes 3rd round for 1st time
NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on the U.S. Open (all times local):
Migrant chaos at Budapest train station; Germany says EU rules still hold
By Krisztina Than and Madeline Chambers BUDAPEST/BERLIN (Reuters) – Hundreds of angry migrants demonstrated outside Budapest’s Eastern Railway Terminus on Tuesday demanding they be allowed to travel on to Germany, as the biggest ever influx of migrants into the European Union left its asylum policies in tatters. Around 1,000 people waved tickets, clapping, booing and shouting “Germany! Germany!” outside the station. A refugee crisis rivaling the Balkan wars of the
