By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday mostly upheld a major federal environmental regulation requiring some states to limit pollution that contributes to unhealthy air in neighboring states. Among the challengers were coal company Peabody Energy Corp and energy company American Electric Power Company Inc. The case was before the appeals court for a second time after an April 2014 U.S. Supreme Court decision in
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday mostly upheld a major federal environmental regulation requiring some states to limit pollution that contributes to unhealthy air in neighboring states. Among the challengers were coal company Peabody Energy Corp and energy company American Electric Power Company Inc. The case was before the appeals court for a second time after an April 2014 U.S. Supreme Court decision in
(Reuters) – Four people were killed when a small plane crashed in a field in western Wisconsin and burst into flames, local officials said on Tuesday.
(Reuters) – Four people were killed when a small plane crashed in a field in western Wisconsin and burst into flames, local officials said on Tuesday.
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — When the younger sister of Colorado theater shooter James Holmes visited him in jail nearly two years after the attack, his eyes bulged from his head and he spoke in short, stilted phrases— a vast difference from the loving brother who protected her while they were growing up, she testified Monday.
New York Magazine has published an explosive cover story chronicling the stories of nearly three dozen women who have accused the 77-year-old comedian of rape or sexual assault over a four-decade span.
Dan and Angella Henry sit in the windowed kitchen of their stately home in Easton, Mass. — the trampoline and swimming pool out back, the trees and hummingbird feeders all around, the artfully arranged platter of sandwiches on the granite counter.
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Insisting that Americans deserve better, President Barack Obama chided Republicans Mike Huckabee, Donald Trump and Ted Cruz on Monday for a series of campaign-trail attacks that he said would be “ridiculous if it weren’t so sad.”
The only child of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown dies after five months in a coma.
His rivals want him to drop out of the race but Republican voters don’t, a new poll shows.
Speaking at the Aspen Security Conference, deputy national security advisor Lisa Monaco said the White House is drafting a plan to close the prison that it will present shortly to Sen. John McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Donald Trump’s wild ride to the front of the Republican presidential field showed no signs of abating Sunday, with a new poll showing him with a big lead in a key early primary state. The NBC/Marist poll had the trash-talking billionaire with a seven point lead in New Hampshire and just two points behind the leader in Iowa, another closely watched early primary state. A CNN/ORC poll, meanwhile, found that
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Declaring Kenya at a “crossroads” between promise and peril, President Barack Obama on Sunday pressed the nation of his father’s birth to root out corruption, treat women and minorities as equal citizens, and take responsibility for its future.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton will testify Oct. 22 before the House committee investigating the deaths of four Americans in the 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, her presidential campaign said Saturday.
LISLE, Ill. (AP) — Family and friends of an Illinois woman found dead in a Texas jail cell are saying their goodbyes at her wake and funeral near the Chicago suburb where she grew up.
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Emily Mann and her friend had come into the theater a bit late for the evening showing of “Trainwreck” so they quietly found seats near the top of the small theater. The 21-year-old didn’t notice the man just a few seats down until 20 minutes into the movie when he got up and began firing into the crowd.
John R. Houser, who bore a volatile relationship with family and railed against the U.S. government online, opened fire on Thursday with a .40 caliber handgun about 20 minutes into the comedy film “Trainwreck,” sending panicked theatergoers ducking behind seats and running for the exits. This is Anywhere, USA,” said Republican Governor Bobby Jindal, a presidential contender who went to the crime scene in Lafayette. “This just shows these senseless
By Jeff Mason and Edith Honan NAIROBI (Reuters) – President Barack Obama told Kenya on Saturday the United States was ready to work more closely in the battle against Somalia’s Islamist group al Shabaab, but chided his host on gay rights and said no African state should discriminate over sexuality. Obama also said during his first visit as president to his father’s homeland that Kenya had to tackle corruption by
The funeral for Sandra Bland, 28, will be held at DuPage African Methodist Episcopal Church in Lisle, Illinois, a Chicago suburb, followed by burial in a nearby cemetery. Bland was preparing to start a job at her alma mater, Prairie View A&M University, when she was stopped by a Texas state trooper for failing to signal a lane change near Prairie View, northwest of Houston, on July 10.
By Mohammed Mukhashaf and Mohammed Ghobari SANAA/ADEN (Reuters) – Yemeni forces backed up by Saudi-led coalition air strikes have recaptured positions on the outskirts of Aden used by the Houthi group to fire rockets into the southern port city, local officials said on Thursday. Forces loyal to exiled President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, which retook Aden from the Iran-allied Houthis on July 17, seized the town of Muthalath al-Ilm, at Aden’s
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are edging lower as investors respond to some disappointing results from U.S. companies.
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are edging lower as investors respond to some disappointing results from U.S. companies.
The death of Taliban leader Mullah Omar, announced by Kabul and confirmed Thursday by the militants, has major implications for the insurgency and for the future of Afghanistan. What does it mean for the Taliban? One-eyed cleric Omar led the Taliban movement since its creation in the chaos of Afghanistan’s 1990s civil war.
The death of Taliban leader Mullah Omar, announced by Kabul and confirmed Thursday by the militants, has major implications for the insurgency and for the future of Afghanistan. What does it mean for the Taliban? One-eyed cleric Omar led the Taliban movement since its creation in the chaos of Afghanistan’s 1990s civil war.
Bucking against international outrage over the killing of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe, professional hunters argue that their industry follows strict rules aimed at preserving wildlife and supporting local people. While many hunters acknowledge Cecil was likely killed illegally, they say the vitriol directed towards them is misplaced. “Animal lovers tend to forget the benefit that can be derived by properly managing a resource,” said Emmanuel Fundira, president of the
Bucking against international outrage over the killing of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe, professional hunters argue that their industry follows strict rules aimed at preserving wildlife and supporting local people. While many hunters acknowledge Cecil was likely killed illegally, they say the vitriol directed towards them is misplaced. “Animal lovers tend to forget the benefit that can be derived by properly managing a resource,” said Emmanuel Fundira, president of the
CAIRO (AP) — The United States Embassy in Cairo says the U.S. is delivering eight newer F-16 warplanes to Egypt as part of an ongoing military support package.
CAIRO (AP) — The United States Embassy in Cairo says the U.S. is delivering eight newer F-16 warplanes to Egypt as part of an ongoing military support package.
KABUL (Reuters) – A spokesman for Afghanistan’s intelligence agency said on Wednesday that Taliban supreme leader Mullah Mohammad Omar died two years ago in a Pakistani hospital. The statement by National Directorate of Security spokesman Hasib Sediqi came after the Afghan government said it was investigating reports of Omar’s death, just days ahead of an expected second round of peace talks with the Taliban. The NDS has previously said privately
By Humeyra Pamuk and Nick Tattersall ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish jets launched their heaviest assault on Kurdish militants in northern Iraq overnight since air strikes began last week, hours after President Tayyip Erdogan said a peace process had become impossible. The strikes hit Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets including shelters, depots and caves in six areas, a statement from Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu’s office said. Iraq condemned the air strikes
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, struggling to contain a revolt in his left-wing Syriza party, said on Wednesday that his government would not implement reform measures beyond those agreed with lenders at a euro zone summit this month. Tsipras faces a tough Syriza central committee session on Thursday with many activists angered by his acceptance of bailout terms more stringent than those voters rejected in a July 5 referendum. In
A car bomb exploded outside an Ismaili mosque in an eastern district of the Yemen’s war-damaged capital Sanaa on Wednesday, killing three people and wounding seven, a security source said. The Islamic State militant group claimed responsibility for the attack on the Al Faydh Alhatemy mosque in the Nuqum district, describing it as revenge for what it called Ismaili support for Yemen’s dominant Houthi movement. The blast was the second
By Elizabeth Piper and Sergiy Karazy KIEV (Reuters) – From a basement billiard club in central Kiev, Dmytro Korchynsky commands a volunteer battalion helping Ukraine’s government fight rebels in the east. The exact number, he said, is “classified.” In the eyes of many Ukrainians, he and other volunteer fighters are heroes for helping the weak regular army resist pro-Russian separatists. In the view of the government, however, some of the
The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale to Saudi Arabia of $5.4 billion in additional PAC-3 missiles built by Lockheed Martin Corp, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. The missile sale approval could help reassure Saudi Arabia about the U.S. commitment to its security. “Lockheed Martin is supporting the U.S. government and the kingdom of Saudi Arabia as they discuss the potential sale of additional PAC-3 Missiles as part
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish jets hit Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq overnight and the government said strikes would continue until the rebels lay down their arms, despite calls Wednesday by the pro-Kurdish opposition for an immediate end to the violence and the resumption of peace efforts.
The Athens Stock Exchange (ASE) has been shut since June 29, when the government closed banks and imposed strict limits on withdrawals and foreign transfers to prevent a run on deposits by savers and companies. “The stock market will not open tomorrow (Thursday) and it is unlikely to open on Friday. The Greek banks need to resolve some IT issues regarding the restrictions,” the spokeswoman said.
Deputies of the Islamist movement Hamas which rules Gaza on Wednesday renewed calls for a “revolt” against the internationally recognised Palestinian Authority over its sweeping arrests of anti-Israeli militants. The deputies, in an act of defiance, held a meeting in the parliament building in Gaza City that has not convened officially since 2007 when Hamas expelled PA security forces after a week of deadly clashes.
A car bombing claimed by the Islamic State group near a mosque in Yemen’s rebel-held capital killed four people Wednesday, medical sources and witnesses said. An IS Twitter user calling himself Karar al-Moayad said the jihadist group had carried out the attack and that it had caused “several dead”. Witnesses said the blast went off near a mosque of the Bohra sect of Shiite Islam, not far from Ath-Thawra Hospital
By Tulay Karadeniz ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday it was impossible to continue a peace process with Kurdish militants and urged parliament to strip politicians with links to them of immunity from prosecution. The PKK said the air strikes, launched virtually in parallel with strikes against Islamic State fighters in Syria, rendered the peace process meaningless but stopped short of formally pulling out.
