Sub-tropical storm Ana forms off southeast US coast: NHC
Sub-tropical storm Ana formed off the southeast coast of the United States with maximum sustained winds of 45 miles per hour (75 km/h), the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said late Thursday. The first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season was located about 170 miles (275 km) south-southeast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, the Miami-based federal weather forecaster said. Ana, which began drenching the South Carolina coast with heavy
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ finance minister said Friday he expects the country’s next regular review of its bailout program will be positive, allowing rescue cash to again flow into state coffers after a months-long delay.
Jose Mourinho has paid tribute to Steven Gerrard ahead of the Liverpool midfielder’s final visit to Stamford Bridge on Sunday. Gerrard and his Reds team-mates are expected to provide a guard of honour for Mourinho’s Chelsea side after the London club secured the Premier League title last weekend.
U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced Friday that the Justice Department will launch a civil rights investigation into the Baltimore Police Department.
Nine months after American bombs first rocked Islamic State targets in the Middle East, a small group of U.S. lawmakers is making what may be their last…
The U.S. Justice Department on Friday announced a federal civil rights investigation into the legality of the Baltimore police department’s use of force and whether there are patterns of discriminatory policing. The investigation is being launched at the request of Baltimore’s mayor in response to the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man injured in police custody, and the outrage it sparked in Maryland’s largest city. Though the Justice
The United States is concerned about reports that China has interfered with Internet content hosted outside of China, the State Department said on Friday. “We are concerned by reports that China has used a new cybercapability to interfere with the ability of worldwide Internet users to access content hosted outside of China,” State Department spokesman Jeff Rathke said. He said the United States has asked Chinese authorities to investigate the
By Sebastien Malo SEAFORD, N.Y. (Reuters) – Thousands of police from around the United States were expected at Friday’s funeral for a 25-year-old New York City officer who was shot in the head while on patrol, making him the fifth member of the NYPD to die in the line of duty since December. The funeral for the New York Police Department’s Brian Moore was slated to begin at 11 a.m.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is urging President Barack Obama to cancel a planned visit to Nike’s headquarters over the low wages it pays foreign workers
