WASHINGTON (AP):President Donald Trump held out little hope yesterday that another round of talks between top aides and congressional staff would produce meaningful progress toward ending the partial government shutdown, seeming to undercut his team...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A first round of talks between White House officials and congressional aides has made little progress toward ending the government shutdown, with each side accusing the other of giving no ground. More discussions were...
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The announcement of the results of the Congo's presidential election has been postponed, the country's top electoral official said. The winner of the Dec. 30 election will not be made public today as expected,...
The Grenada Bar Association (GBA) is to lead a protest of lawyers in the island tomorrow as they step up demand for improvements in the justice system.President of the GBA Lisa Taylor yesterday told The Sunday Gleaner that the lawyers decided to...
SEATTLE (AP) — More than six years after the state legalised the adult use of marijuana, Washington Governor Jay Inslee said Friday he plans to pardon thousands of people convicted of small-time possession charges — the latest in a...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Two big rigs and two passenger vehicles collided and spilled diesel fuel across a Florida highway Thursday, sparking a massive fire that killed seven people and injured at least eight others, authorities said. The...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — He became the first “Dreamer” to win the prestigious Rhodes scholarship, but for recent Harvard University graduate Jin Park, the joy of that achievement has given way to uncertainty. The 22-year-old, who...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia announced on Thursday it will seek the death penalty against five suspects in the slaying of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, a killing that has seen members of Crown Prince Mohammed...
COPENHAGEN (AP):Six passengers were killed when a Danish train crossed a bridge that had been closed to cars because of high wind on Wednesday, and authorities investigated if falling cargo from a passing freight train caused Denmark's deadliest...
SAO PAULO (AP):Newly installed President Jair Bolsonaro issued executive orders targeting Brazil's indigenous groups, descendants of slaves and the LGBT community in the first hours of his administration, moving quickly after a campaign in which the...
KAMPALA (AP):Hundreds of refugees have crossed into Uganda from Congo in the days since that country's troubled presidential election, a Red Cross official said Wednesday, heightening concerns about the possible cross-border spread of Ebola....
LOS ANGELES (AP):Some immigrant youth looking to start over in the United States after fleeing abusive homes are seeing their applications for green cards rejected because the Trump administration says they're too old.A US government programme in...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that the U.S. hopes to gain access soon to a former Marine who was arrested in Russia on espionage charges and that “if the detention is not appropriate we will demand...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Somalia’s government has ordered the United Nations envoy to the country to leave, amid questions over the arrest of the al-Shabab extremist group’s former deputy leader who had run for a regional presidency...
FRANKFURT (AP):There is major change set for Europe this year, with big decisions that will affect the continent's economy.Britain is due to leave the European Union (EU), but there is no clarity on how that will happen, or how painful it will be...
It was supposed to be a great year for marijuana entrepreneur Brian Blatz.When California broadly legalized pot on January 1, the lawyer with a background in banking and health care had been working for a year to set up a trucking company that would...
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian rescuers today pulled an infant boy alive from the rubble of an apartment building, some 35 hours after a collapse that killed at least seven people and left dozens missing. They found the baby after hearing cries amid...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. government shutdown (all times local): 9:25 p.m. House Democrats have unveiled a package of bills that would re-open the federal government without approving funding for President Donald Trump's...
MILAN (AP)A measure in Italy's 2019 budget law will allow the local government in Venice to charge day-trippers for access to the city's historic centre as a way to help defray the considerable costs of maintaining a popular tourist destination...
CAIRO (AP)The UN food agency on Monday threatened to suspend some aid shipments to Yemen if the Houthi rebels do not investigate and stop theft and fraud in food distribution, warning that the suspension would affect some three million people.The...
GEORGETOWN (AP):Government officials in Guyana are refusing to resign and say they will fight a recent no-confidence motion that is forcing new elections in the South American country by March.Attorney General Basil Williams said Monday that the...
CAIRO (AP):Sudanese police on Monday used tear gas to disperse thousands of protesters shortly after they began to march towards the presidential palace in Khartoum to demand that President Omar al-Bashir step down, according to activists and video...
VATICAN CITY (AP):The Vatican spokesman, Greg Burke, and his deputy resigned abruptly Monday amid an overhaul of the Vatican's communications operations and a crisis period in Pope Francis' papacy.The departures of Burke and his deputy, Paloma...
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City pharmacies won’t be allowed to sell cigarettes or other tobacco products starting Tuesday. The Wall Street Journal reports the ban also includes businesses that contain pharmacies, such as...
Revellers around the globe are bidding a weary farewell Monday to an unsettling year filled with challenges to many of the world's most basic institutions, including politics, trade, alliances and religion. Here's a look at how people are...
