By Elizabeth Barber BOSTON (Reuters) – The older of the two brothers who carried out the Boston Marathon bombing was a controlling boyfriend who terrified his future wife’s friends, a former roommate of the woman testified as lawyers fought to save the younger brother’s life. Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, died four days after the April 15, 2013 attack that killed three people and injured 264. His younger brother, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, last
By Elizabeth Barber BOSTON (Reuters) – The older of the two brothers who carried out the Boston Marathon bombing was a controlling boyfriend who terrified his future wife’s friends, a former roommate of the woman testified as lawyers fought to save the younger brother’s life. Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, died four days after the April 15, 2013 attack that killed three people and injured 264. His younger brother, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, last
Eyeing the White House again, Huckabee can’t escape lifelong anxieties about money Mike Huckabee could add a populist edge to the Republican field. Huckabee and a close friend from Arkansas, David Haak, who owns the house next door, spent months combing the Gulf Coast from Texas to Florida for the “sweet spot” where they could build homes they would eventually retire in. Owning a house next to the ocean, he
Eyeing the White House again, Huckabee can’t escape lifelong anxieties about money Mike Huckabee could add a populist edge to the Republican field. Huckabee and a close friend from Arkansas, David Haak, who owns the house next door, spent months combing the Gulf Coast from Texas to Florida for the “sweet spot” where they could build homes they would eventually retire in. Owning a house next to the ocean, he
The father of one of the suspected gunmen in the Garland, Texas, shooting told ABC News today that his son “made a bad choice.” “We are Americans and we believe in America,” Dunston Simpson said. “What my son did reflects very badly on my family.”
The father of one of the suspected gunmen in the Garland, Texas, shooting told ABC News today that his son “made a bad choice.” “We are Americans and we believe in America,” Dunston Simpson said. “What my son did reflects very badly on my family.”
NEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama is envisioning a future of playing dominoes with retiree David Letterman.
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DETROIT (AP) — Retired surgeon Ben Carson has made it official, telling a crowd in his hometown of Detroit that he’s running for president.
The latest Republican candidate to join the 2016 race, Fiorina broke the news on Twitter just moments before making her official announcement on ABC’s ‘Good Morning America.’
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The gunmen were killed after firing on a security officer outside the provocative contest.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ben Carson, retired neurosurgeon turned conservative star, has confirmed that he will seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2016.
(Reuters) – Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced on Sunday she has ended a city-wide night curfew that she imposed last Tuesday after violence erupted during protests over the death of a black man who suffered fatal injuries while in police custody. “My goal has always been to not have the curfew in place a single day longer than was necessary. I believe we have reached that point today,” Rawlings-Blake said
The officer is shot while attempting to stop a man suspected of carrying a handgun.
Mayweather fought at his pace and kept his distance as the pound-for-pound champ stayed undefeated at 48-0.
LONDON (AP) — Princess Charlotte has a certain ring to it. Or how about Princess Alice?
(Reuters) – A New York City plainclothes police officer was seriously injured when he was shot in the head on Saturday while attempting to question a man from his cruiser, and authorities said a suspect had been arrested and was in custody. The officer, identified by police as Brian Moore, 25, was in critical but stable condition following surgery at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center about four hours after the shooting,
By Scott Malone and Ian Simpson BALTIMORE (Reuters) – The city of Baltimore was on Sunday to observe a day of prayer two weeks after a 25-year-old black man died of injuries suffered in police custody in a case that has led to criminal charges against six officers. Freddie Gray’s death last month was the latest in a string of police killings of unarmed black men that have sparked anger
At least 22 people were killed in explosions across Iraq on Sunday, including a suicide car bomb attack on a military post in western Anbar province, police and medical sources said. “Deash terrorists used a suicide car bomb attack to distract our soldiers and then they clashed with soldiers, but we managed to repel the attack,” an army officer from Anbar operations command told Reuters, using a derogatory acronym for
By Mohammed Mukhashaf and Mohammed Ghobari ADEN/CAIRO (Reuters) – Air raids, naval shelling and ground fighting shook Yemen on Sunday in some of the most widespread combat since a Saudi-led alliance intervened last month against Iranian-allied Houthi militia who have seized wide areas of the country. There were at least five air strikes on military positions and an area near the presidential palace compound in the Houthi-held capital Sanaa at
Boko Haram militants have seized a strategic island in Lake Chad from Niger’s army, killing “many” soldiers in the first attack in Niger for weeks, army sources said on Sunday. Hundreds of armed fighters from the Islamic militant group aboard motorized canoes attacked the island of Karamga at dawn on Saturday, army and government sources said. “There were many (Niger soldiers) dead on Saturday, considerably more than in the first
There is no military solution to migrants drowning in the Mediterranean, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon said on Sunday, as European leaders search for ways to manage the flow of people leaving North Africa in rickety boats. The disaster has shocked the European Union into pledging more money for rescues. In an interview with Italian newspaper La Stampa, Ban said the United Nations was ready to help tackle the
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Mountaineers, guides and porters streamed from Mount Everest base camp on Sunday in the wake of a deadly earthquake-triggered avalanche that obliterated parts of the rocky village of nylon tents. Some warned that dozens of people may still be missing.
Two demonstrators were shot dead in clashes with police in Burundi’s capital on Sunday, witnesses said, as protests escalated over the president’s bid for a controversial third term. Clashes erupted in several parts of Bujumbura a day after the ruling CNDD-FDD party, which has been accused of intimidating opponents, designated President Pierre Nkurunziza as its candidate for the June 26 presidential election. Independent witnesses said one person was shot dead
BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) — Hundreds of people in Burundi protested in the capital Sunday after the country’s ruling party nominated President Pierre Nkurunziza to run for a third term.
ROME (AP) — Juventus was prevented from clinching a fourth consecutive Serie A title with a 2-1 loss at Torino on Sunday in a derby marred by fan violence.
By Alastair Macdonald and Kole Casule BRUSSELS/SKOPJE (Reuters) – British and German warships made ready to sail for waters off Libya as Europe ramped up rescue operations in the Mediterranean after up to 900 desperate migrants drowned last weekend on a boat heading for Italy. Yet hours after European Union leaders agreed in Brussels on Thursday to treble funding for EU maritime missions and pledged more ships and aircraft, 14
By Mohammed Mukhashaf ADEN (Reuters) – Fighting between Yemen’s warring factions raged in southern and central parts of the country and air strikes hit Houthi militia forces in Aden on Friday, but there were no fresh moves toward dialogue. Saudi Arabia says it is winding down its month-old bombing operation against the Iran-allied Houthis and forces loyal to Yemen’s former president. The civilian death toll from the fighting and airstrikes
By Mohammed Mukhashaf ADEN (Reuters) – Fighting between Yemen’s warring factions raged in southern and central parts of the country and air strikes hit Houthi militia forces in Aden on Friday, but there were no fresh moves toward dialogue. Saudi Arabia says it is winding down its month-old bombing operation against the Iran-allied Houthis and forces loyal to Yemen’s former president. The civilian death toll from the fighting and airstrikes
By James Mackenzie CATANIA, Italy (Reuters) – An Italian judge on Friday ordered that the presumed captain of a migrant boat that sank with the loss of more than 700 lives should remain in custody after prosecutors asked for him to be charged with homicide and people-trafficking. Mohammed Alì Malek, 27, denies that he was in charge of the heavily overloaded fishing boat that capsized off Libya late on Saturday
By James Mackenzie CATANIA, Italy (Reuters) – An Italian judge on Friday ordered that the presumed captain of a migrant boat that sank with the loss of more than 700 lives should remain in custody after prosecutors asked for him to be charged with homicide and people-trafficking. Mohammed Alì Malek, 27, denies that he was in charge of the heavily overloaded fishing boat that capsized off Libya late on Saturday
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations aid chief urged the Security Council on Friday to impose an arms embargo and sanctions in Syria for violations of humanitarian law as special envoy Angelina Jolie pleaded with council members to visit millions of Syrian refugees. The aid official, Valerie Amos, also appealed to the council to mandate the United Nations’ commission of inquiry on Syria to specifically investigate
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations aid chief urged the Security Council on Friday to impose an arms embargo and sanctions in Syria for violations of humanitarian law as special envoy Angelina Jolie pleaded with council members to visit millions of Syrian refugees. The aid official, Valerie Amos, also appealed to the council to mandate the United Nations’ commission of inquiry on Syria to specifically investigate
Nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers are making good but slow progress as they work toward a June 30 deadline for a final deal, Tehran’s senior negotiator said on Friday. Diplomats are negotiating to fill the gaps in an April 2 framework agreement that would curb Iran’s nuclear program, allaying Western fears it could develop an atomic bomb, in return for relief from international sanctions. Iran, which denies
Nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers are making good but slow progress as they work toward a June 30 deadline for a final deal, Tehran’s senior negotiator said on Friday. Diplomats are negotiating to fill the gaps in an April 2 framework agreement that would curb Iran’s nuclear program, allaying Western fears it could develop an atomic bomb, in return for relief from international sanctions. Iran, which denies
By Robert Birsel ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The killing of an American who directed al Qaeda’s media campaign from his Pakistani hideout is likely to be a big blow for the militants, especially as they wage a propaganda war with Islamic State. American al Qaeda member Adam Gadahn, who faced treason charges in the United States, was killed early this year in a strike on an al Qaeda camp in Pakistan,
By Robert Birsel ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The killing of an American who directed al Qaeda’s media campaign from his Pakistani hideout is likely to be a big blow for the militants, especially as they wage a propaganda war with Islamic State. American al Qaeda member Adam Gadahn, who faced treason charges in the United States, was killed early this year in a strike on an al Qaeda camp in Pakistan,
By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) – Italian police were arresting 18 people on Friday suspected of belonging to an armed group linked to al Qaeda who were plotting attacks on the Vatican as well as in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Some of the suspects, who are all Pakistanis and Afghans, were arrested in early morning raids across Italy. Though the suspects were plotting attacks mainly in their native countries, phone taps
