Trump says he'll release policy specifics soon
BIRCH RUN, Mich. (AP) — Donald Trump says his campaign is prepared to lay out specific policy plans. He’s just not ready yet.
Sen. Claire McCaskill on Ferguson, Iran, Trump
Katie Couric sits down for an interview with Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO), who remains undecided about the president’s Iran Deal…
Donald Trump: 'I whine until I win'
Police, protesters face off again in Ferguson
Police arrested nearly two dozen people during another night of demonstrations.
Sanders lets civil rights activists open LA campaign event
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders vowed that he would fight harder than any other presidential candidate to end institutional racism in front of a packed Los Angeles arena, two days after …
Officials downstream from Colorado mine spill demand answers
Local officials in towns downstream from where millions of gallons of mine waste spilled into a southwest Colorado river are demanding answers about possible long-term threats to the water supply. Colorado …
Protests return to Ferguson streets, state of emergency declared
By Carey Gillam and Scott Malone FERGUSON, Mo. (Reuters) – Riot police clashed early on Tuesday with protesters in the streets of Ferguson, Missouri marking the anniversary of the police shooting of an unarmed black teen whose death sparked a national outcry over strained race relations. About 200 demonstrators, some waving flags, beating drums, and shouting anti-police slogans, marched along a street that was a flashpoint of riots that erupted
Virginia ex-governor's conviction appeal denied by U.S. court
A U.S. appeals court denied former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell’s appeal of his 2014 corruption conviction on Tuesday, setting the stage for an appeal to the Supreme Court. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said in a brief opinion that no judge had voted for a rehearing of McDonnell’s appeal of his 11 convictions. A three-judge panel of the court in July had upheld McDonnell’s conviction for taking $177,000
More than 30 people arrested in Arkansas drug, gun case
More than 30 people in northeast Arkansas have been arrested on firearms and drug charges in a major federal investigation, a U.S. Attorney’s office said on Tuesday. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Arkansas scheduled a news conference later in the day to discuss the unsealing of 40 federal indictments charging 70 defendants with drug and gun crimes in the case, it said in a statement.
Google to become Alphabet as firm shakes up operating structure
Investors have been after Google CEO Larry Page for years to cut back on the pie-in-the-sky bets that many see as a costly distraction to the company’s highly profitable core search and Internet advertising businesses.
Charges filed against Washington Post reporter who covered 2014 Ferguson protests
A Washington Post reporter arrested last year while covering protests in Ferguson, Missouri, following the police shooting of an unarmed black teenager has been charged with trespassing and interfering with a police officer, the newspaper said on Monday. Wesley Lowery, 25, was arrested after police asked him and another reporter to leave a McDonald’s restaurant being used as a staging area for press coverage of the demonstrations that occurred after
Girls to stay in adult court in classmate stabbing case
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge ruled Monday that two 13-year-old girls accused of stabbing a classmate to please the online horror character Slender Man will stay in adult court, where they could face a sentence of decades in prison.
Police shoot man near Ferguson anniversary protest
Police say the man opened fire on them during protests one year after Michael Brown’s death.
Seoul restarts propaganda broadcasts to N. Korea over mines
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea restarted propaganda broadcasts across the border with rival North Korea on Monday for the first time in 11 years in retaliation for the North allegedly planting land mines last week that maimed two South Korean soldiers.
Pro Football Hall of Famer Frank Gifford dies at 84
NEW YORK (AP) — From the football field to the broadcast booth, Frank Gifford was a star. And a winner.
Police shoot man near Ferguson anniversary protest
Police say the man opened fire on them during protests one year after Michael Brown’s death.
Seoul restarts propaganda broadcasts to N. Korea over mines
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea restarted propaganda broadcasts across the border with rival North Korea on Monday for the first time in 11 years in retaliation for the North allegedly planting land mines last week that maimed two South Korean soldiers.
Day of violence in Istanbul leaves at least 4 dead
ISTANBUL (AP) — Two women opened fire at the heavily protected U.S. Consulate in Istanbul Monday, while assailants exploded a car bomb at a police station then fired on police inspecting the scene, in a day of heavy violence in Turkey’s largest city.
Peaceful rallies in Ferguson give way to violence, gunfire
A man was critically wounded in a gun battle with police as street protests turned violent in Ferguson, Missouri, on Sunday night, marring a day of peaceful rallies to mark the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white officer one year ago. The death of Michael Brown, 18, and a grand jury’s decision to spare the officer, Darren Wilson, from criminal charges sparked a prolonged wave of
Pro Football Hall of Famer Frank Gifford dies at 84
NEW YORK (AP) — From the football field to the broadcast booth, Frank Gifford was a star. And a winner.
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Hottest ticket in Washington? It's for the Pope at Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s the hottest ticket in Washington, a chance to sit in the upper galleries of the U.S. House for Pope Francis’ historic speech to Congress.
Greek lawmakers debate third bailout deal
Greek lawmakers were preparing to vote Thursday on the terms of the country’s third international bailout since 2010, which have split the ruling radical left Syriza party and met with a wary response in Berlin. The vote comes a day before eurozone finance ministers meet to issue their verdict on the draft deal reached by Athens and its creditors after weeks of negotiations — and despite Germany saying it needs
Turkey, Iran help broker rare truce in Syria
By Mariam Karouny and Tom Perry BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s warring parties declared a 48-hour ceasefire in two frontline areas on Wednesday after unprecedented mediation from Turkey and Iran, signaling a new approach by some of the main regional backers of the opposing sides. Three officials close to Damascus described the truce as a result of mediation by Turkey, which backs rebels fighting against President Bashar al-Assad, and Iran, whose
Syrian air strikes kill 31, rebels bombard Damascus: monitor
Syrian government air strikes on rebel-held areas near Damascus killed at least 31 people on Wednesday, and insurgents bombarded the capital with rockets that killed at least 13 people, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. The violence came ahead of an expected visit by Iran’s foreign minister to Damascus to discuss a new plan to resolve the more than four-year-long civil war. Warplanes targeted several areas in the insurgent-held
South Korean, 80, sets himself on fire in anti-Japan protest
By Dagyum Ji and Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) – A 80-year old South Korean set himself on fire on Wednesday during a protest calling for Japan to apologize for forcing Korean girls and women to work in military brothels during World War Two, days ahead of the anniversary of the end of hostilities. With the anniversary looming, Wednesday’s protest was larger than usual, with about 2,000 demonstrators, including three of
Three killed in PKK grenade attack on security outpost in southeast Turkey
A Turkish soldier and two fighters from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) were killed when militants attacked a military outpost in the southeastern province of Diyarbakir, security sources said on Wednesday. At least four other soldiers and a local security contractor were wounded when militants fired a rocket-propelled grenade at the outpost, sparking a firefight. The incident is the latest in a surge of violence during the recent weeks between
IAEA to discuss its role, money needs under Iran deal on Aug 25
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) meeting later this month will consider how to finance the monitoring of Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers, a crucial step toward an eventual end of sanctions on Tehran. The IAEA has been asked to report on whether Iran is taking the necessary measures to shrink its nuclear program as agreed in the July 14 accord, which was days later enshrined in a Security
Spain arrests man marketing Islamic State clothing range
Spanish police have arrested a man for selling T-shirts showing a British aid worker as he was about to be executed by Islamic State militants as well as a range of clothing bearing IS slogans, the government said on Wednesday. The man, a Spanish citizen whose name was not released, was detained during a police operation on Tuesday night in Naron in northwestern Spain. From his shop and online he
IS claims to have beheaded Croatian hostage in Egypt
The Islamic State group claimed Wednesday to have beheaded a Croatian hostage abducted in Egypt, posting a purported picture of the victim’s body on IS-affiliated Twitter accounts. Tomislav Salopek, was abducted last month west of the capital Cairo. The jihadists had issued a 48-hour deadline that ended last Friday threatening to kill him if Muslim women prisoners were not released from Egyptian jails.
Turkey: 3 killed after PKK attacked military post
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s military says Kurdish rebels attacked a military outpost in southeast Turkey, triggering a clash that left a soldier and two militants dead.
Taliban kill 14 police in southern Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan official says Taliban insurgents have shot dead at least 14 police officers in the southern Helmand province.
Greek bailout details pored over across Europe
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Details of Greece’s latest bailout package were being pored over across Europe on Wednesday as Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras insisted the agreement with creditors would put “a definitive end” to the country’s economic uncertainty.
Greece, lenders clinch bailout deal after marathon talks
By George Georgiopoulos and Michele Kambas ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece and its international lenders reached a multi-billion euro bailout agreement on Tuesday after talking through the night, officials said, potentially saving the country from financial ruin. The agreement, reached after a 23-hour session of talks, must still be adopted by Greece’s parliament and euro zone countries. The single currency bloc’s finance ministers are due to meet on Friday, giving time
Blast kills around 50 in Nigeria's Borno state: military
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – A blast at a market in northeastern Nigeria’s Borno state killed at least 47 people and injured another 52, a military source and a civilian joint task force member said on Tuesday. The explosion, in a region where hundreds of people have been killed in attacks by suspected members of militant Islamist group Boko Haram in the last few weeks, struck the town of Sabon Gari
Russia says 'early details' of plan to fight Islamic State start to emerge
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday “early details” of how to coordinate international efforts to fight Islamic States have started to emerge. Lavrov was speaking at a joint news conference with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir. He said Moscow and Riyadh agreed that international players should join ranks to counter the Sunni jihadists who control swathes of Syria and Iraq. (Reporting by Katya Golubkova, Writing
Islamic State attacks Syrian rebels near Turkish border
Islamic State has launched a new offensive against Syrian rebels north of Aleppo, gaining ground near the Turkish-Syrian border in an area where Turkey and the United States aim to create an area free of the jihadist group. Dozens of combatants have been reported killed on both sides during fighting in and around the town of Marea, 20 km (12 miles) south of the border with Turkey, where Islamic State
Russia, Saudis fail in talks to agree on fate of Syria's Assad
By Katya Golubkova and Gabriela Baczynska MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia and Saudi Arabia failed in talks on Tuesday to overcome their differences on the fate of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a central dispute in Syria’s civil war that shows no sign of abating despite renewed diplomacy. Russia is pushing for a coalition to fight Islamic State insurgents — who have seized swathes of northern and eastern Syria — that would
Turkish air strikes hit 17 Kurdish militant targets, military says
By Ece Toksabay and and Seymus Cakan ANKARA/DIYARBAKIR (Reuters) – Turkish warplanes hit 17 Kurdish militant targets in the southeastern province of Hakkari on Monday and Tuesday, the military said, as it ratchets up an offensive against the insurgents. Turkey has been buffeted by increased fighting between its military and the outlawed Kurdistan People’s Party (PKK), which has waged a three-decade insurgency for greater Kurdish autonomy. On Tuesday, the PKK
US stocks, oil prices sink after China currency move
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are moving lower, led by declines in energy and materials stocks as commodities prices drop.
U.S. consulate in Turkey targeted as wave of attacks kills nine
By Yesim Dikmen and Seyhmus Cakan ISTANBUL/DIYABAKIR (Reuters) – Two women shot at the U.S. consulate in Istanbul on Monday and at least eight people were killed in a wave of separate attacks on Turkish security forces, weeks after Ankara launched a crackdown on Islamic State, Kurdish and far-left militants. The NATO member has been in a heightened state of alert since starting its “synchronized war on terror” last month,
